I get it now
Posted on February 15, 2013
Filed Under Daily, New York, The Boss | 6 Comments
Over the phone
Him: How was your meeting?
Me: It was good, I found street parking.
Him: That’s good.
Me: Yeah, it went much faster than I thought, which was good, but I overfed the meter because I thought it would take longer. The sign said maximum parking 1 hour so I put 4 quarters in…
Me: No, 5 quarters in…
Me: How does that make sense? If every quarter is 15 minutes, then 15 and 15 is 30 and then another 15 is 45…
Me: …
Me: Hello?
Him: I’m here, I’m just letting you do the math in your head.
Me: Did I put in 8 quarters? Because how is it possible that a quarter is 25 cents each and then 4 quarters make a dollar, but then 4 quarters at the meter make an hour?
Him: Are you still doing the math?
Me: Yeah…but I don’t understand how…
Me: NO! NO! NO! NEVER MIND I UNDERSTAND!
Him: HAHAHAHA
Me: Alright already. I figured it out.
Him: Did you?
Me: Yeah, a dollar is 100 and an hour is 60. DUH!
Me: Gotta go!
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Your math problems make me laugh – not because I am mean, but because I get it. Do you find that out-there-in-the-world math problems are easier to detangle if you think in terms of kitchen math?
MATH( Mental Abuse To Humans) . I hate it.
I still use my fingers to count. I hate math.
@Zarine Mohideen Me too!
@haj That is amazing!
@Kimberly Probably. I should take the kitchen math approach next time!