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myLot reputation of 93/100. Irishfrndly65 (8534) 3 years ago

Sheepishly, I’ll admit I despise mathematics! Even reading how to figure something, a formula, or word problem and it’s like my brain shuts down and my eyes glaze over. I can do it, I just HATE doing it!

What topic will make your eyes glaze over?blink
When do you find your mind wondering during a conversation?
Does the other person realize that you have ‘left the building’whistle while they were talking to you?
How do you tell when someone has lost interest in what you are saying?

Squirrell or Venison? drool

 

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1. myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (24272)   ranked 11 out of 496 in panda spanking   3 years ago

I'm fond of math myself. Also, I lie...

I do the eye glazing thing far too often. Bad, bad habit... Happens on conference calls all the time.

which one tastes like chicken?


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (24272)   ranked 11 out of 496 in panda spanking  3 years ago

haha I was first!


myLot reputation of 93/100. Irishfrndly65 (8534)  3 years ago

Dork! Yea but a conference call..they can't SEE you glazing over...........whistle.

That would be the squirrell!


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (24272)   ranked 11 out of 496 in panda spanking  3 years ago

No, they can't see me but sometimes they actually ask me questions...


myLot reputation of 93/100. Irishfrndly65 (8534)  3 years ago

We're all alone here today...............whistle

Roses are red
this discussion is failing
where did my friends go
are they all ailing?


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (24272)   ranked 11 out of 496 in panda spanking  3 years ago

They had a party
And didn't invite us
Let's have our own
And they can bite us


myLot reputation of 87/100. fwidman (5652)  3 years ago

Where do I get to bite you? drool


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5358)  3 years ago

roses are red
violets are blue
i'm not sailing
i'm here with you


myLot reputation of 93/100. Irishfrndly65 (8534)  3 years ago

Bite us where,
did you ask?
Why can't you imagine?
Anyplace is just fine
and I've run out of rhyme.....................dang it...........


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (24272)   ranked 11 out of 496 in panda spanking  3 years ago

No biting, it's a party after all!


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5358)  3 years ago

rofl.. ailing, sailing, what's an 's' between friends


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (24272)   ranked 11 out of 496 in panda spanking  3 years ago

Pass the drinks
Pass the food
Party's started
And that's good....


myLot reputation of 87/100. fwidman (5652)  3 years ago

roses are red
violets are blue
A gentleman never tells
where he would bite you

la la la la la...back to the poker room for me...


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5358)  3 years ago

roses are red
violets are gone
sorry so am I
coz eastenders is on

tata

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2. myLot reputation of 87/100. fwidman (5652)   3 years ago

Physics would do it, as would Engineering lol I like Math but not that much lol
I'm sure most people would be able to figure out I stopped listening, but that's not my problem if they are boring me happy


myLot reputation of 93/100. Irishfrndly65 (8534)  3 years ago

Ugh..engineering. Hey...let's build a bridge of popcicle sticks!


myLot reputation of 87/100. fwidman (5652)  3 years ago

Yep, Engineering. I hear lots of it when I talk to my son the Engineer. Poor guy, I don't know how he deals with that stuff every single day lol


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5358)  3 years ago

I thought you were rhyming there FWid

Physics would do it
as would engineering
I like math
but not orienteering
rasp


myLot reputation of 87/100. fwidman (5652)  3 years ago

Thanks for the BR pencil happy

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3. myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5358)   3 years ago

hiya Irish

I don't mind math too much, but really dislike history. I once had a date who was a historian and he started on his favourite subject....
Oh dear! Did I yawn? yes, he knew I was bored lol he asked me if I was.
mmm Venison please

Alice happy


myLot reputation of 93/100. Hair_of_the_Dog (1076)  3 years ago

You should never consider dating a man who loves history. There is no future in it! rasp


myLot reputation of 93/100. Irishfrndly65 (8534)  3 years ago

Oh...I LOVE history. LOL! European history is my favorite too!


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (24272)   ranked 11 out of 496 in panda spanking  3 years ago

So did I tell you about the time that Eleanor of Acquitaine and Mary Queen of Scots...


