"hey man, what's new in your neck of the woods"
"not much, workin' on mah truck"
"you've been 'workin' on a truck' since sophomore year of high school, back in '89!"
"yeah...well, i don't have a wife like you, or a good job, so, y'know, it's kinda what i do..."
"well, at least it's a new truck"
"...yeah..."

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and that is PRECISELY why you go to college.