So I take it Mr. Scola got to Chicago safely? You all better be taking care of the Tom!
I kissed him, and I told him that I loved him. And I killed him.
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
F2F 4: Too Much Candy, Never Enough Mojitos.
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: Madison, WI from June 20-22 2008! Official website.
Pix - Apr 12, 2007 7:10:00 pm PDT #5049 of 10002
The status is NOT quo.
shrift - Apr 12, 2007 7:50:52 pm PDT #5050 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
As far as I know, Mr. Scola arrived in Chicago safely. He was the one who dubbed our trivia team "Super Karate Monkey Death Car".
NoiseDesign - Apr 12, 2007 7:52:22 pm PDT #5051 of 10002
Our wings are not tired
Super Karate Monkey Death Car
HEE! That's a shout out to our bar trivia night from one of my NYC trips! Way too cool!
ChiKat - Apr 12, 2007 8:09:49 pm PDT #5052 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I dropped our dear Mr. Scola at his hotel at about 10:30, so I suspect he's settling in.
I just sent out an email to the Midwest list about plans for tomorrow. Basically, we're going to hang at my place and order pizza and watch DVDs.
If you need the details and didn't get the email, let me know!
Pix - Apr 12, 2007 9:30:03 pm PDT #5053 of 10002
The status is NOT quo.
Huzzah! Enjoy the Scola. We miss him already.
Jon B. - Apr 13, 2007 6:05:30 am PDT #5054 of 10002
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
What is the square root of 12,345,678,987,654,321?
That is a great question!
tommyrot - Apr 13, 2007 6:14:12 am PDT #5055 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
That is a great question!
The guy running the trivia thing was surprised that five groups got it right.
Jon B. - Apr 13, 2007 6:24:34 am PDT #5056 of 10002
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I wonder how common long multiplication is these days. They still teach it in schools, right? Although I suppose most kids pull out their calculators and promptly forget it.
tommyrot - Apr 13, 2007 6:28:21 am PDT #5057 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
When I was in HS, somewhere I read about the pattern that 1² = 1, 11² = 121, 111² = 12321, etc. I can't remember where I read that - perhaps in a book of math stuff I read on my own....
Hil R. - Apr 13, 2007 6:37:52 am PDT #5058 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
They still teach it in schools. From what I've seen, most of the schools that know what they're doing will allow elementary-school kids to use calculators for certain activities, but will still also have them learn to do arthmetic without them. Middle school and high school will allow calculators a lot more. (And I usually end up with a whole bunch of undergrads who are terrified to do even basic calculations without a calculator. They know how to do it, but they just don't trust that a non-calculator answer will be right and they'll panic and say "I can't do this." I haven't noticed the same thing in elementary and middle school kids, though.)