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Ian 05/07/2012 8:24:00 PM
This article was unnecessarily long and a waste. It started out ok but went downhill very fast. While I agree with the message of the 30k millionaire, it felt like it was written by wanna be writer. I may put you in the same class as a 30k millionaire.
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Guesto 04/15/2012 7:13:00 AM
All that time at NYU's school of journalism and now you find yourself writing this crappy "I'm having a bad day, no decent men out there, cry me a river" article.
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Angryelephant 04/13/2012 11:45:00 PM
...this kinda sucked. had potential but went downhill and never came back up... bummer.
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D Rundle 01/24/2012 12:13:00 AM
I might be headed to Dallas for a conference soon unfortunately.
It seems that the "expose journalists" are just as vapid as the inhabitants.
This article was very poorly structured. Even though I skimmed the last pages, I will never get that 10 minutes of my life back.
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09/30/2011 8:26:00 AM
Horrible article. I am convinced you are a horrible person and worse than the people you were trying to make fun of.
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NiceLookBarbershop 01/03/2011 6:16:00 PM
Disclaimer: I'm not the journalist and I really took time I didn't have to reply to this so I didn't proof-read or spell check, nor did I care all that much about checking for correct grammar. That said, if I could understand past your fatal mistakes I'm sure you can perservere through my little ol' comment.
This article looked sooo good at the beginning. It began as entertaining, and now I'm going to stop after the 3rd page because it has simply become a seriously self-incriminating, jealousy filled rant, brainstorming about "potential" human beings (yes they are, still) that for whatever reason you can't seem to "achieve"... maybe I should check your facebook pics (or maybe you see that as only a douche item too). Also, I happen to have a degree in psychology and know that research has 2 important standards that MUST be met. Reliability and Validity. Your research fails in both areas. Where are the female 30k millionaires... because you weren't at gay clubs. Atleast 90% of all things men do, are motivated by the fact that we want to impress the women we are around. Men enjoy being comfortably dressed, being cheap, guzzling drinks at THE HOUSE, playing video games at THE HOUSE, and hanging with the fellas at (where else) THE HOUSE. And those are all things WOMEN say that men like to do, based on yall's past experience. Soooo... if that is true, how many men would dress up (in constricting attire) and spend money to go out... if women weren't flocking to the same place to see the men? Oh, and if the only thing to do in Dallas is shopping and dine-out, why are you and so many others running to the club scene? Obviously Dallas has those too, not to mention the historical sites and major sporting events (EVERY major sport) that I won't waste time mentioning. I think that you're the reporter and if you want to know, you would have found them on your own before making such an "ignorant" comment - based on the definition meaning "just don't know any better" kind of ignorant. Tell you what, since its a city full of wanna-be's and you're obviously obsessed with something nobody in the BE's wants to invest time and/or money into, why don't you take highway 35 or I-20 out of here. Because obviously you were 'tripping' when you believed the hype and came down here in the first place. I bet you wrote this article when you were upset. And look at you, now you're a wanna be.
Only thing you did with this article was:
1) Shed light on bad financial habits. Good job, except for the fact that the positive message was overshadowed by the overwhelming fallacy filled rant... occasionally interrupted by a factual statement from one of your local experts/co-horts. So only the strong-heads will be able to filter through the 'filler' material. (It's funny how your substance material becomes the filler, and the filler becomes your substance/meaty material.)
2) Put yourself and the channell 11 guy ON BLAST for being jealous about not being a part of the "popular crowd" just enough to garner some attention. Because I find it hard to believe that you can't get a man, probly already have one. But I do believe that you do not achieve the attention you think you deserve... that other women are recieveing. Hence the downright pitiful jealousy. I'll cut the channell 11 guy some slack because he's around the age where he's expected to be in crisis, ridiculing the younger men and asking himself, "why not me?"
and 3) You gained pitty for the woman sitting by herself at the club, looking thirsty... for attention. Next time I put on my 30k millionaire persona, I'll make sure I say hello to that woman and buy her an expensive drink... right before I say, "I didn't want to try and get your number or anything like that, I'm just here to have a good time after a long workday. But you looked like you could use a nice gesture. Hope you have a good night." Case in point - I can't remember having anywhere near a successful relationship with a woman I met in the club-scene, nor do I go looking for such, YALL (that's the Dallas in me) choose to approach me. I go to relax, relate, and release. Not to (potentially) add drama to my life by meeting another woman. So I'm sorry if you feel inferior while watching me relax. Stop watching me, or the likes of me, and get a life that makes you happy. Unfortunately, you're speaking of a small percentage of men you see out, OR a large percentage of the men YOU attract or are attracted to. Up your standards, be happy, and stop being a douchebag... "Clean yourself from the inside out."
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Nash 12/23/2010 4:51:00 AM
michael david...you sir are a douche bag.
