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MASSIVE Pet Peeve Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Aaron Scott |
If there is one (1) thing I HATE, yea, two (2) that are an abomination, it is that group of three or four (3 or 4) MILLION (1,000,000) people that need be beaten by ten (10) baseball bats at once.
Do they think we can read numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9...), but not words?
Are they missing half (1/2) of their brain?
I mean, if a person can't read words, how far do you imagine they will get with numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9...)?
So, there is my one (1) massive pet peeve for today. Tomorrow, I may share the second (2nd) one (1). |
Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 6042 3/29/17 6:02 pm
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bonnie knox |
I'm laughing at Cojak's joke, but I did actually have to read it 2 (two) times, myself.
I actually like the reinforcement. Whenever I see a very large number, I have to count in groups of 3 (three) from the right to determine if it's a million (1,000,000) or what-have-you. Also, if one (1 person in general)makes a typo and has one (1) letter off in a word, we can usually figure it out from context, but if one (1) digit is off in a number, we're sunk unless we have that parenthetical explanation. The other thing is that, when spoken, million (1,000,000) and billion (1,000,000,000) are not very distinct from one (1) another. Ha, that last one (1) was especially for Aaron.
I'm looking forward with anticipation to Aaron's second pet peeve. |
[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 14803 3/30/17 8:18 am

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UncleJD |
WHAT ABOUT TYPING IN ALL CAPS AND USING LOTS OF EXCLAMATION POINTS? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Golf Cart Mafia Consigliere Posts: 3147 3/30/17 8:20 am

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bonnie knox |
UncleJD wrote: | WHAT ABOUT TYPING IN ALL CAPS AND USING LOTS OF EXCLAMATION POINTS? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
It's actually against Acts-celerate policy, but it's also just not masculine to do it or to point out that someone else has done it.
Or maybe that will turn out to be Aaron's second pet peeve. |
[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 14803 3/30/17 8:23 am

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Bonnie, if there's one (1) thing I can't stand... |
Aaron Scott |
bonnie knox wrote: | I'm laughing at Cojak's joke, but I did actually have to read it 2 (two) times, myself.
I actually like the reinforcement. Whenever I see a very large number, I have to count in groups of 3 (three) from the right to determine if it's a million (1,000,000) or what-have-you. Also, if one (1 person in general)makes a typo and has one (1) letter off in a word, we can usually figure it out from context, but if one (1) digit is off in a number, we're sunk unless we have that parenthetical explanation. The other thing is that, when spoken, million (1,000,000) and billion (1,000,000,000) are not very distinct from one (1) another. Ha, that last one (1) was especially for Aaron.
I'm looking forward with anticipation to Aaron's second pet peeve. |
It's folks like you making excuses for the other seven (7) billion (1,000,000,000) people in the world for doing things this way.
Another thing, too (2...wait a minute), is that when you have to have numbers (1,2, 3,4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9....) to reinforce your understanding, you will likely need WORDS to reinforce your math (+, -, x, /), and then everything becomes a messy word problem (Bonnie).
So I urge you to (2...scratch that) consider your ways and be for(4)given (70X7), etc. |
Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 6042 3/31/17 10:38 am
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bonnie knox |
Words do reinforce math. No truer words were spoken. When you know that "of" means "times (x)," it makes word problems a lot simpler.
"Is" means "equals" ("=").
"What" means "a variable" ("n").
For example, twenty-five (25) IS WHAT percent OF seventy-five (75)?
25 = N% x 75
Oh, and 70 x 7 pretty much means as much as needed. |
[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 14803 3/31/17 12:41 pm

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bonnie knox |
Aaron, you're gonna love this. I read a while back about a culture that doesn't have numbers. Small quantities are called one or two. Beyond that, they just say "many."
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080714111940.htm
So, maybe subtract three hundred (300) from the seven billion (7,000,000,000) other people in the world who are putting numbers in parentheses.  |
[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 14803 3/31/17 12:56 pm

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How does "of" mean times? |
Aaron Scott |
For instance if I wanted to multiply 12 x 12, how would I say that with "of"? Seriously. I'll probably remember the moment you respond, but I can't get that right now. |
Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 6042 4/1/17 6:40 am
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Re: How does "of" mean times? |
bonnie knox |
Aaron Scott wrote: | For instance if I wanted to multiply 12 x 12, how would I say that with "of"? Seriously. I'll probably remember the moment you respond, but I can't get that right now. |
Well, I wouldn't use "of" there. I would just say 144, lol (if I could remember it). I was thinking more of the example I used above.
However, if I wanted to explain it using "of," I might say 12 rows OF 12 items. |
[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 14803 4/1/17 9:42 am

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My pet peeves? |
roughridercog |
Habitually late people
People who clip their nails are in church
Starting all services local or state late
People who pass me and slow down
Stopping at SAMs Club sample tables and talking endlessly to the server. MUNCH AND MOVE!!!!!
I will probably think of others later _________________ Doctor of Bovinamodulation |
Acts Mod Posts: 25305 4/1/17 3:49 pm

