tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post3590912518251632435..comments2024-03-28T22:15:17.067-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Flashback 2000: Near-disaster of biblical proportionsNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-7304291009044841082018-10-04T14:55:41.208-05:002018-10-04T14:55:41.208-05:00I'm guessing that the people who supply the di...I'm guessing that the people who supply the dirt also do the extra step to ascertain the volume of dirt needed.<br /><br />Just came to me that Neil missed the opportunity to use the phrase " the whole nine yards" more or less literally.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-63895801091371672312018-10-04T08:48:34.360-05:002018-10-04T08:48:34.360-05:00Just so. The circle is geometry. The equation to f...Just so. The circle is geometry. The equation to figure out its area is algebra, simply because "r" is a variable: it can represent any number that is the radius of a circle.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-13439020219361990912018-10-04T08:42:05.563-05:002018-10-04T08:42:05.563-05:00Love it.
Just like the recently deceased physicis...Love it.<br /><br />Just like the recently deceased physicist, who had a penchant for explaining complex issues to us simpletons. English grammar, the Torah and arithmetic -- another trifecta for Neil!<br /><br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-55256741797638147662018-10-04T08:17:43.920-05:002018-10-04T08:17:43.920-05:00Upon further reflection, it's probably both.Upon further reflection, it's probably both. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-79776819290253344582018-10-04T08:15:17.137-05:002018-10-04T08:15:17.137-05:00I'm not usually a quibbler (I hope), but would...I'm not usually a quibbler (I hope), but wouldn't that be geometry, not algebra?Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.com