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Michael David 11/23/2010 8:37:00 AM
This was really a non-article. Ostensibly it is about the $30,000 millionaire - instead it is an examination of the writer's failure to meet, study, interview and acquaint us with the subject matter. For all the flogging she does to the safari metaphor, one would expect to be regaled with grand tales of her "quarry". Instead, we have imposed upon us a cloying, judgmental tirade about the number of "douches" in Dallas - and only implied douches at that. Is it too much to ask that we might have an actual article about the topic in question? As a 40-something father of two - who has never (to his knowledge) been a "douche" - the writer's obsession with men of low character has become tiresome. Her fascination is clearly not reciprocated by these men. Perhaps next time she could hire an assistant that does tickle their fancy so we might have something to read about other than her failures to produce a relevant article? The only thing more bombastically vapid than the $30,000 millionaire is an article about said that doesn't include - or provide any information about - them. Ironically she shares more in common with these men than she would care to admit. Both promise what they can't deliver, running up a huge tab they can't cover. She needs to change the channel, they need to visit a credit counselor and both need to get a real life. At least with the $30,000 millionaire the night has a "happy ending".
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The Reverend Chad Kroeger 10/22/2010 10:42:00 PM
Dark Sock peed in a horse once.
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Tiara Time 10/05/2010 8:03:00 PM
Very interesting, great observations. Good luck with your studies on the species. http://www.tiaratime.com
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dayze 09/04/2010 1:47:00 AM
Woh Ha Ha ha....ho ho ho....ha ha ha ha...
Wha ha ha ha ha....!!!
I love it!!!
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jaywalker 08/05/2010 6:06:00 PM
Just read your article..which reveled little but insults for a bunch of people you apparently don't even know or were even interested in really knowing....so did you finally realize that you were the $30,000.00 millionaire not your targets?? I was hoping for some grand revelations but it never came. You're out at 2am alone hitting on drunk guys for a dubious story and you wonder why they are all acting that way? Truth is, many real millionaires (that is the ones that like to party) don't even have to work so they can party anytime they want...and most real millionaires are not the least bit interested in telling you "what they do." That is considered one of the rude questions to ask a stranger....but your article was fun to read..and I do get what you're talking about.. I just think it's sad that you have to stereotype so much to write it..because at the end of the day you will always be wrong when you try so hard to stereotype people.....we've seen how that works with other groups of people are are stereotyped! Unfortunately, it's articles like yours (I realize done in fun) that creates more cynical attitudes and doubt about others (based on week definitions of types) and less acceptance and openness.
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Amit 08/04/2010 7:02:00 PM
Great Article! I didn't realize they had a name but enjoy watching them be douches here in Columbus and will be using the new name you have provided in their future reference.
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Former Room Member 07/20/2010 9:10:00 PM
Great article. I actually joined "the Room" when I first moved to Texas to meet people, think it would connect me to young professionals. Then I realized it was a 30k millionaire club... I think I was a member for all of 1 month.
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Jeffy 09/26/2009 5:35:00 AM
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This shit is funny as hell!!!
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jeffy 09/26/2009 5:34:00 AM
http://bit.ly/3fcfom Come check out "30K Millionaire" The Song by: A Walking Stereotype
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This shit is funny as hell!!!
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dlove 08/31/2009 6:41:00 PM
Could you have copied the "Nanny Diaries" approach any more... I checked the release date of that film - only 3 months prior to your article.
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Tyler 08/28/2009 5:18:00 AM
Um, why are people dumping on her looks? She's cute as heck!
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Brandon 08/09/2009 9:48:00 PM
A little too scathing to really be credible. Oh sure, we all know people like this and are free to our opinions - I just don't like articles that do nothing but gin up the negativity and pander to people's superiority complexes. Write something with a positive spin if you can, and lay off the captain Ms. Obvious act.
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Jacoob 04/03/2009 7:38:00 PM
The 30Ker isn't human. To be human, you must be self-aware.
Also, the 30Ker is like the noisy neighbor. If you can't figure out who the noisy neighbor is, then chances are it is you.
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Seriously 03/26/2009 8:08:00 PM
Doubtful that anyone driving an Aston Martin works at a grill!
And, acceptable looking, but if this is really you, you have to know that you're not the reason guys are out at night - "30k-ers" are not elusive...
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Seriously 03/26/2009 8:07:00 PM
Doubtful that anyone driving an Aston Martin works at a grill!
And, acceptable looking, but if this is really you, you have to know that you're not the reason guys are out at night - "30k-ers" are not elusive...
http://a378.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/52/l_7aaaa7dca7d854eb3a3da794657dcc49.jpg
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hornyyy 01/05/2009 4:57:00 AM
It's hard to read an author that takes such an arrogant tone WHEN SHE HAS ABSOLUTELY NO TALENT or anything else to offer the world. Unbelievable. I hate 30k millionaires too, but I hate untalented and bitter writers more. You suck, lol, untalented writers in the mist.
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Matt 11/18/2008 6:02:00 PM
The heart of understanding this article is realizing that people who make a lot of money... like millions of dollars... don't choose to live in a city as god-awful as Dallas, Texas. If you do� well, there's something very wrong with you.
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pony 11/13/2008 3:25:00 AM
Doosh, the 3 series is the best value in sports car on the planet. For the price of a Chevy you get the best handling car imaginable.
I think you're bitter at these guys for some reason.
