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#351 2016-03-24 14:33:00
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Re: Math Pick-up Lines
It is Good Friday soon here but I meant after I just mentioned it.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#352 2016-03-24 15:01:24
Re: Math Pick-up Lines
Shouldn't I be reading them?
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#353 2016-03-24 16:12:39
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Re: Math Pick-up Lines
Not unless you plan to be a pro.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#354 2016-03-24 18:38:25
Re: Math Pick-up Lines
Should I plan to be a pro?
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#355 2016-03-24 18:41:34
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Re: Math Pick-up Lines
I have been asked that question a couple of times. Mostly by players in Vegas who thought they were strong. I always gave them the answer they wanted to hear.
Why do you want to be a pro anyway?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#356 2016-03-25 02:04:38
Re: Math Pick-up Lines
Well, I do not think I am strong but I am improving. When you tell people what they expected they do not learn anything new
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#357 2016-03-25 03:47:37
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Re: Math Pick-up Lines
That is only partly true, but in any case you did not answer the question.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#358 2016-03-25 06:26:04
Re: Math Pick-up Lines
I thought it was a trick question
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#359 2016-03-25 07:56:12
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Re: Math Pick-up Lines
Nope, if you want to I would like to know why.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#360 2016-03-25 12:41:44
Re: Math Pick-up Lines
There is no specific reason. It just seems a nice game
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#361 2016-03-25 13:26:39
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Re: Math Pick-up Lines
And you want to do this for your life?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#362 2016-03-25 18:10:55
Re: Math Pick-up Lines
To earn a livelihood?
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#363 2016-03-25 18:11:31
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Re: Math Pick-up Lines
That is the definition of a pro.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#364 2016-03-25 18:12:46
Re: Math Pick-up Lines
According to who?
No, I am not doing that.
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#365 2016-03-25 18:22:32
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Re: Math Pick-up Lines
Professional: a person who earns a living in a sport or other occupation frequently engaged in by amateurs:
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#366 2016-03-25 19:28:05
Re: Math Pick-up Lines
Oh you meant professional
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#367 2016-03-25 19:33:21
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Re: Math Pick-up Lines
Yes, pro is short for professional.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#368 2016-03-25 19:36:51
Re: Math Pick-up Lines
That is not entirely true
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#369 2016-03-25 19:41:58
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Re: Math Pick-up Lines
It has some other meanings but in this context...
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#370 2016-03-25 19:45:02
Re: Math Pick-up Lines
I agree
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#371 2016-03-25 19:47:15
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Re: Math Pick-up Lines
So why the sudden interest in that book?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#372 2016-03-25 23:40:46
Re: Math Pick-up Lines
I like it.
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#373 2016-03-26 02:55:02
- bobbym
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Re: Math Pick-up Lines
Okay, have fun reading it then.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#374 2016-03-26 15:44:00
Re: Math Pick-up Lines
Thanks.
I bought a pack of physical cards
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#375 2016-03-26 15:54:09
- bobbym
- bumpkin
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- Registered: 2009-04-12
- Posts: 109,606
Re: Math Pick-up Lines
I do not remember when I held my first deck.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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