Never mind...


myLot reputation of 93/100. Irishfrndly65 (8534)  3 years ago

;sits to listen; I love those two characters.


myLot reputation of 96/100. thea09 (5382)   ranked 56 out of 496 in panda spanking  3 years ago

I'm a huge history fan too Alice, how can anyone be bored by it, can you possibly guess what makes me glaze over. I drove myself to near terminal boredom the other night as TD really tried to talk me through copying and pasting a discussion address. I tried but gave up in frustration after an hour of still not turning anything blue. A whole hour wasted when I could have been tucking into a good delve into history.sadAnd I'm still none the wiser as to where this browser thing is.thumbdown


myLot reputation of 93/100. Hair_of_the_Dog (1076)  3 years ago

Who, Alice and Dawn? rolleyes


myLot reputation of 93/100. Hair_of_the_Dog (1076)  3 years ago

thea, you've just ruined my comment! lolsad


myLot reputation of 93/100. Irishfrndly65 (8534)  3 years ago

saiight Dogg..I got it!


myLot reputation of 93/100. Hair_of_the_Dog (1076)  3 years ago

If you love history so much, Irish, I should find you a clip of The Tudors. It's an historical drama loosely based on the Life and Times of our Henry VIII. We are nearly at the end of season two and he is onto his 4th wife already. Only two more to go.

Do you remember the rhyme? rasp


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (24272)   ranked 11 out of 496 in panda spanking  3 years ago

Alice and Dawn are characters? w00t


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (24272)   ranked 11 out of 496 in panda spanking  3 years ago

I'm 'enery the eighth I am...


myLot reputation of 87/100. fwidman (5652)  3 years ago

You two are characters, alright rasp


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5358)  3 years ago

lol@ 'no future in it'........No more historians for me Dog
@ thea.. sorry can't help it, the subject bored me to tears or to the land of nod.


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5358)  3 years ago

w00t
<<< skips along with dawn


myLot reputation of 98/100. pyewacket (12221)   ranked 83 out of 496 in panda spanking  3 years ago

aww--I'm a history geek myself...love from Ancient Egypt way up to Renaissance period and love the American Revolution and Civil War periods

(Pyewacket makes a mental note never to talk about history to Alice)


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5358)  3 years ago

lol Pye
I did find some of it interesting... but not much. whistle I'm just thrilled you have given me your time and will listen to whatever you have to say! lol. hugs*

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4. myLot reputation of 93/100. Hair_of_the_Dog (1076)   3 years ago

I love maths (we say maths over here, not math like Alice typed)

Anything about womens troubles makes my eyes glaze over. There seems to be so many and a lot of blood and other messy things are often involved. blink

Save the RED Squirrel I say. thumbup


myLot reputation of 93/100. Irishfrndly65 (8534)  3 years ago

I knooooow YOU like maths! rasp

We call it Tia Roja(Auntie Red), so...wanna talk about it? whistle


myLot reputation of 93/100. Hair_of_the_Dog (1076)  3 years ago

Sounds like a full-bodied red wine? blink


myLot reputation of 93/100. Irishfrndly65 (8534)  3 years ago

eewwwwwwww


myLot reputation of 93/100. Hair_of_the_Dog (1076)  3 years ago

Is it one to split out into the bucket? blink


myLot reputation of 93/100. Irishfrndly65 (8534)  3 years ago

Ok...and I was doing SOOO well...but...I don't get this one! blink


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5358)  3 years ago

I like saying math and copied the American way, it sounds more intelectual and I need all the help I can get in that department rasp

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5. myLot reputation of 98/100. caragh2608 (1058)   3 years ago

I do this on the phone to my mother, bad I know! But she starts telling me about "Grandma's neighbour's sister's step-daughter" or "whats-her-name, with the little white dog, her boy went to toddler group with you" or whoever, and I have NO idea who she's talking about, so I just tune out, and make interested noises at points which seem appropriate. Then I'll slip up and say something irrelevant, and she'll realise I'm not actually listening at all, and she gets annoyed and ends the phone call as quickly as she can. It makes me feel bad but really, how can I follow a conversation when I don't know who or what its about?! lol


myLot reputation of 93/100. Irishfrndly65 (8534)  3 years ago

LOL...uhm....my mom goes off on us often. I just hold the phone away from my ear, then pull it back to see if she's done, then away again. LOL!

