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All I know is what I read and that states that seven out of five people don't understand simple math.
how much are a 100 watermelons?
The way it's written, there is no actual correct answer.
apparently overheard at a McDon's:
"Hi, I'd like a half dozen McNuggets please.."
"Uhm.. we don't sell a half dozen. you can have 6, 10 or 12.."
Apparently a large whopper was toted as a 1/3lb of meat. But people bought the 1/4 pounder, as they 'think' 1/4 is bigger than 1/3.. 4 is larger than 3, but only when it's on top..
The problem here is the OTJ training assumes everyone grew up hauling around pictures of dead presidents and chunks of metal.Yesterday I drove thru Jack's with a simple order. Total of $3.61. Tendered a $5 bill and a penny. You could see the stick shredding spokes at light speed. She hands me back $1.03. WTF? Let's try this again. "What's 60 from a hundred"? "Ohh". I get back $2.40. I could have quit then, but now we have a relationship. Before I had to meet her parents, I just gently said "This is yours, and this is mine" and handed back the extra dollar. We are doomed. Support every damn teacher you can. This is why they are warping out of the system as fast as possible. Where were her parents when she was a child and maybe, had an allowance? How can you possibly function in a transactional society? Funny how when I was a kid, I never got shortchanged. Even the triceratops could count.
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Funny how when I was a kid, I never got shortchanged. Even the triceratops could count.
There are 10 types of people. Those who understand binary and those who don't.
What amazes me is that all they have to do is to plug what you gave them into the cash register and it will return the change... and they won't do it. The employees are programmed to enter dollars only. Since about 90% of all purchases are done with cards now, making change is becoming a lost art... even when the machine tells you how much to give back.Yesterday I drove thru Jack's with a simple order. Total of $3.61. Tendered a $5 bill and a penny. You could see the stick shredding spokes at light speed. She hands me back $1.03. WTF? Let's try this again. "What's 60 from a hundred"? "Ohh". I get back $2.40. I could have quit then, but now we have a relationship. Before I had to meet her parents, I just gently said "This is yours, and this is mine" and handed back the extra dollar. We are doomed. Support every damn teacher you can. This is why they are warping out of the system as fast as possible. Where were her parents when she was a child and maybe, had an allowance? How can you possibly function in a transactional society? Funny how when I was a kid, I never got shortchanged. Even the triceratops could count.
That would be correct in base 9...I had that as my email signature
for the longest time! Once in a while I would get someone asking about the other eight.
I've seen two types... Type 1 will take your money with a quizzical look, type it into the machine, and then be awed at the round number that results, as if you just pulled some sort of magic trick. The hand over the change carefully, wary of anyone who can do Jedi Mind Tricks on cash registers. Type 2, as you say, will just stare at you like "what the heck am I supposed to do with this?"What amazes me is that all they have to do is to plug what you gave them into the cash register and it will return the change... and they won't do it.
The triceratops ran a good place. but the burger joint run by the T-Rex's was better, except the service was slow. Seems they were always a little short-handed.Funny how when I was a kid, I never got shortchanged. Even the triceratops could count.
In construction, you would be amazed at the number of wives that come in to fill out their husbands' applications, when we have a large outage. Half the time, these guys sit in a truck outside while this occurs.We interviewed for an engineering position, and one of the cantidates mother came to the interview, and wanted to answer for him.We laughed them out of the building.
Used to get students whose mothers would come with them to discuss their (D or F) grades. Thank the FSM for privacy laws. "I'm sorry ma'am, I can't discuss your son's grades with you without his written permission." The students who would submit written permission usually regretted it, as Mom got to hear how the kid's uncle/aunt/grandparent/niece/nephew died, causing two missed exams out of four. Once Mom stood up and told her son "Let's go. NOW." I can only assume that her father and sister were both still alive.We interviewed for an engineering position, and one of the cantidates mother came to the interview, and wanted to answer for him.We laughed them out of the building.
"...signed Epstein's Mother's Doctor..."Used to get students whose mothers would come with them to discuss their (D or F) grades. Thank the FSM for privacy laws. "I'm sorry ma'am, I can't discuss your son's grades with you without his written permission." The students who would submit written permission usually regretted it, as Mom got to hear how the kid's uncle/aunt/grandparent/niece/nephew died, causing two missed exams out of four. Once Mom stood up and told her son "Let's go. NOW." I can only assume that her father and sister were both still alive.
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