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Mystery Method 11/13/2008 2:11:00 AM
Sounds like you, Ms. Grimes, are nothing but a bitter writer, past her sexuality prime who is upset that those "$30,000 millionaires" aren't hitting on you. Even when you try. (sad face)
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Chris 10/24/2008 7:07:00 PM
I live near Scottsdale, which has become notorious for its surplus of douchebag 30K millionaires that are completely oblivious to the fact that they�re being mocked. One must keep in mind, however, that the term isn�t limited to just the male species. There are plenty of females out there who also are attempting to portray themselves as being more successful than they really are. Waitresses and hairdressers that lease 300-series BMWs, despite living with three roommates in an apartment complex are very standard in the Phoenix area.
My favorite 30K millionaires, however, are the ones who will go out of their way to ensure that they reveal their income during initial meetings. They always make it a point to tell us how much they�re currently making, even if it�s completely irrelevant to the conversation. They somehow always manage to squeeze it in there; which even further lessens their credibility as a so-called �baller.�
The author is also correct in her observation that job descriptions are always suspiciously vague. Out west, �real state� is one of the more popular career choices, which I�ve always found amusing considering the market is so dried up at the moment.
The douche who became offended for being exposed in a photograph is a prime example of someone who is clearly insecure by feeling the need to address all of his so-called �accomplishments� � which I�m fairly certain he�s exaggerating as many males have a tendency to do.
Like many others have stated: The true success stories don�t need to defend themselves by listing off their accomplishments or revealing their incomes to strangers in bars. Why, you ask? Because they�re too busy with their REAL careers in order to worry about what everyone else thinks.
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jojo 10/21/2008 3:34:00 AM
The last few comments were much more insightful than anything in the article (yes, female douchebag good comedy comes from insight, so no it wasn't very funny. so yes, you need to be smart to be funny, not just mean spirited and arrogant, there's a huge difference you Tina Fey wannabe). The author is a bit of cliche herself, the lame unfunny chick who think she's funny. Its funny she is raging against self denial but is in self denial herself. You aren't funny or witty, just bitter and arrogant! Btw, I hate 30k millionaires myself, but hate unfunny comedians even more because they are usually overly sensitive bitter hacks that don't understand the difference between funny and bitching about everything. Those who don't know the difference are always stuck at those local comedy clubs. Ok, there was a good rant, I guess I'm one of those bitter folks. At least I know it though.
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Jenny 10/21/2008 3:19:00 AM
Great, but harsh, point 40k millionaire. I really felt the author had such hatred for these frauds for she knows that she's a fraud as well. Definitely no surprise that the 30k millionaire was elusive (or she mistook guidos for 30k millionaires). Very frustrating to read overall, but there were some funny parts. And yes, the writer is average (I'd say below average since she really has absolute no insight into the people or herself) at best so can't take the tone of thinking she is better than anyone.
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40kmillionaire 10/20/2008 8:46:00 PM
It's ironic, the writer is as big of a douchebag as her prey. She's so arrogant that it makes it not much fun to read about these people. That's what makes her a hack, she really doesn't understand people. Maybe that's why she couldn't find the 30k millionaire, too bad she's too shallow to do any self exploration. If she had any talent she would realize that she was seeking out herself, a average or below average writer who is in complete self denial that she isn't anymore than that. Whoa, if she was able to do some soul searching this could have been really interesting. But it was shallow, just like the subjects and the writer. You're a fraud and a hack.
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joe 09/08/2008 5:13:00 AM
i think you are a pretty good writer but your only problem is keeping it interesting without slipping into "boring" parts. i like how you related the end to the beginning, but i feel that at many times you could have omitted intricate information in order to make it a more cohesive article. i think that it is a good literary effort, but could be cut down to make it more appealing to the mass audience and people in general. there was too much detail that didnt really add to the overall story; i think you could have done without it. anyway, good article, wish you the best.
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KJ 07/29/2008 6:12:00 AM
So true, I'm trying to get out of Dallas and go back home. These people here are something else. Wannabe L.A. or something...
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Bill 06/02/2008 8:42:00 PM
Ok article, although I stopped reading at page 3.
The author is confusing the $30k millionaire douchebags with the run of the mill douche-bags. While all $30k millionaires are douchebags, not all douchebags are $30k millionaires.
-Bill
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Ron 05/18/2008 4:56:00 PM
Well done, Andrea. You have put in words the unspoken dynamic of the Dallas social scene - the strange demographic phenomenon of the $30K millionaire. Except it is not all that strange, nor limited to the Metroplex.
It seems to me that the vast majority of 30K millionaires are scions of a firmly middle-class background, forged in the early 90s. Most likely, they left the suburbs for a sojourn at a state school, perhaps to return with a degree in marketing from Texas Tech, or they lost the battle at Austin Community College in its heyday. Basically, they are the average white kid from high school. Dallas is an odd place - a bowl filled with affordable housing, endless shopping, and undereducated residents. They are the cogs of an economic system sinisterly run by the hard-to-spot East Coast transplant with an Ivy pedigree and/or a men much like the rich Cowboy from "The Simpsons". I have lived in quite a few major cities in the US, and nowhere can you punch above your economic weight as in Dallas - nor is it so implicitly accepted that you are not what you seem.
