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Tuesday Open Thread | 60 comments (60 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Mr Oliveman entered an ironmongery (hardware shop or ferreteria) and was told that 1 costed 0.5 euros, 12 costed 1 euro and 144 costed 1.5 euros.

What was he buying?

A pleasure

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Tue Jul 15th, 2008 at 12:21:47 PM EST

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logs?

by someone (s0me1smail(a)gmail(d)com) on Tue Jul 15th, 2008 at 12:56:44 PM EST
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mmmhh like logarithmic or like tree?

A pleasure

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Tue Jul 15th, 2008 at 01:12:19 PM EST
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eh, both, that's why it's funny. there are some constants involved too, but who cares about those??

by someone (s0me1smail(a)gmail(d)com) on Tue Jul 15th, 2008 at 01:43:25 PM EST
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Well the 12 is important.. I guess 12^0 12 ^1 and 12^2

So it goes in 12 packs .. I guess...

A pleasure

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Tue Jul 15th, 2008 at 05:39:52 PM EST
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fuses?

by Sassafras on Tue Jul 15th, 2008 at 01:10:31 PM EST
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why?

develop ... do not know the answer

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Tue Jul 15th, 2008 at 01:11:18 PM EST
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A pleasure

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Tue Jul 15th, 2008 at 01:11:30 PM EST
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Numerals for house numbers.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Tue Jul 15th, 2008 at 01:22:14 PM EST
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You de Bonoed faster ;-)

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Tue Jul 15th, 2008 at 02:27:27 PM EST
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GSEs?

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue Jul 15th, 2008 at 01:29:58 PM EST
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GSE? twahaaaaaat is that?

I know the progression seems american.. but it is not, it is world wide metric in ferreterias (and I do not know the answer, except that it sells in 12 units)..

In 12 units..GSE

A pleasure

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Tue Jul 15th, 2008 at 02:41:31 PM EST
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Sorry, a GSE is a "Government-Sponsored Enterprise" in America (e.g., Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac).

I was making a joke about the two companies' stocks, and it was clearly a good one.

(hangs head in shame)

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue Jul 15th, 2008 at 02:45:57 PM EST
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I did not know but somehow I guessed...

Shadenfrauklichly nationalization.

A pleasure

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Tue Jul 15th, 2008 at 05:40:39 PM EST
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