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6. myLot reputation of 92/100. dumblnddzzy (10631)   ranked 74 out of 496 in panda spanking   3 years ago

I cannot read how to d math either..my dad was a math genius & expected us kids tobe one also.. Only problem was i will shut down during anything to dowith math.. I can't even do a checking account it dries me nutso...so i just use debit card for everything, for some reason i can do that with no problem..of course it also helps tat ican go online to look at my balance as much as i want to...lol.
When my mind wanders during a conversation, i am extremely forward about tis.. I will tell the person "sorry i can't ay attention as what your saying does not affect me, so sorry" so lets talk abut something else.. they are at first taken aback, BUT they will change the subject for me..heheh...lori


myLot reputation of 93/100. Irishfrndly65 (8534)  3 years ago

I only shut down, good term, on word problems and such. Simple math, fractions, percentages, I'm ok with.....start asking when the such and such train leaves such and such...ffffffttttttttttttttt.....;eyes glaze over; See the pretty flower?


myLot reputation of 92/100. dumblnddzzy (10631)   ranked 74 out of 496 in panda spanking  3 years ago

lol I am AWESOME when it comsto word problems, word find, search & find words, crossword puzzles.....did you see the sheep??lori

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7. myLot reputation of 98/100. James72 (7104)   ranked 4 out of 496 in panda spanking   3 years ago

I pretty much switch off in under an hour during ANY conference type environment and the subject matter makes absolutely no difference whatsoever. I end up staring into space and thinking up evil schemes like throwing the complimentary mints into the guest speaker's jug of water and crap like that. I have no patience at all when it comes to having to sit there patiently for hours on end. I never have and I never will! The only time I seem to cope OK with it is when I'm on a plane, but even then I'm watching TV or reading or something. I'm not aware of people realising ever that I've disappeared on a bus to "Imaginary Town" either? I've been caught daydreaming once or twice before I guess, but I'm usually pretty good at looking interested even though I'm dying inside.

When I've had to speak myself in the past, I've always added a lot of interactive parts and some loud bits and pieces to jump-start people and keep them attentive. It seems to have worked OK so far! Sometimes I'll see someone gazing off into Never-Never Land, so I'll either ignore them or specifically isolate them with a question etc to snap them back into reality. I reckon it's pretty easy to tell if someone's lost their attention too. Body language wise, you can practically see them floating away! lol.

I prefer Squirrel myself.....


myLot reputation of 93/100. Irishfrndly65 (8534)  3 years ago

Oh..so you're own inattentiveness has taught you some tricks! You're wicked!

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8. myLot reputation of 94/100. betsyraeduke (1254)   ranked 244 out of 496 in panda spanking   3 years ago

Math bores me to tears! I'll also tend to zone out if hubby is telling something about his work or work place. I'll just kind of look at him with a vacant stare and say, "uh huh"..."yeah"..."that's cool"...I really have no idea what he is talking about but....well...confused

And most definitely venison! Squirrel?!!! Gross! Okay, so I never tried squirrel. I won't try it either, doesn't even sound good! Squirrel, ick!surrender


myLot reputation of 93/100. Irishfrndly65 (8534)  3 years ago

My dad made me try it, tastes like chicken! LOL!


myLot reputation of 94/100. betsyraeduke (1254)   ranked 244 out of 496 in panda spanking  3 years ago

Chicken pffft! Sure it does! That's what they say about everything! I don't care if it does, if I want chicken, I will eat chicken! I could never eat squirrel. It just sounds to gross to me and I am too squemish. Just the thought of it makes me wanna hurl. If anyone ever tried to make me eat it, they would be sorry because I would hurl all over them! doh

Have a lovely day! lol


myLot reputation of 93/100. Irishfrndly65 (8534)  3 years ago

Rowrww!

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9. myLot reputation of 94/100. thebohemianheart (2780)   ranked 13 out of 496 in panda spanking   3 years ago

Technical stuff makes me do that. Please, please, don't try to give me the technical information about anything, just break it down into plain, simple terms and I will pay attention. Get technical on me and I immediately tune out.


myLot reputation of 93/100. Irishfrndly65 (8534)  3 years ago

did you say something? whistlerasplol


myLot reputation of 94/100. thebohemianheart (2780)   ranked 13 out of 496 in panda spanking  3 years ago

Oh, shush it, Jabber Jaws!lol


myLot reputation of 93/100. Irishfrndly65 (8534)  3 years ago

Motor mouth!


myLot reputation of 94/100. thebohemianheart (2780)   ranked 13 out of 496 in panda spanking  3 years ago

Uh huh.

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10. myLot reputation of 97/100. p1kef1sh (7539)   ranked 5 out of 496 in panda spanking   3 years ago

Is this a private math class or can anyone fail? I hated maths at school, spent 10 years in finance so had to get to grips with it and now ams glad that I don't (much). I glaze over when people talk about ham. I love glazed ham. Yum Yum. What?....... Squenison!


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5358)  3 years ago

lol I'd much prefer virrel


myLot reputation of 93/100. Irishfrndly65 (8534)  3 years ago

Uhmm glazed ham!

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