Armed with a paycheck of $2500 a month (!), and only having to spend $600 of it on rent, why the hell not go all out and live it up? The bus towards a Yale Law degree or Harvard MBA already left - and any hopes of a medical career likely evaporated in 8th grade as well. $30K millionaires are the quintessential Americans, in the quintessential soulless American suburb - the metroplex. No matter how cool you are, or how non-conformist your career is, you know these people - they are your brothers. And they are just looking to get laid - it is an endless charade not unlike late 19th century Vienna, only the barriers of class, income and birth are eliminated, and the Ringstrasse is now Addison.
Indeed, most of America is going through this phenomenon, and outside of the most clubby places, it always has. A friend here in London once described Dallas as "America on steroids" - nowhere is that more evident than in high rates of 30K millionaires. Let us enjoy it while we are still young - today�s $30K millionaires were yesterday's firebird driving, porn-stache wearing, hi-fi stereo owning, yacht rocker gigolos. Perhaps they wore linen suits with rolled sleeves in the 80s. These are the men that traded their Abercrombie and Fitch debt for the sale rack at Versace, and gave up the F150 for the 325i. To call them "douchbags" is a bit much - they are the modern manifestation of the American dream in the modern American city, Dallas.
If you are so upset by these $30K millionaires, there is only one true antidote - the country club. There, your life and wallet are more seriously examined, and you can enjoy bourbon and die a generation-spanning death on the golf course. And no, you cannot become a member because you charged a bunch of Greg Norman gold gear on your Capital One Card. Or you can live in a city where rent is at least 8x your car lease payment.
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Wadell 04/02/2008 8:12:00 PM
One of the funniest pieces I have ever read!
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lou 04/01/2008 6:31:00 AM
wow, what a story. i don't recall how i ended up on the site or the story, but the point is that i completely agree. im 29 now, but i moved to dallas when i was 22. im not from the city or any other big city or burb, so as you can imagine i was taken by the phenomenom. i was always tempted to become one of those guys, cause they got all the girls. but my charecter was always to strong for tempation. but anyways here goes a good one...
this takes place a little over a yaer ago. one night my gf and i were leaving a trendy bar in addison, i spotted a vw jetta. sure it was a sharp looking vw as far as vw's go. but the thing that threw me off is, get ready, lol. The jetta had a bmw m-type badge on the back. i happend to know a few things about cars and putting an M badge on a jetta is like putting the corvette flags on a dodge neon. they are not even the same brand or parent company. of course i proceed to laugh and clown the car that is parked near the front of the bar. i mean im laying into "douchebaggery" of a car. then to my surprise the owner was behing me the whole time! and yes he was a 30K millionare. completely fit the profile. my friends and i also refert to them as "jakes". its a variation of the 30k'r. anywho... he tries to defend his cars honor and goes on about how much he paid for it. he says 40k for an M type jetta, but they don't exist, lol. he was trying to save face because by this time hes been spotted and people are now snickering too.
i have more stories, but that one was the one that always comes to my mind first when i think of the 30k'r. but in my defense for being tempted to jake'ism, i wanted to get girls. I guess i was more in the the 60k range, but even that is still pretty dam sad too. in the end once i learned how to live in the city getting girls was not a problem, even barbie golddiggers.
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laurenRN 03/21/2008 4:57:00 AM
love this. :o)
now i'm gonna have to spot one of those...
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ProducerChick 02/27/2008 12:10:00 AM
I'm curious to know what kind of educational background these $30k millionaires have? I've encountered too many in my day... and their intelligence level is insanely sub-par... I was a camp counselor throughout high school and I had more interesting conversations with 5 year olds than some of these dudes...
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Dawson 02/07/2008 6:22:00 AM
At the end of the day women are nothing but attention whores and men just want to get laid. This is the way fo the world so why not take advantage of the situation? Never forget that half the people on this planet have a vagina, and none of them are unique or special so go through as many as you possibly can.
I did'nt read the whole article, I saw enough to get the jist of it. Sounds to me like someone needs to get laid and effinately has an inflated sense of self worth.
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Manny 01/06/2008 3:22:00 AM
It is obvious that the article hit home with many of these DB that posted replies on here and you can generally determine the level of their intelligence by their "comebacks". Pretty much all of their replies are always "Andrea is ugly and can't get hit on and that is why she is upset and wrote this article". How childish and immature is that? They have no argument so they immediately try to attack the author's physical appearance. Andrea did a GREAT job with this article and the attacks on her physical appearance is a testament to how close to home her article was. Keep up the good work! it is going to be tough to beat this great article but i am sure you will come up with something A. Grimes!
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Sarah 12/28/2007 8:43:00 PM
"the self-description (short dark hair) indicates that the author has trouble scoring" ... People with short dark hair can't get laid? Shit, that sounds like the real story to me.
