Ever noticed that, in addition to the cardinal hierarchy in numbers there is a social hierarchy as well. As in, the numbers with zeros at the end of them are somehow special or cooler. These numbers are used as milestones, or people really want to get to these numbers, or if you get these numbers then you are given some credit.
It is understandable if 100 is given special importance over 99 because there is one whole digit more and the number is like bigger and all that.
But why should 274 get the raw deal with respect to 200 or 300. They are ALL three digit numbers. Heck, even 250 is more attractive than 274.
The 50 guy is like the freeloader.
Why is 50 worthy of mention?
Because it is half of 100 as if that half were magical in some sense.
Oh and why not 60? After all it is 3/5ths of 100.
But it is not enough that you have a 0, you should have it at the right places. So 304 has a 0, but,"Tough Luck kiddo, 310 is what the people want. It's all PR". All this is really unfair! I can imagine the following scene:
Mr. 51 and Mr. 52 are waiting to get into the newest, most happening pub in the town.
Mr. 52: Hey why is there such a long queue for a damn pub?
Mr. 51: This is THE most happening place in town! ALL the hot chicks come here. (Then with a wink and a secretive expression) Rumour has it that they got Paris Hilton to do it here for the opening!
(Suddenly someone cuts the line and goes in)
Mr. 52: Hey who is that mot%^$#@ who cut the line?
Mr. 51: Shhh! (In a reverential tone) He is Mr. 50!
Mr. 52: Well, what's he got that I ain't?
Mr. 51: Oh! He has got it! And at the right places!
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Ever noticed how people have a tendency to coin nouns out of verbs or verbs out of nouns or adjectives out of verbs and so on. To use the present trend, people have a tendency to 'noun'ify verbs, 'verb'ify nouns and so on.
There is this Online Community called Orkut where people sign up and generally show the world how attractive, successful they are, what are their likes and dislikes and how they want to meet and keep in touch with friends and all that. The way to communicate on Orkut is by leaving messages on a notice board called a scrapbook.
This has led to some new terms. A scrap (noun) is a message left on your scrapbook and the verb is to scrap.
My friend joined and quit just as quickly, when one day his boss said,"Oh! I WILL definitely scrap you"
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4 comments:
Dei abrupt ending da! Put more... it was promising...
It is anecdote based. It is like an attempt at stand up comedy ;-)
Anyway point noted. We can add many such 'ever noticed's!
hehehe, the last line is just too much.
btw, i have known people who associate special importance to multiples of 4 more than any other number.
disagree with you on the first part.
its okay to think in terms of round numbers.
it makes life so much simpler. and hence the association of all things nice with round numbers.
LOL @ the boss scrapping your friend.
orkut has definitely penetrated the corporate world!
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