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

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Title: Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
Post by: RocketMan on January 03, 2009, 04:12:52 PM: That's a creative one.
Pissed at Verizon, I take it? What did they do to him?
Title: Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
Post by: Regolith on January 03, 2009, 04:30:37 PM: Quote from: Manedwolf on January 03, 2009, 03:33:39 PM
.002 cents, isn't it?

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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.
Title: Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
Post by: bedlamite on January 03, 2009, 06:23:38 PM: Nobody has got it yet. It's $.002, or .2 cents.

e^(i*pi) = -1 (http://www.math.toronto.edu/mathnet/questionCorner/epii.html)

The geometric sum of 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + 1/32 + ... + 1/infinity = 1
Title: Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
Post by: Strings on January 03, 2009, 07:12:34 PM: ...and he demonstartes that he IS, in fact, a nerd.

Dweeb! :P
Title: Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
Post by: zahc on January 03, 2009, 07:40:18 PM: isn't randall munroe the author of xkcd?
Title: Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
Post by: Cromlech on January 04, 2009, 09:55:45 AM: (https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg176.imageshack.us%2Fimg176%2F1562%2Fcuttlefisheq0.png&hash=7bab78460177134ce7227a7464e3e20710d3d2c1)
I love xkcd. =D
Title: Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
Post by: AJ Dual 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.
Title: Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
Post by: Balog 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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Title: Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
Post by: Scout26 on January 05, 2009, 03:52:20 PM: I'd like to hear the back story.......
Title: Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
Post by: charby 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.

-C
Title: Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
Post by: Owens 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.
Title: Re: Now, that is a good protest check.
Post by: dogmush on January 06, 2009, 07:24:09 AM: http://xkcd.com/verizon/

The audio's more fun then the written blog.