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Gia 12/28/2007 7:19:00 PM
I'll be the first to say Dallas is the mecca of plastic, vapid people, but that notwithstanding, this piece is a tad too bitter to be great. The Kenichi dumped-at-the-bar-for-a-blonde story and the self-description (short dark hair) indicates that the author has trouble scoring. Sour grapes, anyone? Fact of the matter is - nothing is factual in this piece. The author has no clue whether she is or isn't conversing w/a $30K mil. What's the point? Yes, they are out there, and they score the chicks they deserve, but how's that news? What's the new spin provided? The author should look into the concept of 'research' more.
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Rob Thomas 12/26/2007 8:18:00 AM
Great article! I have thought this for over a decade! Now I am single and have moved back from Florida. I am much more educated now and find the "scene" to be incredibly ignorant (as most of america doesn't even read 1 book a year). The women are pretty ignorant on the "scene". I tried to talk to some and got disinterested in even trying. I get tired of the typical "so what do you do?" question. As if they will be able to converse about what I do or are really interested? I have just been back now for a few months and after 1 month of going out and mixing with these idiots I am exhausted and I will say that I spent way too much money for such a shitty exchange of conversation and real entertainment. Most of these people are liars. They are over inflated and insecure "i feel better when I acquire material therefore I can't derive happiness from my own being" types who I have pity for. These people are anxious and full of red bull and vodka and will not live very long unless they get de-hypnotized from their coma of material and lies. I like you see them traipsing around the same locales you mentioned and I laugh inside.
Let me tell you 30k'ers that you are in confusion. You know not who you are and may never find out. What a liability!
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InDallas 12/23/2007 7:15:00 PM
It all stems from Dallas not having a soul...thus no real culture of any kind, and you're left with these (young) men and women. A plastic city for plastic people. Great article, and a good laugh.
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Gucciguccigoo 12/22/2007 4:13:00 AM
This article is an absolute masterpiece! There are so many more layers to this lifestyle. The $30,000 millionaire is generally the 30 year old +/- who wears striped shirts, tail out jeans and hair gel. Because of his relative youth he can almost be excused for trying too hard. They are full of shit and too young to know it. The douchebagger that I can most relate to is the 50 + year old who routinely holds court at a place like Al Biernat's. To me, it is truly ground zero where older guys who drink a lot hold court and aging MILFs and their younger eye candy colleagues go in search of a player. Those old farts are far sadder to me than a 30 year old kid aspiring to be something he is not. The young guy is almost naive; the old guy is simply lonely.
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Mamba 12/19/2007 10:22:00 PM
What's the point in having your cake if you cant eat it?
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NorthEasternPrestige 12/18/2007 10:09:00 PM
This article should have been amusing, however it was not. It was beyond poorly written, and the girl who wrote it clearly was unable to dig up any info, because she is too ugly (as confirmed by her headshot on her blog) to get anyone to talk to her long enough to learn anything. Next time but a girl who has English as a first language and a less repulsive visage on the case. I would like to see this article done justice so I can lol at strivers
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Michael 12/18/2007 7:11:00 AM
This story is garbage. I don't read the Observer much except when I'm using the bathroom, but it's gotten so bad that I don't think I can even do that more.
Sad times for me :(
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-- legiOn -- 12/14/2007 5:54:00 PM
I have to say that after reading this profoundly enlightening work of art, I will never look at a BMW 300 series the same, ever again!
UBER kudos!
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Rob 12/13/2007 2:08:00 AM
Good job exposing these flakes! Now do the sequel and show us the type of chicks who fall for this.
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FailedMustang 12/12/2007 10:36:00 PM
I forgot how much Dallas sucks. I'm glad I don't live in that God forsaken city devoid of culture. The only thing Dallas has going for it is this paper, The Ticket, Mexican food, and Ft. Worth.
Dallas has the most 30k Millionaires per square feet of any city I've lived in. FYI...the 30k Millionaire is alive and well in the DC metro area for those who care, just go to Whitlow's, Clarendon Ballroom, or any bar in Arlington, VA not named Galaxy Hut, Dr. Dremos or Iota. You can also see him in the "Syphillis Triangle" area of DuPont Circle.
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Cathy 12/10/2007 9:48:00 PM
Funny, but you lost me after the first third. Does an article about chavs really deserve over 2000 words? More proof that Dallas has no culture -- even the publications are really stretching to fill their pages.
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Rory 12/10/2007 12:32:00 AM
Great article!! I cannot stand the superficial and superior attitudes that ooze from much of Dallas, and I avoid like the plague the places where many of those types of shallow Dallasites gather. But next time that I get stuck going to one of those places, I can at least keep myself entertained by looking for the 30k-ers.
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29.5K 12/09/2007 4:51:00 PM
You almost got away with it Andrea - You never put your own picture of what you looked like in the article. You went trolling and couldn't get picked? Just what did you look like? How come you were passed over? How come the girl who tried to catch one, couldn't?
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GatoCat 12/09/2007 12:12:00 AM
Regarding "Comment by Mike � December 7, 2007 @ 02:37AM" -- a teacher capable of writing, "Are their ridiculous people at SMU?" demonstrates why Dallas schools are crashing and burning. Mike -- go back to elementary school and learn the difference between "their", "there" and "they're".
