I belonged to those who aren’t especially when it came to algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. Thankfully, my high school closed before I could take calculus in my senior year.
If you didn’t learn to do simple arithmetic, you can potentially be cheated in every financial transaction you make for the rest of your life. Most people won’t take advantage of you, but some will, and when they get away with it, they’ll do it again and again.
Reminds me of an old joke, a HS had an alumni day and a math teacher ran into one of his old students. He said to him, “I’m surprised you did so well with your business, you were one of my worst students.” The former student replied, “I got lucky, I was able to make a widget for $1 and sell it for $1.50 and after a while that 10% really adds up!”
Bilan 6 months ago
But in school, the numbers never hit back.
Imagine 6 months ago
These numbers are deceptive. They don’t look like it, but actually they are irrational.
pschearer Premium Member 6 months ago
There are I0 types of people in the world: those who understand binary numbers and those who don’t.
There are II types of people in the world: those who understand Roman numerals and those who don’t.
Izzy Moreno 6 months ago
I belong to that third group, as well.
therese_callahan2002 6 months ago
I belonged to those who aren’t especially when it came to algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. Thankfully, my high school closed before I could take calculus in my senior year.
Gent 6 months ago
There is three types of peoples, me friend. One who has guns and one who digs. The third one is occupies the unnamed grave.
phritzg Premium Member 6 months ago
If you didn’t learn to do simple arithmetic, you can potentially be cheated in every financial transaction you make for the rest of your life. Most people won’t take advantage of you, but some will, and when they get away with it, they’ll do it again and again.
paulprobujr 6 months ago
Reminds me of an old joke, a HS had an alumni day and a math teacher ran into one of his old students. He said to him, “I’m surprised you did so well with your business, you were one of my worst students.” The former student replied, “I got lucky, I was able to make a widget for $1 and sell it for $1.50 and after a while that 10% really adds up!”
The Orange Mailman 6 months ago
How many digits is he holding up?
ChessPirate 6 months ago
Number Two: “Hey, Number One, he’s giving you the fingers!”
Number Three: “I’ll make him eat that insult! Right up to the nines!”
The Nines: “Hey! What did we do?”
Zoomer&Yeti 6 months ago
Are Pam and Brewster going to go the whole 9 yards?
eb110americana 6 months ago
Sure enough, you can’t count on Brewster.
The Brooklyn Accent Premium Member 6 months ago
There are 2 types of people:
the ones who are good with math,
the ones who are good with language,
and the ones what ain’t good with neither.
Frer Squirrel 6 months ago
The groups of polymaths?
cuzinron47 6 months ago
Time to do a number on them.
norphos 6 months ago
I’ve seen that joke going around Facebook. Might have been on MeWe as well.
geese28 6 months ago
Four out of three ppl can’t do fractions
Bilan 6 months ago
There are cartoonist that are good at continuity and there are those who forget that Brewster was once smart.
Jonathan Bridge Premium Member 6 months ago
See “Pearls Before Swine”- 1/19/2009.