Mon May 13, 2019, 05:49 PM
64 replies, 6014 views
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 Roman numerals, anyone? Poll suggests bias against Arabic numerals (Original post) |
PupCamo | May 2019 | OP |
| Eko | May 2019 | #1 | |
| lagomorph777 | May 2019 | #49 | |
| manor321 | May 2019 | #2 | |
| Xipe Totec | May 2019 | #19 | |
| lagomorph777 | May 2019 | #47 | |
| Xipe Totec | May 2019 | #59 | |
| lagomorph777 | May 2019 | #61 | |
| central scrutinizer | May 2019 | #43 | |
| muriel_volestrangler | May 2019 | #3 | |
| CrispyQ | May 2019 | #57 | |
| superpatriotman | May 2019 | #4 | |
| Yavin4 | May 2019 | #14 | |
| dsc | May 2019 | #21 | |
| Celerity | May 2019 | #50 | |
| smirkymonkey | May 2019 | #5 | |
| cynatnite | May 2019 | #6 | |
| Saviolo | May 2019 | #11 | |
| cynatnite | May 2019 | #12 | |
| FailureToCommunicate | May 2019 | #15 | |
| Pobeka | May 2019 | #24 | |
| sprinkleeninow | May 2019 | #27 | |
| Midnightwalk | May 2019 | #39 | |
| Pobeka | May 2019 | #45 | |
| NurseJackie | May 2019 | #7 | |
| defacto7 | May 2019 | #8 | |
| AZ8theist | May 2019 | #26 | |
| defacto7 | May 2019 | #34 | |
| AZ8theist | May 2019 | #40 | |
| defacto7 | May 2019 | #42 | |
| Sentath | May 2019 | #60 | |
| Panich52 | May 2019 | #9 | |
| Mendocino | May 2019 | #10 | |
| Yavin4 | May 2019 | #13 | |
| patphil | May 2019 | #16 | |
| JoeOtterbein | May 2019 | #17 | |
| AZ8theist | May 2019 | #25 | |
| Fritz Walter | May 2019 | #54 | |
| BadgerKid | May 2019 | #31 | |
| JoeOtterbein | May 2019 | #37 | |
| Mr.Bill | May 2019 | #18 | |
| Beartracks | May 2019 | #20 | |
| Crash2Parties | May 2019 | #22 | |
| ProudLib72 | May 2019 | #41 | |
| AZ8theist | May 2019 | #23 | |
| burrowowl | May 2019 | #63 | |
| burrowowl | May 2019 | #28 | |
| highplainsdem | May 2019 | #32 | |
| sarisataka | May 2019 | #29 | |
| NCjack | May 2019 | #33 | |
| defacto7 | May 2019 | #35 | |
| KatyMan | May 2019 | #58 | |
| TexasTowelie | May 2019 | #30 | |
| Kaleva | May 2019 | #36 | |
| dsc | May 2019 | #46 | |
| lagomorph777 | May 2019 | #48 | |
| Docreed2003 | May 2019 | #38 | |
| BootinUp | May 2019 | #44 | |
| Celerity | May 2019 | #51 | |
| tazkcmo | May 2019 | #52 | |
| HopeAgain | May 2019 | #53 | |
| LuvLoogie | May 2019 | #55 | |
| CrispyQ | May 2019 | #56 | |
| kskiska | May 2019 | #62 | |
| jmowreader | May 2019 | #64 |
Response to Eko (Reply #1)
Tue May 14, 2019, 11:08 AM
49. The Reptilian Party is COUNTING on voters to be ignorant.
Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Mon May 13, 2019, 05:55 PM
2. Personally I dislike imaginary numbers
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I mean, imaginary! That's crazy!
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Response to manor321 (Reply #2)
Mon May 13, 2019, 08:33 PM
Xipe Totec (43,536 posts)
19. And irrationals. Don't get me started
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Who wants crazy berserk numbers?