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GatoCat 12/09/2007 12:00:00 AM
Excellent article! Can't wait to read the follow-up, "Slut-whores In the Mist", about the women who look for BMW's and gold watches to the exclusion of personality.
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La Divina 12/08/2007 10:51:00 PM
Dear Andrea,
I commend and applaud you for such a profoundly witty and humorous article. I have always seen these Neanderthals, but I never really took the time to understand them. Even more, I enjoyed your decomposition of �homo sapiens gold-diggus�. However, I disagree with you on the name of the species. The �homo sapiens gold-diggus� are actually called �homo sapiens trampus�, or �homo sapiens skankus�. You may be confusing them with �succubus gold-diggus�, a soul-less species that have black belts in �gold digging�. �Succubus gold-diggus� would not be found at said �ultra lounges� like the �homo sapiens skankus�. They prefer gatherings or watering holes to pray on their victims know as �homo sapiens money-baggus�, an older, wealthier, and more affluent species to obtain their holy grail, to become a �homo sapiens trophy-wifeus�. Watering holes of �homo sapiens money-baggus� includes Al Beirnat, Nick & Sam�s, Javier�s, Caf�acific, Patrizio and golf courses.
I recommend you follow up this article with an article about both �homo sapiens skankus� and �succubus gold-diggus�. I have a feeling it will be your piece de resistance.
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MC 12/08/2007 5:28:00 PM
The defining characteristic of the 30k millionaire is not the fact that they like to dress well and go out and have a good time, because who doesn't, but instead it's the arrogance and insecurity that goes along with it. By all means, have fun and enjoy life, but for everyone's sake leave your bank statment and the title to your BMW in the glove box while you do. I assure you, those who have the serious money in this town don't feel the need to rub it in the faces of strangers in bars.
I love that we have Mark, the apparent "king of industry" who owns his own business (and don't forget his two investment properties). That's great, congratulations on your success, but the fact that Mark feels so compelled to defend himself to a board of strangers and publicly give a list of his assets to avoid bruising his own ego is the essence of the 30KDM.
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Mike 12/07/2007 9:37:00 AM
Lay off the author's looks. She's cute, if far from hot by Dallas standards, and to accuse her of using her writerly perch to get back on being slighted by men in bars is insane. And lame. A solid portion of her Observer pieces has been engaging and entertaining.
That being said, the writer, and much of Dallas, say the polar opposite of the $30k millionaires, need to get the chips off their shoulders. I went from the DISD to an academic scholarship at SMU, which meant I got a lot of hassling from my childhood friends about going to school with a bunch of stuckup snobs. Are their ridiculous people at SMU? Yes, absolutely, a good 20 percent fit the stereotypes to a T. The next 40 percent probably have a handful of the maligned SMU-student traits but are OK people in other ways. And you have a bunch of other regular guys and girls. I student taught in a Park Cities school. Did I encounter little pricks that were just as spoiled and conceited as you might think? Yeah, but they were vastly outnumbered by normal kids.
To the creative class of Dallas, your anti-snobbery is almost as obnoxious as the behavior of those you love to hate.
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megs 12/07/2007 8:43:00 AM
hahahaha!!!! you got the Dallas scene pinpointed. I loved reading your article. I have never laughed so hard, reflecting on every guy I have met while going out in Dallas. I think every guy who is a $30k Millionaire should stop wasting his time and spend his money on something important, his education. So that maybe one day he wont have to pretend to be a lawyer, doctor, etc. He will actually have the money (and intelligence) to pick up a young, hot, classy, lady. Until then, its a useless game and girls are as good at it as guys....we dress nice and hot so you buy us drinks and we get to flirt, and if we are in the mood, maybe a little one night stand. But it is all on our terms. So if you are a $30k Millionaire, let it be known the women you are prowling are on are smarter than you think and will hold out for a real man while she racks up your credit card balance. ;) see ya out there!
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MSU1013 12/07/2007 7:21:00 AM
Seriously, how do I post a pic?
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Mikezimus 12/06/2007 9:30:00 PM
Greatness. Only, you left out other indicators like the mandals (fancy man sandals or flip flops worn to bars) and the tribal arm band tattoo.
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Andrew 12/06/2007 7:01:00 PM
This is the best article I ever read it pretty much says it all. I live in South Dallas about 10 minutes from the land of the Douch and the 30,000naire is everywhere. You should try LEE HARVEYS where you may encounter the anti 30,000naire
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30 Thousand Dollar Millionaire 12/06/2007 1:38:00 AM
This company was inspired by 30kdm's (30 thousand dollar millionaires)
www.30kdm.com
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P-Fish 12/06/2007 1:11:00 AM
Hilarious. I think you should travel to conduct this research in Raleigh, NC. There is this area of the over-hyped, still-renovating, pretty crappy area of downtown called Glenwood South or "GloSo" as the douchebagus magnus is calling it. My friends and I like to sit on the patio of the super cheap taco joint, drink cheap beer, and watch the "shank parade". Tight shirts. $200 jeans. Too bad you live with 6 guys in a condo.
