i always did blur the line between helpful and just showing-off
A conversation between Susan, Jurgen (my boss) and I today while making delicious cakes:
Susan: I have to make a six-sided cake...what's this shape called?
Jurgen: An octagon.
Me: That's actually a hexagon.
Jurgen: Oh right. An octagon has five sides, yes?
Me: Eight.
Jurgen: What has five sides?
Me: A pentagon.
Susan: We should get you to write this out....
Me: Pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, nonagon, decagon........(pause as I look up to see everyone giving me a Look)
The look that says, "We are going to put something gross in your coffee when you leave, because you're such a nerd."
Susan: I have to make a six-sided cake...what's this shape called?
Jurgen: An octagon.
Me: That's actually a hexagon.
Jurgen: Oh right. An octagon has five sides, yes?
Me: Eight.
Jurgen: What has five sides?
Me: A pentagon.
Susan: We should get you to write this out....
Me: Pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, nonagon, decagon........(pause as I look up to see everyone giving me a Look)
The look that says, "We are going to put something gross in your coffee when you leave, because you're such a nerd."
posted by Idoru at 4:32 PM
6 Comments:
Just as hemi-,demi-,and semi- all refer to a half,septa- and hepta-both are used for 7. Those crazy Romans! so if you're so smart, what is a 2 sided figure called?
heheheheehee...
do you know how much i love you?! you rock :D
xo etc
Jacob
what is a 2 sided figure called?
a line?
kate moss?
the least fun birthday cake ever?
Good answer.
did they seriously not know how many sides an octagon has? it's a fucking OCTA-gon. like, OCTO-pus, OCTO-generian... the common knowledge police should have stepped in.
quick quiz: dodecahedron?
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