Incredibly Stupid Things You've Heard Others Say, part 181672561

[Santo_Rugger]

[QUOTE=beanpod]
Oh, just remembered one I did. I was playing Monopoly with two other people. (In my defense, it was Monopoly. That game can take it out of anybody. And I realized my mistake.) I was owed $250 in rent. My friend handed me 2 $100 bills and 1 $50 bill. First stupid moment: I miscounted it, somehow. Second stupid moment: We got in an argument.

Friend: “It’s right there!”
Me: “But there’s only $150 here! SEE? Look: [counts out money] 100! 100! 50! One hundred and fifty.”
Friends look at me like I’m nuts.
Me: “oh…sorry.”
Friends erupt in laughter.
[/QUOTE]

Reminds me of the time I was playing poker, and 3s were wild. I also had a 7 and two 9s. “Four of a kind!”, I said. “Huh?”, said the other players. “Well, the 3 makes the 7 into a 9, plus my two nines, make four 9s!” :smack:

[Lathe_of_Heaven]

I was once at a cell phone store, and got this gem from the salesperson:
Her: Do you still work at… uh… wherever it is you’re working at?
Me: Why, yes. Yes, I do.

The question has a certain Zen quality to it, I think.

[Cardinal]

[QUOTE=Yllaria]
It’s not Dumber Math, it’s Practical Math.
[/QUOTE]

At my last school (I’m the teacher), it was Informal Math. Man, that’s right next to “Let’s Face it, You’re Not Going to Really Understand or Use This Later Math”.