Random questions

The Sandbox General
2697

:sweat_smile: Can’t even get into a trailer park for that price in my area.

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2698

I would have assumed that it was set at some %tile of RP value that was set at some point based on a survey or claims analysis. Then probably doesn’t get updated often enough to make sure it remains at that %tile. Now that prices for RP have increased so much so fast it is probably way over stating the values now.

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2699

I think part of the equation is to have a policy that looks “richer” than it generally would be.

For example, if the analysis shows that most customer’s PP:RP is around 45%, making the internal limit of 75% can make the policy look better at the selling point than a competitor showing only 50% (and for the “same amount” of indicated premium).

2700

Dragon flies
Darning needles or
Dining Needles

inquiring minds want to know what you call them

2701

Are these all referring to the same thing?

Dragonflies are the winged creatures.
Darning needles are for sewing I guess.
Never heard Dining needles. Chopsticks maybe?

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2702

all names for the same winged insect

2703

Ok makes sense. I’m going to start calling chopsticks “dining needles” though.

2704

Only ever heard dragonflies.

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2705

Dragonflies are the big ones, usually land with wings spread.
Darning needles are smaller, often land with wings together above their bodies.
Dining needles sounds like a negative description of chopsticks. :confused:

2706

actually Dining Needles are the Brooklyn pronunciation of Darning Needles

2707

So I got a random question, “are you wearing those pants to dinner?” and yet somehow that seemed more like a statement than a question.

2708

Did somebody say that to you, or is this something very, very courageous you said to Missus Lobster???

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2709

So I just googled this, and google suggests that darning needles are just another name for dragonflies, not a name for another insect.
But what do I know, never heard the term applied to an insect before.

2710

TIL the insects that I call “darning needles” are damselflies, a close relative of dragonflies. :slight_smile:

2711

I have often had that question from my Ms but am smart enough to NEVER ask her that!

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2712

Spouse just asked me. Im off to change now.

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2714

I listen to audiobooks and sometimes the narrator pronounces words different from me, and then I wonder if I’m right or wrong, or maybe it’s a to-MAY-to, to-MAH-to thing.

How do you pronounce “winding”, as in “winding his way through the crowd”?

  • short i, like “blowing wind”
  • long I, like “winding a clock”
  • ask me after reading 42 books
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I didn’t mean to make it public but whatever.

2715

Wending one’s way thru the crowd is spelled differently.
wend:
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route.

Other definitions highlight the deliberate nature of choosing the path.

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2716

I don’t think I’ve ever seen the word wending.