Nobody, that's who. Bad enough that we have prime numbers. What about the rest? Are they somehow inferior? More peasanty?  |
Response to Xipe Totec (Reply #19)
Tue May 14, 2019, 11:04 AM
47. So... square root of negative pi would be terrible, right?
Response to lagomorph777 (Reply #47)
Tue May 14, 2019, 12:47 PM
Xipe Totec (43,536 posts)
59. Cardinals are too Catholic for my taste. Long live the Ordinals!
Response to Xipe Totec (Reply #59)
Tue May 14, 2019, 03:37 PM
61. I also have Cardinals living in my trees - no ordinals yet.
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Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Mon May 13, 2019, 05:59 PM
3. However, go to most Arab countries, and you'll find their numerals are different from ours
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see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Arabic_mathematical_notation . It is possible to say those are "Arabic numerals", and hardly anyone in the west is taught them. Particularly confusing is the symbol for 5, that looks more like a 0. So it can look like this note is literally worthless:
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Response to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #3)
Tue May 14, 2019, 12:37 PM
CrispyQ (32,123 posts)
57. Thanks for that!
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I wish the US would get over all green bills & go with different colors. Also fewer white men would be nice.
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Response to superpatriotman (Reply #4)
Mon May 13, 2019, 07:16 PM
14. Laugh all you want, but a Jonah Ryan could be the next Republican nominee.
Response to superpatriotman (Reply #4)
Mon May 13, 2019, 08:41 PM
dsc (51,217 posts)
21. as a math teacher I laughed so hard I was about to pee
Response to superpatriotman (Reply #4)
Tue May 14, 2019, 11:11 AM
Celerity (29,860 posts)
50. roflmaooooo
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How to Write a Jonah Insult
https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/how-to-write-a-jonah-ryan-insult-on-veep.html Jonah: I would just like to point out that the official count cannot be trusted.
Furlong: Oh no, Beautiful Mind-fuck, you are not going to desecrate my convention with any more of this Muslim-math nonsense. Jonah: How do you explain that when I add up my delegates with Christian math— Buddy: Amen!    |
Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Mon May 13, 2019, 06:09 PM
smirkymonkey (63,221 posts)
5. It's official.
Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Mon May 13, 2019, 06:12 PM
6. If I'm unconscious after banging my head against the wall, someone call an ambulance for me. n/t
Response to Saviolo (Reply #11)
Mon May 13, 2019, 08:24 PM
FailureToCommunicate (13,075 posts)
15. ...
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Response to Saviolo (Reply #11)
Mon May 13, 2019, 08:53 PM
24. How do I punch those up in my phone?
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If I convert the letters to the keypad it would be 4-9-4-4 ?
Help me I'm so confused! |
Response to Saviolo (Reply #11)
Mon May 13, 2019, 09:53 PM
Midnightwalk (3,131 posts)
39. CMXI actually
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Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Mon May 13, 2019, 06:13 PM
NurseJackie (42,862 posts)
7. Oh good grief! We're doomed!
and  |
Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Mon May 13, 2019, 06:13 PM
8. There are a lot of english words to get rid of then
Response to defacto7 (Reply #8)
Mon May 13, 2019, 08:56 PM
26. Including 90% of the star and constellation names...
Response to AZ8theist (Reply #26)
Mon May 13, 2019, 09:19 PM
34. Oh, there aren't really any stars anyway.
Response to defacto7 (Reply #34)
Mon May 13, 2019, 10:32 PM
40. oops, yeah I forgot..
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Space is fake.
We never landed on the moon. The earth is flat. The sun and moon are only 3000 miles away. Vaccines cause republicanism. Prayer will cure any disease or condition. The glass firmament was put there 6000 years ago. Jeebus rose from the dead and is due back ANY MINUTE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  |
Response to AZ8theist (Reply #40)
Mon May 13, 2019, 11:01 PM
42. Oh..uh... I didn't know all that stuff. Just the.. little angels thing.
Response to defacto7 (Reply #8)
Tue May 14, 2019, 02:35 PM
Sentath (2,228 posts)
60. oh dear, what a thought.
Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Mon May 13, 2019, 06:46 PM
9. Yall watch "Veep"?
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MSNBC had writer from Veep on few days ago. He was amazed how politicians seem to mirror the show instead of the other way around. One example was Repub who used splitting logs in his ad. Veep had already done that. Now it seems the same character has spawned more The Onion-like reaction. In last 2 episodes he was against Arabic numerals.
What the fuck is this country coming to?!   |
Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Mon May 13, 2019, 08:29 PM
16. I can think of V good reasons why people don't know that our numbers are Arabic.
Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Mon May 13, 2019, 08:29 PM
JoeOtterbein (6,823 posts)
17. What did they think 10 Commandments meant? nt
Response to JoeOtterbein (Reply #17)
Mon May 13, 2019, 08:54 PM
25. The Reich wing rubes can't count that high...
Response to AZ8theist (Reply #25)
Tue May 14, 2019, 11:48 AM
Fritz Walter (4,036 posts)
54. Not true!
Response to BadgerKid (Reply #31)
Mon May 13, 2019, 09:38 PM
JoeOtterbein (6,823 posts)
37. Now you have me wondering which two they would like it to be! nt
Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Mon May 13, 2019, 08:32 PM
Mr.Bill (16,949 posts)
18. What this poll really says
Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Mon May 13, 2019, 08:38 PM
Beartracks (11,614 posts)
20. Bigotry + ignorance. -- 1,2,3,4,5 Look, morans! Arabic Numerals!!
Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Mon May 13, 2019, 08:49 PM
22. Even worse is they came from India, not the mid-east.
Response to Crash2Parties (Reply #22)
Mon May 13, 2019, 10:50 PM
41. That's true!
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I was going to say something about this, but I'm glad someone else is in the know!
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Response to AZ8theist (Reply #23)
Wed May 15, 2019, 12:57 AM
burrowowl (15,862 posts)
63. Actually, the stultification of America
Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Mon May 13, 2019, 09:05 PM
burrowowl (15,862 posts)
28. It was in the Onion, right?!
Response to burrowowl (Reply #28)
Mon May 13, 2019, 09:10 PM
highplainsdem (37,719 posts)
32. Oh, how we wish it were only in the Onion...
Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Mon May 13, 2019, 09:06 PM
sarisataka (14,117 posts)
29. On one hand we have Arabic numerals
Response to sarisataka (Reply #29)
Mon May 13, 2019, 09:17 PM
NCjack (9,668 posts)
33. There are good numbers on both hands. nt
Response to sarisataka (Reply #29)
Mon May 13, 2019, 09:28 PM
35. We could go the way of the Proto Indo-Europeans
Response to sarisataka (Reply #29)
Tue May 14, 2019, 12:42 PM
KatyMan (3,624 posts)
58. LOL
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Nice one.
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Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Mon May 13, 2019, 09:08 PM
TexasTowelie (93,725 posts)
30. Lots of opposition in Brookings, South Dakota.
Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Mon May 13, 2019, 09:33 PM
Kaleva (30,612 posts)
36. We actually use Western Arabic numerals. Eastern Arabic numerals are different.
Response to Kaleva (Reply #36)
Tue May 14, 2019, 11:00 AM
dsc (51,217 posts)
46. yeah the eastern ones are communist
Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Mon May 13, 2019, 09:46 PM
Docreed2003 (14,187 posts)
38. Idiocracy...
Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Tue May 14, 2019, 01:14 AM
BootinUp (42,435 posts)
44. Bigotry and with a yuge helping of ignorance. Nt
Response to BootinUp (Reply #44)
Tue May 14, 2019, 11:14 AM
Celerity (29,860 posts)
51. ahh, the recipe for boiled trumpkins
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Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Tue May 14, 2019, 12:31 PM
LuvLoogie (5,955 posts)
55. Count the Wheels!
Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Tue May 14, 2019, 12:33 PM
CrispyQ (32,123 posts)
56. This is why the GOP focused on filling Boards of Education back in the 80s.
Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Tue May 14, 2019, 03:48 PM
62. When my doctor gives me my annual senility test
Response to PupCamo (Original post)
Wed May 15, 2019, 11:05 AM
64. I remember learning what "Arabic" numbers are
