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[LarryC]

OK, so little Jimmy buys 130 oranges from the market in Almonte. They cost a dollar each so he's paid, let's see, $130 for them. He then re-sells 7.7 of these oranges to a restaurant in Renfrew for the same price (he's not a capitalist). So he recoups $7.70 . He calls Larry to have him calculate how much money he's now paid for his 130 oranges. "Whoa " says Larry - you paid only $122.30 for 130 oranges.

Must be the new math, I guess

So you have just killed your own point.

If he paid $122.30 for 130 oranges that are selling for $1.00 a piece, then it is very good, because he got $7.70 of FREE money somehow
No?
2nd grade math?

Thanks, adlep for filling in with a very appropriate response.  I've been busy conversing with rational people, it is so refreshing. But apparently OUman does not want to be one. I'm thinking now, that it is just a waste of time, to get it to admit the obvious.

Regards,
Larry 

[OUman]

OK, so little Jimmy buys 130 oranges from the market in Almonte. They cost a dollar each so he's paid, let's see, $130 for them. He then re-sells 7.7 of these oranges to a restaurant in Renfrew for the same price (he's not a capitalist). So he recoups $7.70 . He calls Larry to have him calculate how much money he's now paid for his 130 oranges. "Whoa " says Larry - you paid only $122.30 for 130 oranges.

Must be the new math, I guess

So you have just killed your own point.

If he paid $122.30 for 130 oranges that are selling for $1.00 a piece, then it is very good, because he got $7.70 of FREE money somehow
No?
2nd grade math?

OK, let me spell it out for you. I thought it was obvious but apparently not. Here's the rest of the story. Jimmy follows Larry's math and becomes very excited that he has such business acumen as to have got $7.70 of free money. Jimmy wants to share this good news so he calls adlep. "Adlep", he says, "come on over and count these 130 oranges that I bought for $122.30". Adlep rushes over to Jimmy's place to count the oranges he bought. Now, how many oranges does adlep find at Jimmy's place? He, of course, finds only 122.3 because the other 7.7 are now owned by the restaurant.

The result: Jimmy owns 122.3 oranges at a cost of $122.30, which makes, let's see, exactly $1.00 each.

[OUman]

OK, so little Jimmy buys 130 oranges from the market in Almonte. They cost a dollar each so he's paid, let's see, $130 for them. He then re-sells 7.7 of these oranges to a restaurant in Renfrew for the same price (he's not a capitalist). So he recoups $7.70 . He calls Larry to have him calculate how much money he's now paid for his 130 oranges. "Whoa " says Larry - you paid only $122.30 for 130 oranges.

Must be the new math, I guess

So you have just killed your own point.

If he paid $122.30 for 130 oranges that are selling for $1.00 a piece, then it is very good, because he got $7.70 of FREE money somehow
No?
2nd grade math?

Thanks, adlep for filling in with a very appropriate response.  I've been busy conversing with rational people, it is so refreshing. But apparently OUman does not want to be one. I'm thinking now, that it is just a waste of time, to get it to admit the obvious.

Regards,
Larry 

Larry, so you agree with adlep's conclusion then. $7.70 of free money, you think? I just posted the rest of the story: check it out and then tell us what's obvious and who's rational.

[OilBarren]

"THE LADY DOTH PROTEST
TOO MUCH!
METHINKS"

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Thane

[OilBarren]

OUmon,

YOU HAVE PLAYED THE ROLE OF THE "GREAT DECEIVER" WELL
BUT IT'S PROBABLY TIME YOU TOOK A HIKE,

OR RESURFACED UNDER ANOTHER IDENTITY...
BUT YOU REALLY AREN'T VERY GOOD AT THIS SO IT CAN'T BE FUN FOR YOU EITHER WAY?

OR WHY DON'T YOU START YOUR OWN - ANTI-THANE THREAD?

BEST WISHES AND GOOD LUCK IN ALL YOUR FUTURE DECEPTIONS.

Thane