General Chat

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/10102642.Meet_Jack__who_turns_twelve_on_12_12_12/ :-)

North pole says nooooooooooo. Sorry Jimbob. :-(

Thelma ,
thats one guy that had better not EVER forget his Wedding Anniverary, or he`ll be in touble BIG TIME! :-D :-D :-D

I went all the way to Perth for my brother's wedding at 9 o'clock 10/11/12 but he screwed up the paperwork!
Just had confirmation that he married today 12 O'clock 12/12/12.

Hang on, I'll just 'bob 'em a text' to ask if it's ok for you to have their number :-D :-D

You give me the phone number, and I`ll ring and ask.... :-D

Hmmm.......what time is it at the north pole?

Nay missus.... I meant 12 of the clock.
Is 12 midnight tonight 12 o`clock on 12/12/12.
or 12 o`clock on 13/12/12 .

Is midnight tonight the 12th or the 13th ? :-S

12.12am 13/12/12 ? Nah. :-(

Hiya sweetie xx :-D
I think it might just be possible to do it at midnight tonight I dont really know .
Is midnight, today or tomorrow or both.... Oh!...my head hurts" :-S...I`m going back to bed . :-D :-D :-D

Oh bum. Too busy reading drivel to post at 12.12 :-0 :-D

I thought it was a crack in a corner wall Jimbob :-S :-D

Yep Sandie, it is indeed a fir tree.
Piccie taken very nearly 60 yrs ago if you look carefully thats me at the very top trying to put the star in place. :-D

Iffen i`d fell of that tree,my mum would have killed me. lol
Was I scared ?.... you bet I was !!! ;-)

But boys being boys, trees were made to climb.. :-D

there was a spy film that one of the operators used in his code.........

the crib was "the number that always comes back to itself"

9 was the key to finding the secret words hidden in ordinary messages

Is that a Christmas tree in your avatar JC ?

It looks a bit spindly ! ;-)

Just a bit of religious nonsense for you to contemplate.

Earth is the only planet NOT named after a God.


Does that mean Earth is a god forsaken place. :-S

As for the 9 times table you can do it on your fingers with ease.
If you haven't managed your 9 times table yet !

Both hands up
Bend left thumb down to represent 1 the remaining fingers and thumb equal 9
(i.e I x 9 =9)
Both hands back up
Bend left index finger down ,as to represent x2 count the finger(thumb in this case) on the left as 10 and count the remaining fingers to the left as 8
(i,e 2 x 9 = 18)
Both hands back up
Bend middle finger down to represent x3 ..you have 2 fingers to the left that now becomes 20 and 7 to the right
(i.e 3 x 9 =27)
and so it goes on :-)

same principle as Maggie says ,but quite easy for children to learn.

None of my teachers (and I went to 6 schools) knew about it - or weren't prepared to share it!!
Actually, when I was at Uni,(1990ish) no-one in the Education department knew it either!!

I told my eldest ages ago about how to cheat with the 9x table..........she refuses to use it despite being c*** at her times tablesl*sighs*

So if none of US knew that (about 9x table) , does that mean our teachers didn't know about it either, otherwise they surely would have taught it as a sort of mental crib sheet thing, you know, like Every Good Boy Deserves Favour or whatever it was, along with all those other little reminders.
Edit: just remembered Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain was another :-)