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qnr

(16,190 posts) Sat Jul 30, 2016, 10:01 PM Jul 2016

I hate it when people make assumptions.

Mason *could* have been watching it full time on seven different monitors/televisions/tablets.

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I hate it when people make assumptions. (Original Post) qnr Jul 2016 OP

Hmmm.... we always assumed that about you! whistler162 Jul 2016 #1

I hate when that happens! n/t qnr Jul 2016 #2

I had a boss who said that to assume question everything Jul 2016 #3

Yes, why would anyone assume he played this song at normal speed ? eppur_se_muova Jul 2016 #4

I know. Everyone wants everything to be black and white, qnr Jul 2016 #6

I assume Bill Smith would get up from his seat on the subway, walk over to me, remove a loose thread rug Jul 2016 #5

Those are some reasonable assumptions! n/t qnr Jul 2016 #7

whistler162

(11,155 posts)

1. Hmmm.... we always assumed that about you!

Reply to qnr (Original post)

Sat Jul 30, 2016, 10:03 PM

Jul 2016

qnr

(16,190 posts)

2. I hate when that happens! n/t

Reply to whistler162 (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 30, 2016, 10:12 PM

Jul 2016

question everything

(52,388 posts)

3. I had a boss who said that to assume

Reply to qnr (Original post)

Sat Jul 30, 2016, 10:53 PM

Jul 2016

is to make an ass of u and me.

There is something there..

eppur_se_muova

(42,507 posts)

4. Yes, why would anyone assume he played this song at normal speed ?

Reply to qnr (Original post)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 03:43 AM

Jul 2016

If you speed it up 200 times, you could get through the whole thing in ~1 second -- Then a megasecond, or less than 12 days, would be perfectly adequate for 1,000,000 plays.

Your point is well taken.

(I can't believe "megasecond" still isn't in the spellchecker's DB)

qnr

(16,190 posts)

6. I know. Everyone wants everything to be black and white,

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 01:23 PM

Jul 2016

there are sooooo many possibilities!

rug

(82,333 posts)

5. I assume Bill Smith would get up from his seat on the subway, walk over to me, remove a loose thread

Reply to qnr (Original post)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 09:48 AM

Jul 2016

from my shirt and hand it it me with disdain.

I assume I would then kick him in the balls.

qnr

(16,190 posts)

7. Those are some reasonable assumptions! n/t

Reply to rug (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 01:24 PM

Jul 2016

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