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BB 12/05/2007 11:40:00 PM
This article is AMAZING. I went to SMU and encountered these guys regularly. Sadly, I also saw many of my guy friends turn into these DBs. I'm now in New Orleans and guys here are polar opposites of Dallas guys, which is refreshing. However, there are plenty of awful girls to go around in D-town too. Leave the clubs to the DBs and terrible girls . . .
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Sarc 12/05/2007 7:00:00 PM
I am just surprised that it has taken this long to write such an article! Thanks, Andrea, for writing another greatly entertaining report. For most of those people who criticized what you wrote, they likely fall into the $30K/M themselves. Yes, a few may have been included unfairly, but I doubt that the photos were intended to be of actual $30K/Ms. They were a good and fair representation of that subspecies.
One thing that everyone should admit is that there are lots of guys who try to look the part but don't have the wallet contents to fulfill the part. Yes, most of them fit the mold that Andrea described. Having been a bartender in the past, I had plenty of credit cards that were declined when such guys tried closing their tabs. It was not uncommon to see their group huddled around each other, trying to get enough cash PLUS credit cards to cover the tab. Would these guys be called a "pack," "gaggle," "flock" or some other term for an animal subgroup?
If these guys are douchebags as well, would a group of them be considered a multi-pack?
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Martylat 12/05/2007 5:19:00 PM
Ugh this article is something for cosmo or some other chick mag. what a waste of time.
also,if the person writing the article is the girl in the pics, you have major butter face.
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a 12/05/2007 6:22:00 AM
Found the article pretty funny but it is me or does she seem a little pissed that the 30kmillionaires didn't fall over themselves for her? Seemed like she thought they were going on fall on her feet.
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Bunny 12/05/2007 12:07:00 AM
I have to laugh at this article as I do all of them that you write Andrea. Most of what you write is made up in your mind. I do feel sorry for your husband if you were out all those nights trying to get picked up by men.... Or where you there with your husband? It does say swinger on your myspace doesn't it?????
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://weddings.theknot.com/weddingwebpage/3273287450195000/3273287450195000_1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://weddings.theknot.com/pwp/view/co_main.aspx%3Fcoupleid%3D3273287450195000%26MsdVisit%3D1&h=333&w=400&sz=46&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=7uMU2ngC9HZ3TM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=124&prev=
You wonder why no one hit on you? This is why....
http://www.myspace.com/andreagrimes
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BMWdriver 12/04/2007 8:56:00 PM
Hey, I can sum up this article in one sentence: Ugly girl goes to trendy bars, gets dissed by everyone, gets mad, and writes sarcastic article.
Don't be a hater just because you're not part of the game. Maybe you can find a struggling artist emo kid down in Deep Ellum to date you. Enjoy your 99-cent value meals.
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Guy 12/04/2007 6:27:00 PM
Man, I could really go off on a rant on these kinds of people. They're starting to infiltrate Austin, too, which is infinitely sad.
When future civilizations look back at the time when America was the ruling power of the world, they will see that the deterioration of our society started when kids started listening to hip hop.
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Shim a Lim 12/04/2007 5:57:00 PM
anybody know where Rico and the heatsacks are?
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Don't like this place 12/04/2007 5:39:00 PM
Dallas, Phoenix, LA/OC all the same. Guys wearing girls jeans and don't pick up the dog shit of their bimbo girlfriends yorkie.
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Don't like this place 12/04/2007 5:39:00 PM
Dallas, Phoenix, LA/OC all the same. Guys wearing girls jeans and don't pick up the dog shit of their bimbo girlfriends yorkie.
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yougotyours 12/04/2007 4:09:00 PM
Check out this shitty lot shirt
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DrillinTheGays 12/04/2007 5:21:00 AM
Hey guys what's up this article really hit home with me
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Aggie 12/04/2007 5:19:00 AM
I'm going to move from NY and act like some horn fan die hard. Who is the douche bag again? Can you even name one player for the horns? No, Vince Young doesn't play for them anymore.
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Hayden Oversoul 12/04/2007 4:58:00 AM
Hey,
I have been thinking about you and that key that is meant to unlock my heart. I am here for you and I long for your touch. I am in touch with my sensitive side but, I am 99.9% man. I dream about you at night.
And I really think girls are neat-o.
Love,
Hay Hay
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Goldfly 12/04/2007 1:00:00 AM
Atlanta Braves Fans In>>>>>>
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Indy 12/03/2007 10:56:00 PM
How much would it cost for Michael to rub coke on my pink nub?
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Brent 12/03/2007 10:49:00 PM
To anyone who enjoyed this article, I might point you in the direction of one of the funnier websites I've stumbled on in quite a while - www.hotchickswithdouchebags.com. Check it out! (Pretty self-explanatory.)
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eg 12/03/2007 10:39:00 PM
Here's what the writer looks like. Makes sense why these cheesedicks would go for her.
her pic:
http://a378.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/52/l_7aaaa7dca7d854eb3a3da794657dcc49.jpg
Aside from that, every city has these cheesedicks in them. If the girl falls for this, than she deserves it.
