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Quick Math Lesson

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So, despite the fact that we have twice as much of B than we do of A, A is still more valuable than B. And here's the kicker: the more we have of B the worse off we are! None of A is far better than a ton of B.

This is my nightmare.

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It's mathtastic!

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Jul 11, 2009 2:34 AM EDT reply actions  

I hear the jury's still out on math

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on Jul 11, 2009 2:45 AM EDT reply actions  

shoot me in the face.

I’m in shock.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Jul 11, 2009 4:22 AM EDT reply actions  

Meh as in what?

Are you really gonna disagree with simple math?

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Jul 11, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions  

Quick Math Lesson

that’s like the product that someone sells at an incredible price that everyone is going out and buying it. The company behind it sees that they’re losing some money for each product sold. An exec says about the loss, “that’s ok. we’ll make it up in volume”.

by dyhrdmet on Jul 11, 2009 1:30 PM EDT reply actions  

What would you rather have?

A pound of rocks, or six pounds of shit?

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Jul 11, 2009 2:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Wait, actually, never mind.

Think of all the pranks one could do with six pounds of shit!

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Jul 11, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Haha

But you’d need a lot of lighter fluid and brown paper bags. And you’d need to know where Jeff Francoeur lives.

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on Jul 11, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

I bet you live in your mother's basement

and watch the game as a series of numbers like the matrix. nerd

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Jul 11, 2009 10:19 PM EDT reply actions  

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