[Zenon]

Found something on youtube about people who can correctly work out answers to multi-figure sums without a calculator!, I remember watching this on the old Lifestyle Satellite channel circa 1992. I should point out that it contains Swedish subtitles and the presenter has since died. You'll be amazed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnmLuOEDbkQ

[unclejoesmintballs]

well im not amazed to be honest

[Yudster]

I should point out that it contains Swedish subtitles and the presenter has since died.

Thanks for the tip Zenon, I'll stick with the Serbo-Croat subtitles in future.

[MK Chris]

I suspect it was the fact that the presenter has died that made it a worthy 'Zenon thread'.

[Vivienne]

I can't even work out sums WITH a calculator!

My maths teacher used to say I couldn't draw a straight line with a ruler. I hated maths teachers, ya know

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

They seem quite perceptive to me.

[Console]

That's probably why she didn't like them; Viv seems to dislike logical and/or perceptive people.

[Vivienne]

You are quite wrong... I do NOT dislike logical and perceptive people. I'm envious and jealous because I'd like to be one of these types of people. I disliked maths teachers because they always used to SHOUT AT ME a lot, and bang rulers down on the desk in front of me.

Besides, if I disliked logical/perceptive types, then I wouldn't like you, and that's not the case! So there!!

[Console]

I can't imagine where I got the idea that you dislike logical people...

I hate the logical types like you, Foots.!!

[Vivienne]

As I already stated, Console, I'm secretly envious and jealous. OK.... Trust you to have to call up something I'd forgotten about. God's sake.

[Vivienne]

My head's in bits now...

[Console]

Trust you to have to call up something I'd forgotten about.

Sorry, should I ask whether you remember the quote before I quote it in future?

[Vivienne]

Yes, it would be nice, thank you, cons. Not being a particularly logical type, I need all the help I can get !

[MK Chris]

Seriously, how much more effort is it to type three more letters? Cons?

[Yudster]

It can be a problem Toph.

[MK Chris]

I don't understand this need to shorten usernames.

[unclejoesmintballs]

you wanna type mine out everytime you comment on a post by me ?

[Console]

You're on a computer, the copy and paste functions aren't exactly difficult to use.

[MK Chris]

Also, with this spanky new board software, if you click the person's username on the left it puts it in the Quick Reply textarea, surrounded by bold tags and followed by a comment and space.

unclejoesmintballs, see.

[foot-loose]

I don't understand this need to shorten usernames.

Now seriously toph, are you not being a tad pedantic this time?

[timp]

I think he might be footy.

[Console]

I don't understand this need to shorten usernames.

Now seriously toph, are you not being a tad pedantic this time?

How is not understanding a particular behaviour in others pedantic?

[foot-loose]

Pedantic may have been the wrong word. Picky might be better.

I do understand his behaviour, I am following on from a previous conversation about using abbreviations that we have had.

I would think that some usernames can be shortened, others cant - the same as with normal names.

At the same time, its really not something I am too bothered about.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

Well done Console you made me laugh but I think it went over Foot-looses head.

[foot-loose]

Hmmm, so do I now...

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