sugna Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 On 29/09/2022 at 13:47, welshbairn said: The Guardian replies.. Arsehole attempt by the Guardian to weasel out of a clear mistake. Also, taking the "general" (by which is apparently meant 'highly specific") sense, the assertion is still clearly incorrect. Counterexample: 10 households, 9 paying £100, the other paying £1000. The average in the sense intended is the median: £100; 10% of households pay more than (that) average. QEb*****dingD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbigal Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Morrisons 500m before you get to Shell is consistently 9-10p cheaper. As is the Jet on the way back out of Dundee. f**k knows why anyone uses that Shell garage.Its the only garage in Dundee with LPG and the fucking LPG pump is out of action.Shitshow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Normally with parking issues I'd recommend a petrol bomb but with prices the way they are a hammer and some elbow grease would do the trick. Or take a picture of the offending vehicles, post it on the local Facebook page and a cues them of being peadoor dog thiefs. You're welcome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 19 minutes ago, Bert Raccoon said: Normally with parking issues I'd recommend a petrol bomb but with prices the way they are a hammer and some elbow grease would do the trick. Or take a picture of the offending vehicles, post it on the local Facebook page and a cues them of being peadoor dog thiefs. You're welcome You're a peadoor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy FFC Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 9 hours ago, Central Belt Caley said: Neighbours that have assigned parking spaces/drives but park in the communal spaces so they don’t have to walk an extra 5 metres to their front door In a similar vein to people who park in the drop off layby in front of the gym rather than park 10m away in the massive carpark. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 51 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: You're a peadoor. Unproven 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 19 hours ago, DiegoDiego said: The coach outside my window has had the engine idling for over twenty minutes. I'd give him a piece of my mind but I've lost enough of it as it is. Just had a good chuckle at this. It's a very fine line isn't it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 The Spar in the Hilltown has shut down. Absolutely seething because they did excellent, fresh rolls from a local bakery across the road. Have had to settle for average Lidl rolls for my bacon for lunch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 I take it said bakery doesn't have an outlet for its wheaten comestibles. Do newsagents still sell morning rolls? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) On 29/09/2022 at 19:38, Granny Danger said: When I did my O Grades in 1971 there were separate Maths and Arithmetic qualifications. Same here 2 years earlier. There was Higher Maths, but I don't think there was Higher Arithmetic. Edited October 1, 2022 by Jacksgranda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) On 29/09/2022 at 13:49, Bairnardo said: On 29/09/2022 at 13:47, welshbairn said: "If you take average to mean what average is generally understood to mean...." This is more a case of the general public misunderstanding the term "average". The term "average" just means a single number which is representative of the overall set of numbers, and the mean and median are both versions of averages. For some reason people have it in their head that "average" = mean. Edited October 1, 2022 by craigkillie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Do newsagents still sell morning rolls?This is at the same level of out of touch as Rishi Sunak trying to buy a can of Cola 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 14 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Same here 2 years earlier. There was Higher Maths, but I don't think there was Higher Arithmetic. Same situation as late as 82. IIRC arithmetic was the practical day to day application of maths. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 1 hour ago, tamthebam said: I take it said bakery doesn't have an outlet for its wheaten comestibles. Do newsagents still sell morning rolls? They were sold out! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 40 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Same here 2 years earlier. There was Higher Maths, but I don't think there was Higher Arithmetic. No I don’t think so. My greatest academic achievement was getting 100% for my Arithmetic prelim. The maths teacher (a total nut job) gave me a chocolate then shouted at me for eating it in class. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Just now, Granny Danger said: My greatest academic achievement was getting 100% for my Arithmetic prelim. The maths teacher (a total nut job) gave me a chocolate then shouted at me for eating it in class. I always thought arithmetic was fairly easy - as opposed to maths itself and calculus and other things that I hadn't a clue about - but that's quite impressive! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK Hibee Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 55 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Same here 2 years earlier. There was Higher Maths, but I don't think there was Higher Arithmetic. I did standard grade maths and ( I almost certain) O grade arithmetic in 1990. No course but our maths teacher put us all forward for the exam. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 8 minutes ago, HK Hibee said: I did standard grade maths and ( I almost certain) O grade arithmetic in 1990. No course but our maths teacher put us all forward for the exam. O Grade Arithmetic was a piece of cake, really. I think most of us could have passed it in P7, tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 16 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: O Grade Arithmetic was a piece of cake, really. I think most of us could have passed it in P7, tbh. IIRC we were even allowed to take calculators in, having just made the switch from slide rules which I'd never really mastered. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Just now, welshbairn said: IIRC we were even allowed to take calculators in, having just made the switch from slide rules which I'd never really mastered. I never got the hang of them, either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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