ryan pasco (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} dlngrescapes) wrote,@ 2004-05-22 23:02:00 |
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my mall adventure
today i went to the mall. in doing so i ran into a man. he was 30 maybe. possibly 35. he asked me a question.
"excuse me, excuse me, what's ten percent of 40?"
to which i quickly replied, "four".
his friend who was next to him said, "see, four dollars".
okay. people are dumb. i mean dumber than you think. i mean, i always have a sort of cynical outlook on the education of people now as opposed to yesteryears long past. but when i actually witness grown men who can't figure out 4th grade math equations i feel totally confirmed in my beliefs.
it makes me sick actually. c'mon. you should know this.
10% of 40.
today i went to the mall. in doing so i ran into a man. he was 30 maybe. possibly 35. he asked me a question.
"excuse me, excuse me, what's ten percent of 40?"
to which i quickly replied, "four".
his friend who was next to him said, "see, four dollars".
okay. people are dumb. i mean dumber than you think. i mean, i always have a sort of cynical outlook on the education of people now as opposed to yesteryears long past. but when i actually witness grown men who can't figure out 4th grade math equations i feel totally confirmed in my beliefs.
it makes me sick actually. c'mon. you should know this.
10% of 40.
