Employment Possibility Edition

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The other day, on the way home.

Messiah:  Gaga, do some yachts have pools?

Gaga:  Yes, I think so.  I think big yachts do.

Julian:  Gaga, what do you call those big boats that you can go on vacation for a whole entire week?

Gaga:  You mean a cruise ship?

Messiah:  I want to go on one of those.  Or a yacht with a pool.  With you.  And Mamaw, and Mommy, and Daddy, and Jaylon.  But not the baby girls.  They're too little.  Too much work.

Julian:  MESSIAH!  Do you know how expensive that would be?  That would be like ten K dollars!!

Gaga:  Ten K dollars.  That's a lot of money.

Messiah:  Gaga, how much money do you have?  Like a lot of money?  Or a little bit?

Gaga:  I would say a medium amount of money.

Messiah:  Maybe if you gave your money, and Mommy and Daddy gave their money, we could go.

Julian:  GAGA!  I've got it!  You could get a LOT of money by being a YOUTUBER!!

Gaga:  Me? On YouTube?  Doing what?  Singing and dancing?  Because I don't do those very well.

Julian:  No, Gaga, playing video games.  I saw a 6th grade kid who made 4K dollars playing video games on YouTube.

Gaga:  I don't play video games, Julian

Julian:  You could learn.  And then we could go on a boat.

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  1. UnknownMarch 20, 2021 at 7:08 PM

    It’s so simple, Gaga! Love the way their minds work.

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