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Paul Popinjay
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"John Larkin" <jjlarkin@highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in message
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by sight and without measuring it? Even though a paper cup in a cafe is
supposed to be the 12-oz size, a lot of them aren't really 12 ounces. What
if it had been 14 ounces if filled all the way to the top? Then what would
you have done? I agree that the girl probably just wasn't very bright. But
a lot of women are like that. Figuring things out just doesn't seem to be
their cup of tea. But I don't think you want to talk down to them or
ridicule them. Maybe I misjudged the tone of your post.
-Paul Popinjay
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John, could YOU tell when it would have been 3/4 of the paper cup full justOn Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:36:57 -0700 (PDT), RichD
r_delaney2001@yahoo.com> wrote:
I was at a cafe the other day, I asked the
girl at the counter for a cup of hot water.
It's a 12 oz. paper cup. I tell her, "Fill it
about 3/4."
She hesitates, then "Fractions aren't
my strong point, can you show me how
much you'd like?" I had to point to the
level to dispense.
That's right - "3/4 to the top" literally
boggled her mind! I fall into a
melancholia, I fear for posterity... homo
sapiens had a good run, but nothing
lasts forever...
Not everybody has math instincts. Maybe she has other talents, like
speaking three languages or something. Or maybe she's just dumb...
there's nothing inherently wrong with that.
John
by sight and without measuring it? Even though a paper cup in a cafe is
supposed to be the 12-oz size, a lot of them aren't really 12 ounces. What
if it had been 14 ounces if filled all the way to the top? Then what would
you have done? I agree that the girl probably just wasn't very bright. But
a lot of women are like that. Figuring things out just doesn't seem to be
their cup of tea. But I don't think you want to talk down to them or
ridicule them. Maybe I misjudged the tone of your post.
-Paul Popinjay