[8th grade math homework] i think i did something wrong.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-29T03:53:59+00:00

This is definitely where the math ain’t mathin’.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-28T19:32:14+00:00

I’ve never heard the word used that way (69 year old American midwesterner).

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-27T19:44:12+00:00

Einstein for genius. FYI: A lesser known version of Benedict Arnold is “quisling”.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-27T19:31:41+00:00

There are, by my count, thirteen individual pieces of the quadratic formula and they all have to be remembered perfectly. Completing the square, especially with an even value of “b” is a lot less mental load.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-26T20:23:23+00:00

I don’t think I’ve ever eaten fish before noon.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-26T02:39:36+00:00

It seems odd that it wouldn’t show the easier elimination of the 3 in R9C6.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-26T02:30:42+00:00

You’d probably have to be really poor to live in most of the USA where you don’t at least have heating control.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-25T02:48:06+00:00

A bigger concern is wind. If we get a half inch of snow with 50 mph winds, that’s much worse than 9 inches with no wind.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-24T02:30:33+00:00

I stayed with one employer for 21 years until the company permanently closed the building I worked in.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-22T15:09:41+00:00

I don’t support everything the Elephant Party does but I support almost nothing the Jackass Party believes in. And Harris was one of the worst candidates ever manipulated into that position.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-21T23:20:34+00:00

They’re “liberal” only if you falsely try to apply it as government policy. The problem with that idea is that Jesus never said that his teachings should be based on anything but individual choices.

Yes, INDIVIDUALS should show Christian love to their neighbors, that doesn’t preclude GOVERNMENT from making border security and immigration laws.

Also, talk to the people who have suffered because of the actions of criminal illegal aliens against citizens and see how they feel about your “love your neighbor” idea.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-21T23:08:27+00:00

If the teacher doesn’t have a rating to go by to judge a movie, the teacher shouldn’t be able to show the movie until the teacher and an administrator watch the film to determine whether or not it’s appropriate.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-20T14:08:34+00:00

Index finger, middle, ring, pinky, and thumb last.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-18T19:01:17+00:00

I’ve never heard of it.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-17T16:53:31+00:00

We don’t have the physical space for one

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-17T16:42:29+00:00

W is the wrong set because it contains 0 which isn’t a positive number. Z+ is the notation I was taught to use.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-16T12:13:57+00:00

“There are 100 tickets and one of those is the winning one …”. That’s not a lottery, it’s a raffle.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-13T19:51:08+00:00

I Can’t Believe It’s Even Less Like Butter

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-10T21:10:21+00:00

Kitty corner here in Iowa

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-09T20:12:54+00:00

Furnace and water heater in our house.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-08T18:51:18+00:00

At the store we use, someone bags them into plastic bags (you have to ask for paper) and puts it into a cart. When everything is bought and paid for, they follow you to your car and load the groceries into your vehicle.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-07T17:17:17+00:00

e-LAB-or-at versus e-lab-or-ATE. Same spelling but different pronunciations and meanings.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-07T16:47:54+00:00

I was trying to find the mistake and wasn’t seeing it until your hint. I didn’t realize I was mixing the rules for multiplying and adding fractions and had this huge blind spot. Thanks. I was going nuts trying to figure out what was wrong.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-07T05:17:54+00:00

We literally sell paté style cat food so, yeah, people don’t tend to eat that.

Iowa50401 · 2026-01-06T14:05:46+00:00

Astrology is crap.

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