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[–] psion1369 31 points 2 months ago (4 children)

My mom told me that Dad went to work to make money, and I actually expected to see money making machines when I visited him at the office.

[–] merari42 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Plot twist: OPs father actually works at the United States Mint (but in an office job)

[–] psion1369 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, he worked in a school district setting the routes busses take.

[–] AngryCommieKender 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Oh dear. I hope for his sake that he understood polynomial expressions, otherwise he was constantly being berated for "his stupid decisions," by parents that also didn't have any data to back them up.

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