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Manedwolf

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Now, that is a good protest check.
« on: January 03, 2009, 03:33:39 PM »
.002 cents, isn't it?

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Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2009, 04:12:52 PM »
That's a creative one.
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Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2009, 04:30:37 PM »
Quote from: Manedwolf on January 03, 2009, 03:33:39 PM
.002 cents, isn't it?



IIRC, it worked out to 2 cents, as in the two cents you leave for a waiter when their service sucked, or as in "get in your two cents."

But, I'm not exactly a math nerd, so I could be wrong.
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Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2009, 06:23:38 PM »
Nobody has got it yet. It's $.002, or .2 cents.

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Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2009, 07:12:34 PM »
...and he demonstartes that he IS, in fact, a nerd.

Dweeb! :P
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Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2009, 07:40:18 PM »
isn't randall munroe the author of xkcd?
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Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2009, 09:55:45 AM »

I love xkcd.  =D
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Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2009, 10:19:54 AM »
My father had a grudge against some utility back in the late 70's, and they sent him a bill mid-month for $4, some overage, or miscalculation on their part that was the last straw as far as he was concerned.

So he sent in a check for $2 The next bill came for $2, and he sent in $1. When the bill came in for $1, he sent in $.50.

At $.25 someone from the utility billing dept. called him up to ask what the problem was.  :lol:

He was having a tough time deciding to send in $.12 or round up to $.13 the next time round... So he vented to the caller and felt better.
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Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2009, 03:43:05 PM »
Quote from: zahc on January 03, 2009, 07:40:18 PM
isn't randall munroe the author of xkcd?

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Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2009, 03:52:20 PM »
I'd like to hear the back story.......
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Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2009, 04:13:52 PM »
I had a bill last month for $1.67 on a store credit card, I sent a check for $2.00. I'm hoping for a refund and I closed the account.

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Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2009, 07:13:00 AM »
I had seen this check somewhere before and I think it had the explanation or back story with it. I'll dig around and see if I can find it again. If I remember correct though, it was over a cell phone bill dispute and worked out to $438.17. At least thats my memory as of now and as I'm no math whiz, no way could I tell if it was wrong or right.
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Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2009, 07:24:09 AM »
http://xkcd.com/verizon/

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