I Like Numbers

[danie]

 

[Out of Order]

That's very sixy I must say.

 

[danie]

Blurry two.

 

[danie]

 

[Pucker]

I can remember when digital clocks first became a thing. And I'm not talking about LED displays here. These were clocks with little plates with the digits printed on them that would roll over.

My brother would say stuff like: "11:11 is a pretty good time, but for my money, you can't do better than 12:34."

It's funny. My friend, Wendy, was 16 years old when I discovered that she didn't know how to read an actual clock face because . . . she didn't have to.

I shudder to think what kids aren't learning now because they don't "have to."

 

[PatInTheHat]

Numbers???
Aarrggg, your barkin' up the wrong three

 

[doowopgirl]

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I love when things like that happens.

 

[danie]

 

[danie]

I can remember when digital clocks first became a thing. And I'm not talking about LED displays here. These were clocks with little plates with the digits printed on them that would roll over.

My brother would say stuff like: "11:11 is a pretty good time, but for my money, you can't do better than 12:34."

It's funny. My friend, Wendy, was 16 years old when I discovered that she didn't know how to read an actual clock face because . . . she didn't have to.

I shudder to think what kids aren't learning now because they don't "have to."

 

[GNTLGNT]

 

[Pucker]

Here's another example of an advertisement that I think is funny, but can't remember what the product is. I only have over-the-air TV at my house, so most of the commercials I see are for insurance, but it's the one where they have little kids in adult situations.

There's one kid who gets some bad news and smashes his phone on the ground . . . and another one with a girl at the DMV.

Like I say, the ads are not very effective because I don't remember what they're trying to sell (or maybe that's just me), but at least they're funny.

 

[danie]

Here's another example of an advertisement that I think is funny, but can't remember what the product is. I only have over-the-air TV at my house, so most of the commercials I see are for insurance, but it's the one where they have little kids in adult situations.

There's one kid who gets some bad news and smashes his phone on the ground . . . and another one with a girl at the DMV.

Like I say, the ads are not very effective because I don't remember what they're trying to sell (or maybe that's just me), but at least they're funny.

Oh, man, the first time I saw that kid smash that phone on the ground---CMU.

 

[danie]

Here's another example of an advertisement that I think is funny, but can't remember what the product is. I only have over-the-air TV at my house, so most of the commercials I see are for insurance, but it's the one where they have little kids in adult situations.

There's one kid who gets some bad news and smashes his phone on the ground . . . and another one with a girl at the DMV.

Like I say, the ads are not very effective because I don't remember what they're trying to sell (or maybe that's just me), but at least they're funny.

 

[Moderator]

Oh, man, the first time I saw that kid smash that phone on the ground---CMU.

Had to look that one up.

 

[danie]

Had to look that one up.

Sixth-grade teacher-speak.

 

[danie]

 

[@PM]

It doesn't anymore

 

[Pucker]

That poor thing has been battered from pillar to post.

I feel bad for my old friend, the tic-tac-toe grid.

Tic-tac-toe wasn't good enough, and the telephone company just had to make it stand in for "number."

But don't stop there . . . pretty soon rotary phones became obsolete, and then it had to become a "pound" sign, whatever that was.

Now it's a "hashtag" (once again, whatever that is).

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for versatility, but this is the same kind of thinking that expects target demographics (young people) to go see movies named after TV shows their parents didn't even watch.

 

[Aericanwizard]

That poor thing has been battered from pillar to post.

I feel bad for my old friend, the tic-tac-toe grid.

Tic-tac-toe wasn't good enough, and the telephone company just had to make it stand in for "number."

But don't stop there . . . pretty soon rotary phones became obsolete, and then it had to become a "pound" sign, whatever that was.

Now it's a "hashtag" (once again, whatever that is).

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for versatility, but this is the same kind of thinking that expects target demographics (young people) to go see movies named after TV shows their parents didn't even watch.

Originally, it was called an octothorpe.

octothorpe - Wiktionary

I kind of like that name. Everytime you hear the phrase "hashtag x", replace it with "octothorpe". It just sounds better.

 

[Pucker]

Originally, it was called an octothorpe.

octothorpe - Wiktionary

I kind of like that name. Everytime you hear the phrase "hashtag x", replace it with "octothorpe". It just sounds better.

That really does sound better . . . but I'm looking at the thing and I'm not really seeing "eight."

What am I missing?


Oh . . . never mind. I was counting the wrong thing.