[publius911]

1. “Son, I want you to know the English language well enough, so that you can tell, on your own, when a politician, in all his words, is flat out lying to your face.”
That presumes facts not in evidence.
It presumes that the liar has sufficient control and excellent knowledge of his environment to be convincing to the civilized man..

2. “Son, I want you to know how to cook your own meals, in your own kitchen, so’s you don’t run out your money eating at the diner, all the time.”
This truism has evolved to the following absurdity...
That the indolent are "entitled," as a "right" to a living wage : defined as the absolute right to live comfortably with a minimum of effort, sufficient to live as comfortably as anyone else who might have invested anywhere from 2 to 12 years to learn an exceptional useful skill, and the ability to support an unlimited number of children- for example serving fast food, or using a cash register, without having the ability to "make change", without one.

3. “With your 40 hours a week, keep a roof over your head, the lights in the kitchen on, the food on the table, and clothes on your back, before you buy a magazine or a paperback book.”
The only advice that reveals the character flaw of the advice giver. The belittling of literacy as a noble human trait. Impossible to explain this item as rational.

[Mollypitcher1]

3. “With your 40 hours a week, keep a roof over your head, the lights in the kitchen on, the food on the table, and clothes on your back, before you buy a magazine or a paperback book.”
The only advice that reveals the character flaw of the advice giver. The belittling of literacy as a noble human trait. Impossible to explain this item as rational.
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I consider this item extremely rational. The father is advising to assure the necessities of life before indulging in relaxation and unnecessary things. I imagine his reference to “paperback book” was a reference to “dime novels” otherwise known as pulp fiction. These were not particularly “educational.”

[Terry L Smith]

publius911 has written responses to what my father has told me, when I was in my youth. From the editorial attempts of publius911, it echoes that publius911 comes from a different generation than I, or my dad's. To my first quote, publius911 wrote: "That presumes facts not in evidence. It presumes that the liar has sufficient control and excellent knowledge of his environment to be convincing to the civilized man..' <> To my second quote: publius911 extends an absurdity, in an attempt to "do a Rush Limbaugh", which, if it were to be a 'response', could have been written as a 'vanity' of his own submission. To my third quote: "The only advice that reveals the character flaw of the advice giver. The belittling of literacy as a noble human trait. Impossible to explain this item as rational." Here is where publius911 demonstrates coming from a different generation, and "not getting it". Too bad, too.