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Originally Posted by Slamjammer
There seems to be an effort, intentional or not, to "dummy down" our society to the lowest common denominator. Schools don't teach, kids don't learn, parents don't care and the list goes on. As a result, we are restructuring our society, and filling it with people who can't read, write or do math. It all seems to come together at the fast food joints. Go inside a Mc D's some day (so you can watch the cashier closely). Maybe your order comes to $6.51. Give 'em a $10 bill and a penny....then watch the confusion.
We are doomed :-(
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I do that to try to accumulate laundry quarters, and they hand you back a bunch of stupid dimes. At least most registers do the math for them, or else we would still be standing there. They look at you like youre forcing them to do a magic trick.
