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  • abbreviation junior

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Examples

  • If i told you the # of lame entitled jr. nbanker excuses I heard from 2002-2004 from pitch monkeys ... you would puke

    Dealbreaker 2009

  • If they had bothered to take a close look they'd have realize a first term jr. senator from one of the most politically corrupt states in the country wasn't ready to go Oval. guest, Mar 06, 2009 2: 35PM

    Dealbreaker 2009

  • Hell, if an unqualified community organizer with zero experience and virtually no time on the job as a 1 term jr. senator from one of the most politically corrupt cities and most corrupt political party can run for president, why can't a qualified, experienced governor from one of the most strategically important (oil and military) states run for president?

    Palin to step down as governor, not seeking re-election 2009

  • The thing is, many people have a view of science they learned in jr. high — that science is something where you do ‘controlled’ ‘experiments’ in your lab, in a few minutes.

    Climate Science is an Experimental Science | Serendipity 2010

  • With kids of mine in jr. high, elem. school, and the church nursery, it's about guaranteed my family will get H1N1 -- my one hope is that the vaccine will come out before we get it.

    End: Nigh 2009

  • My father (who introduced me to FREE TO CHOOSE when I was in jr. high school back in the seventies) and I have been having a lot of discussions about economics (hey, common groung is common ground) and how economics gained traction when it moved beyond the realm of mathematics.

    Hail the Victorious Dead, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Pete says he is amused you noticed how intelligent the Navy thought he was (in jr. high they told him he should join Mensa since he is 176).

    Peter Sumaruck II 2010

  • Matthew C., you could poison the well by using this forum to call names like you're in jr. highschool, or you could make a counter argument with logic and supporting evidence.

    A Childish Question About Immigration, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • First of all, axl rose was THE crush when I was in jr. high (back in the day b4 it was called "Middle School").

    Axl Is As Pleased As We Are By Your Efforts 2009

  • I remember skipping lunch in jr. high just to save my dollar bills to buy 2 packs of cards. 7th grade economics at its finest.

    Waldo Jaquith - $1 pack baseball cards? Do I look like I’m made out of money? 2008

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