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Brent 12/03/2007 10:28:00 PM
This might be one of the funniest things I have read all year. We all have these guys in our towns. I come from SoCal, so i know that they may dress different, but they are all the same. Flashy cars, little penises. Its cool, because there are girls out there that service that crowd, and unfortunately you put both of them together and all hell breaks loose. This article is very good and the only reason guys are getting mad at it, is because it hit a little to close to home. Thank you for making me laugh at work
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Dallas Can't Academy 12/03/2007 8:27:00 PM
Doug, you might want to rethink flying over Dallas and tee-teeing out the window. You technically can't do that in an airplane without it getting on your face. My suggestion is to put the plane into a stall (probably like your life) and then let fly.
The 30K millionaire is great to look at from a distance kind of like looking at a bear in the wild. Just don't allow that bear to cross the stream into the Eastern Bloc.
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Haha 12/03/2007 7:36:00 PM
Grow up and get careers losers. Try going to college and doing something with your lives instead of faking it to get laid. One day when you're not young yet still in the same low level job, you'll realize that maybe a career would have been a wiser choice.
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dallassux 12/03/2007 5:01:00 AM
I think some of your $30K douchebags have escaped and found their way south to Houston. Let us know where we can send them back, okay?
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Mike 12/03/2007 4:46:00 AM
When your pupils clear up, and you read the article, you might see that the author claims to have never seen a Douchebag except at the end, just a glimpse as he pulled away.
You whiners need to ask yourselves, why do I see myself in this? A tad sensitive? The Lady doth protest too much, me thinks.
Good job MT!
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30kdm 12/03/2007 4:23:00 AM
www.30kdm.com
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Thuy 12/03/2007 12:20:00 AM
This is hilarious and so true - the reason why I don't go out drinking in Dallas except once every few months. Even when I jump out of the shower, wet hair, sweats, glasses, no makeup and a cap to play darts with my guy friends, I know I can go to Addison and still get hit on.
One thing I have learned from old party days is the Rejection Hotline (972.836.0066). I've used it a few times after getting free drinks from guys. I am slightly worried that my cover will be blown if he tries calling "my number" to check in front of me and realizes that it's saved under another girl's name. haha.
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Jennings Graves 12/02/2007 6:31:00 PM
I actually make $30,000 a year. What is wrong with that? I'm talented and make "idiots" lists that aren't funny since i'm the biggest idiot around.
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Howee 12/02/2007 5:19:00 PM
John Kerry was the original $30,000 millionaire! (Actually $10,000 back then- inflation and all, ya know!)
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Chester White 12/02/2007 4:08:00 PM
Great article. Reminds me of Lexington, KY. You have never seen so many leased silver Mercedes automobiles and pleated khakis in your entire life. Turn your head, there's another one. As you say, nothing much to do but go out or shop.
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Doug 12/02/2007 3:23:00 AM
This is a serious subject? In the words of Frank Zappa all those years ago to his early square audiences: "If your children found out how lame you really are they'd murder you in your sleep." This series of posts is a good reflection of how empty the Dallas party and clubgoer mind is, some of you actually waiting for people you seem to know to write crap back? Pfft. You are welcome to it. I am outta here. My final act will be to take a light plane ride over the city, and piss out the window, with special emphasis thanks to a large glass of water, over Deep Ellum, Lower Greenville, and wherever else you maggot hicks hook up.
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Jessica 12/02/2007 12:13:00 AM
In all honesty this is complete bullshit. One of they guys that you took a picture of, Mark is one of my very close friends. Next time you do an article do your research. 30,000 Millionaire my ass. That is absolutely idiotic on your part. In my opinion you must be one of those girls that want the attention from the so called douchbags around you, i dont think that you get it so you choose to gang up on all the guys that do not give you the time of day. I can't even believe they published this. Everyone that read that thinks your an absolute moron. Way to go.
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Doug 12/01/2007 9:55:00 PM
We all have our reasons for living here. Nothing is forever. I live here because there is no state income tax, I have good airport access, and I own a home in a nice area. Not liking some aspect of the city where you live is hardly a sign of anything other than being able to see what is around and making a value JUDGMENT. Oh yes, that horrible word to the mindless barhopping jackrabbits of Dallas. Get out and see a bit more of the world, then you will have something to compare the "character" of the city to, instead of complaining about those who disdain it for whatever reason. They might be onto something. One thing you might realize is that we are graced/cursed by having two of the most jerky sports team owners in the US, to wit Jones and that insufferable buffoon, Cuban. But money excuses all, doesn't it?
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Smoothie King 12/01/2007 9:20:00 PM
Why do you live in a city surrounded by people you hate? God I hate when people forward me crap from this rag.
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LK 12/01/2007 9:17:00 PM
Seriously I have seen you Andrea Grimes and it would take an extreme douche to hit on you. What was the name of the "douche" that jaded you so bad? Do you want to talk about it? No? Ok, I see you just want to keep writing hit pieces.
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Girth Girthster 12/01/2007 9:10:00 PM
Seems like you spend an abnormal amount of time going after and writing negative pieces about this group of people that you classify as 30k millionaires. You sound angry, jealous and try to pass of your pettiness on to the people you write about.
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MSU1013 12/01/2007 8:38:00 PM
Seriously, guys, how do I post pictures?
