5 + 9 = 95

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Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 10:21 pm

Greetings. This lad I am baiting sent me the usual scripted shipping stuff. But, his math is a bit awkward.

Quote:

Stamp fee: $5 Dollars
Security keeping fee : $9 Dollars
Total :$95 Dollars

I have been doing it all wrong all these years! This way makes so much sense!

As a side note the e-mail had fourteen images embedded into it, all FedEx related, and all completely random. And yes, when I replied I was sure to include a copy of the entire message, including the images. I think I will include it in all my replies to him from now on.

Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 10:32 pm

Yes... I got that one too Very Happy

Please educate him that this is the way a professional e-mail should look like... Twisted Evil

Baiting Guru Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 18313

I love lad math.

Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 11:38 pm

Sometimes my comapny appears to be just as clever. I should ask for a $500 raise and a $100 allowance. I might get lucky Laughing

Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 11:59 pm

there is an obvious explanation for this...

he is a british mp, and he is claiming stamp duty and security keeping fee as 'unavoidable parliamentary expenses'.

Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 7:30 am

Shouldn't it be $59?

Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 8:53 am

I always said that there are three types of number. Real, Imaginary and Lad.

Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 9:21 am

^

Quote:

Real, Imaginary and Lad.

In my school they were called Real, Imaginary and Irrational, but I think your usage is crisper. Laughing

Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 12:02 pm

Mr Tambourine Man wrote:

Shouldn't it be $59?

I noticed that as well after looking at it again.

Oh, and to a question I sent him he just replied back with the exact same message. So... I started a quote pyramid for him with two copies of his image loaded message in it. Wondering how I can further cause him headache.

Baiting Guru Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 7103 Location: Yes

Mr Tambourine Man wrote:

Shouldn't it be $59?

No, no, no. In Soludian Mathematics, one always transposes the order of the numerals when undertaking demourrage, stamp, security, or tax fees. Rolling Eyes

419Eater is my life Joined: 10 Jul 2008 Posts: 366

Let me get this straight. $5 * $9 = $45 then order sort the digits to justify the result $54. Smile

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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 1:41 pm

"Soludian Mathematics!" I love it!

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 17

In lad math, I believe they think the higher number should always be placed first followed by the descending numbers.

Baiting Guru Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 7103 Location: Yes

Yes, if following the Abacha Principle...otherwise it is alternating odd with even.

Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 6:04 pm

The math looks perfectly acceptable to me. Wink

In other words, don't correct him. He needs to retain the look of an idiot to the non-baiting community so they can recognize the scam too.

Gotta love lad math. Laughing