tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post114131357156389420..comments2023-10-30T06:01:02.889-04:00Comments on don't call me Veronica: thinking outside the octagontonymyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11396458619687708153noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-1142607860464195052006-03-17T10:04:00.000-05:002006-03-17T10:04:00.000-05:00And here I was going to say #3 Why?Because Time Ma...And here I was going to say #3 Why?<BR/><BR/>Because Time Magazine in the last few years had issues on Being Thirteen and the Power of One (Change and being involved in your community) and so thought you were going to comment on your wife's age and thus she was the Best thing even if she wasn't in Time magazine.Gerrard Fesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811340019243548057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-1142577140583466382006-03-17T01:32:00.000-05:002006-03-17T01:32:00.000-05:00you got me there.you got me there.Redmaryjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06986720015023863113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-1142568847237253932006-03-16T23:14:00.000-05:002006-03-16T23:14:00.000-05:00Thirteen:"Dawn Wells, who is Mary-Ann, has a cookb...Thirteen:<BR/><BR/>"Dawn Wells, who is Mary-Ann, has a cookbook out, which is really a lot of fun. It's got thirteen coconut cream pie recipes."<BR/> -Bob DenverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-1142567158400531452006-03-16T22:45:00.000-05:002006-03-16T22:45:00.000-05:00My mind doesn't work when it comes to this stuff. ...My mind doesn't work when it comes to this stuff. It is like "Standardized Testing" only different.Bstermysterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165931754133977386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-1142556929435325032006-03-16T19:55:00.000-05:002006-03-16T19:55:00.000-05:00Really, really excellent. Can't wait to spring it...Really, really excellent. Can't wait to spring it on others.Thurman8erhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04956136117525355145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-1142554543924689232006-03-16T19:15:00.000-05:002006-03-16T19:15:00.000-05:00Okay... here's the deal - it's simpler than all of...Okay... here's the deal - it's simpler than all of this.<BR/><BR/>1) One<BR/><BR/>2) Thirteen<BR/><BR/>3) Thirty-One<BR/><BR/><BR/>The answer is "2)" - the number in front of "thirteen." <BR/><BR/>"1)" shows up in "One," "Thirteen," and "Thirty-One."<BR/><BR/>"3)" shows up in "Thirteen" and "Thirty-one."<BR/><BR/>"2)" shows up nowhere.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The catch is that most of us overlook those numbers assuming that they designate whatever follows. Most people think in a box and some try to think "outside the box" - this one requires us to think "outside the octagon." <BR/><BR/>Which brings up the question...<BR/><BR/>What/who did you overlook today?tonymyleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11396458619687708153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-1142547357084199842006-03-16T17:15:00.000-05:002006-03-16T17:15:00.000-05:00Wow, Katie, you are good (assuming you are right)....Wow, Katie, you are good (assuming you are right). Makes sense to me.Mark Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164695468139415570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-1142547150881117472006-03-16T17:12:00.000-05:002006-03-16T17:12:00.000-05:00TONY but that is why I picked 13 because the 1 and...TONY but that is why I picked 13 because the 1 and the 1) matched, and the 31 and the 3) at least partly matched, but the 13 and the 2) didn't match at all so really it should be 12 and 2). I was trying to be rebellious but really I am a "nerd" at heart.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04629402341234199208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-1142546512336853762006-03-16T17:01:00.000-05:002006-03-16T17:01:00.000-05:00Dude, have you been using Kilz primer on interior ...Dude, have you been using Kilz primer on interior walls of your house today?Mark Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164695468139415570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-1142542377208493592006-03-16T15:52:00.000-05:002006-03-16T15:52:00.000-05:00Funny how we all overlook these numbers...1)2)3):)...Funny how we all overlook these numbers...<BR/><BR/>1)<BR/><BR/>2)<BR/><BR/>3)<BR/><BR/><BR/>:)tonymyleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11396458619687708153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-1142540040917178802006-03-16T15:14:00.000-05:002006-03-16T15:14:00.000-05:00just because being rebellious seems like a fun thi...just because being rebellious seems like a fun thing at the moment, I am saying 13, no reason reallyKatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04629402341234199208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-1142535254051095242006-03-16T13:54:00.000-05:002006-03-16T13:54:00.000-05:00One! For all the reasons listed above.One! For all the reasons listed above.Angele Myskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02456899388295076090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-1142532480620861002006-03-16T13:08:00.000-05:002006-03-16T13:08:00.000-05:00I feel pretty certain this is a trick question, bu...I feel pretty certain this is a trick question, but I'm going with the others on this -- but for a different reason.<BR/><BR/>Moving from 12 to 13 or from 30 to 31 isn't as monumental an adjustment as moving from 0 to 1. <BR/><BR/>While 13 and 31 may signal momentum; 1 signals initiative.<BR/><BR/>All of this probably says more about who I am and how I think than about either of these three numbers.john alan turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065084395340701275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-1142528369877211482006-03-16T11:59:00.000-05:002006-03-16T11:59:00.000-05:00I think one is the most different. One is all alon...I think one is the most different. <BR/><BR/>One is all alone. Its an individual or a "lone ranger" in church speak.<BR/><BR/>Thirteen and Thirty-one are in community, in a group, and have others there to help them, to pick them up when they fall.Tanner Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08097555807227359429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-1142523299783307372006-03-16T10:34:00.000-05:002006-03-16T10:34:00.000-05:00k is right. One is also different for being the o...k is right. One is also different for being the only number lacking a "3" and the only non-prime in the bunch.<BR/><BR/>Never ask a math teacher a number question.Thurman8erhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04956136117525355145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-1142517460578867652006-03-16T08:57:00.000-05:002006-03-16T08:57:00.000-05:00For some reason I feel compelled to respond. One ...For some reason I feel compelled to respond. One is most different because it's only 1 digit, where as Thirteen and Thiry-one are both 2 digits.Kaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00472869525203324583noreply@blogger.com