But the idea was that the written amount was harder to alter.
of course, once people stopped writing out "thirty two cents" and started putting "32/100", that safety net went away :)
You do well to flee, townspeople! I will pillage your lands and dwellings! I will burn your crops and make merry sport with your more attractive daughters! Ha ha ha! Mark my words! Ooh! Ale! I smell delicious ale!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
Natter 57 Varieties
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Vortex - Mar 25, 2008 3:46:35 pm PDT #7240 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
-t - Mar 25, 2008 3:54:39 pm PDT #7241 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
True. I do that myself, though I enjoy writing checks for whole dollar amounts as "FIfty-four only" or whatever, rather than "and 00/100".
§ ita § - Mar 25, 2008 4:00:21 pm PDT #7242 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
people stopped writing out "thirty two cents" and started putting "32/100"
They did??? No one tells me anything! How will I ever keep up???
Okay, that last burst of work took a lot out of me. I am off home.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 25, 2008 4:05:18 pm PDT #7243 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
How could anyone fit the amount in without writing 32/100? I have trouble fitting amounts over one hundred dollars!
Jesse - Mar 25, 2008 4:06:16 pm PDT #7244 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
They did???
They did a long time ago! But what we saw in the bank was the person wrote $32.76 (say) in the box, and then just "thirty two ---------" on the line instead of "thirty two and 76/100."
sarameg - Mar 25, 2008 4:08:35 pm PDT #7245 of 10001
I write out six hundred and eighty-three dollars and 00/100-------.
Gets interesting when I'm writing my cc bill in a bad month (I put most everything not rent and utilities on that.) I have to start shrinking the letters 3/4 way through.
Theodosia - Mar 25, 2008 4:18:24 pm PDT #7246 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I'm so very sorry, Scrappy, and holding you and your family in my thoughts tonight.
Tom Scola - Mar 25, 2008 4:20:12 pm PDT #7247 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
My checks have (and always had) a line that says:
________________________________ dollars
I can't write "Thirty two dollars and seventy six cents", because then it would be "Thirty two dollars and seventy six cents dollars". It's "Thirty two and 76/100 dollars".
sarameg - Mar 25, 2008 4:39:36 pm PDT #7248 of 10001
Mine say the same, but I got into the other habit writing the bills for my parents one summer on checks without it (I don't know if they were teaching me a lesson or my dad was too flaky to remember it when mom was away.)
§ ita § - Mar 25, 2008 4:40:43 pm PDT #7249 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I can't write "Thirty two dollars and seventy six cents", because then it would be "Thirty two dollars and seventy six cents dollars". It's "Thirty two and 76/100 dollars".
What I do is write "thirty eight dollars and 50 cents" and then trail a line through the rest of that space that kinda crosses out the printed "dollars" when need be.
I just turned my TV on to TMZ. Is that papparazzi TV? It looked like its only function. Made me not proud of my species. Must change away.
Now I embark upon cereal research. I'm going to try giving up wheat for a while, and I need to see what that will do to my breakfast. I vaguely remember a time before the internet. Very vaguely. How horrible.