“For parents, college is the opposite of kidnapping. They demand $100,000 from you or they’ll send your kid back” is a jocular statement about college that was posted on Twitter by Kent Graham on June 17, 2016. The opening “For parents” is sometimes dropped from the college saying.
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Kent Graham
@KentWGraham
For parents, college is the opposite of kidnapping. They demand $100,000 from you or they’ll send your kid back.
5:41 AM - 17 Jun 2016
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V. E. Campudoni
@VECampudoni
As a parent, college is the opposite of kidnapping. They demand $100,000 from you or they’ll send your kid back. #epiphany
10:41 AM - 20 Jun 2016
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sayan chowdhury
@jesus_is_funny
For parents, college is the opposite of kidnapping. They demand $100,000 from you or they’ll send your kid back.
11:38 AM - 20 Jun 2016
Me.Me
BY KENTGRAHAM FOR PARENTS COLLEGE IS THE OPPOSITE OF KIDNAPPING THEY DEMAND $100000 FROM YOU OR THEY’LL SEND YOUR KID BACK KENT GRAHAM JOKE BLOGGERCOM 5 KENTWGRAHAM BY @KENTWGRAHAM COLLEGE MEME
COLLEGE MEMES BLOGGER 🤖 KENT KIDNAPPING KIDNAPPED KIDNAP DEMANDING KIDDING OPPOSITES KIDNAPED GRAHAM YOUR KIDDING
FOUND @ 4 LIKES ON 2016-11-21 12:29:44 BY ME.ME
SOURCE: TWITTER
Reddit—Dad Jokes
College is the opposite of kidnapping… (self.dadjokes)
submitted December 24, 2016 by madazzahatter
They demand $100,000 from you or they’ll send your kid back.
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IWise2
June 8, 2017 ·
Daily giggle: College is the opposite of kidnapping. They demand £££££ from you or they’ll send your kid back.
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