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Re: My pet peeves? |
c6thplayer1 |
roughridercog wrote: | Habitually late people
People who clip their nails are in church
Starting all services local or state late
People who pass me and slow down
Stopping at SAMs Club sample tables and talking endlessly to the server. MUNCH AND MOVE!!!!!
I will probably think of others later |
I have just graded your post for the accuracy of pet peeves;
A+++++++++ |
Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 6385 4/1/17 4:49 pm

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Re: My pet peeves? |
Cojak |
c6thplayer1 wrote: | roughridercog wrote: | Habitually late people
People who clip their nails are in church
Starting all services local or state late
People who pass me and slow down
Stopping at SAMs Club sample tables and talking endlessly to the server. MUNCH AND MOVE!!!!!
I will probably think of others later |
I have just graded your post for the accuracy of pet peeves;
A+++++++++ |
 _________________ Some facts but mostly just my opinion!
jacsher@aol.com
http://shipslog-jack.blogspot.com/ |
01000001 01100011 01110100 01110011 Posts: 24285 4/1/17 9:04 pm

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Re: MASSIVE PET PEEVE ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Old Time Country Preacher |
OK, if ya really wanna know, here is some a OTCP's pet peeves:
1. Folk with COG credentials but WOF beliefs/doctrines/practices. If ya gonna be a woffie, surrender ya credentials and connect with Copeland.
2. Unethical preachers claimin academic credentials they ain't got. They is plenty a other stuff to lie about, why lie about that?
3. Puttin chewin gum under the pew after ya chew it. If ya gonna put it there, leave it in the wrapper so somebody else can chew it.
4. Transcribed sermons where 3/4 of what was said was "Somebody slap ya neighbor an say 'the devil is under my feet' or 'can't git no help up in here.'"
5. Preachers who yell "Let me tell you a THING." What is a THING?
6. Singers gittin up to sing an sayin, "Yall pray fer me, I ain't had time to practice." Well set down then, cause ya shore had time to watch Honey Boo Boo or Greenlief.
7. The SYSTEM. What is the SYSTEM?
8. White preachers goin into ethnic mode when they start preachin. You don't talk like at at Wal Mart, so why preach like at?
9. Preachers in skinny jeans, prancin, dancin, light loaferin, an makin a mockery a the ministry.
10. Folk sayin, "The Holy Ghost told me," when the Holy Ghost ain't told em nothin. |
Acts-pert Poster Posts: 15570 4/1/17 9:40 pm
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Re: MASSIVE PET PEEVE ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Cojak |
Old Time Country Preacher wrote: | OK, if ya really wanna know, here is some a OTCP's pet peeves:
1. Folk with COG credentials but WOF beliefs/doctrines/practices. If ya gonna be a woffie, surrender ya credentials and connect with Copeland.
2. Unethical preachers claimin academic credentials they ain't got. They is plenty a other stuff to lie about, why lie about that?
3. Puttin chewin gum under the pew after ya chew it. If ya gonna put it there, leave it in the wrapper so somebody else can chew it.
4. Transcribed sermons where 3/4 of what was said was "Somebody slap ya neighbor an say 'the devil is under my feet' or 'can't git no help up in here.'"
5. Preachers who yell "Let me tell you a THING." What is a THING?
6. Singers gittin up to sing an sayin, "Yall pray fer me, I ain't had time to practice." Well set down then, cause ya shore had time to watch Honey Boo Boo or Greenlief.
7. The SYSTEM. What is the SYSTEM?
8. White preachers goin into ethnic mode when they start preachin. You don't talk like at at Wal Mart, so why preach like at?
9. Preachers in skinny jeans, prancin, dancin, light loaferin, an makin a mockery a the ministry.
10. Folk sayin, "The Holy Ghost told me," when the Holy Ghost ain't told em nothin. |
From OTCP, it is hard to believe you on 1 & 2. Never knew youthought that way
Now as to 3, wrappers would have been good, but I still found some that still had some sugar in them, unwrapped!
Now 4,5,8,9,10 I can say AMEN! _________________ Some facts but mostly just my opinion!
jacsher@aol.com
http://shipslog-jack.blogspot.com/ |
01000001 01100011 01110100 01110011 Posts: 24285 4/2/17 3:59 pm

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bonnie knox |
Quote: | 5. Preachers who yell "Let me tell you a THING." What is a THING? |
Ole Timer, I've often heard the phrase, "Let me tell you a thing or two." I don't know that I've heard preachers say it, though. Usually the thing or two that they are going to tell you does follow, so I would assume preachers follow up as well.
Most of the time when someone has a thing or two to tell someone else, the second party usually doesn't want to hear it, but the first party is pretty well bent on getting it off his/her chest. |
[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 14803 4/29/17 9:20 pm

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bonnie knox |
By the way, Aaron, did you ever tell us your second pet peeve? |
[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 14803 4/29/17 9:21 pm

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Cojak |
bonnie knox wrote: | By the way, Aaron, did you ever tell us your second pet peeve? | Thanks Bonnie, that was keeping me awake also.  _________________ Some facts but mostly just my opinion!
jacsher@aol.com
http://shipslog-jack.blogspot.com/ |
01000001 01100011 01110100 01110011 Posts: 24285 4/29/17 10:44 pm

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