# Random Thoughts **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** reactions\ **Created:** [September 28, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393 "2020-09-28T16:41:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![OldTimer](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/8797f3/32.png) [@OldTimer](https://community.goactuary.com/u/OldTimer)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 2:09am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/262 "2021-02-26T02:09:26Z")
> [@Breadmaker](#): > > AND I MISS MANHATTAN TOOOOOOOOOO!!! THANKS FOR MAKING ME EVEN MORE SADDER!!! 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 I thought those emojis were the beer mug one at first. ---
**Author:** ![ao\_fan](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ao_fan/32/143_2.png) [@ao\_fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ao_fan)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/263 "2021-02-26T02:31:37Z")
we probably coulda had brunch if you went to the now defunct due to covid actuarycon in manhattan. sad. ---
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 2:49am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/264 "2021-02-26T02:49:47Z")
![](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/2X/5/5db1c8d9763f7d513c3f8963246d3731c356e155.jpeg) Actuarycon, brunch, Manhattan - it woulda been awsuuuuuum!!! ---
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/265 "2021-02-26T02:50:38Z")
You get used to them. 🤓 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![ViceFleeble](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/vicefleeble/32/74484_2.png) [@ViceFleeble](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ViceFleeble)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/266 "2021-02-26T18:28:31Z")
Been careful about not doing too much alcohol around brunch time - really weird to get a hangover at night. Where I live there are blue laws that prohibit buying alcohol before 1pm on Sundays. I think they recently relaxed it for restaurants that can serve alcohol at 11 but when I go grocery shopping on Sundays I prefer the mornings when things are not as crazy and I often forget the laws. ---
**Author:** ![ao\_fan](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ao_fan/32/143_2.png) [@ao\_fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ao_fan)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/267 "2021-02-26T18:32:27Z")
The blue laws might have been lifted here. Not positive, but when I worked at a supermarket in my youth we could not sell alcohol before noon on sunday. It was a stupid and offensive law ---
**Author:** ![BG5150](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/bg5150/32/38521_2.png) [@BG5150](https://community.goactuary.com/u/BG5150)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/268 "2021-03-02T14:03:18Z")
Why is zero associated with plural? I have two cars. I have one car. I have zero cars. ---
**Author:** ![Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/vorian_atreides/32/65623_2.png) [@Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Vorian_Atreides)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/269 "2021-03-02T15:21:54Z")
Because zero is an even number. 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![soyleche](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/soyleche/32/42_2.png) [@soyleche](https://community.goactuary.com/u/soyleche)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/270 "2021-03-02T15:40:27Z")
I’m not sure if I’ve ever had the need to, but it seems like I would say “I have negative 1 cars” instead of “negative 1 car”… For whatever reason, positive 1 is special. Maybe that’s why it’s so lonely… ---
**Author:** ![NormalDan](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/normaldan/32/1013_2.png) [@NormalDan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NormalDan)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/271 "2021-03-02T16:04:48Z")
Some say two is just as bad as one ---
**Author:** ![NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/nerdalert/32/683_2.png) [@NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NerdAlert)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 5:42am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/272 "2021-03-03T05:42:05Z")
Why are fractions and decimals treated differently? I have a quarter pound of sugar. I have 0.25 pounds of sugar. ---
**Author:** ![1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/1695814/32/38506_2.png) [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/273 "2021-03-03T17:42:35Z")
When someone said to me, “Be the bigger man” I took that literally. ---
**Author:** ![Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/klaymen/32/194_2.png) [@Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Klaymen)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/274 "2021-03-03T17:56:26Z")
> [@Vorian\_Atreides](#): > > Because zero is an even number. So two cars, three car, four cars? Or should it be two cars, one car, and then just zero because there are no car/cars to speak of? ---
**Author:** ![Tiffany](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/tiffany/32/7975_2.png) [@Tiffany](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Tiffany)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/275 "2021-03-03T18:26:08Z")
On the subject of cars, (car?), we sent in a check to payoff my car early February, my account was subsequently paid off without actually cashing said check, and then March 1st the amount was reversed and I’m back to having a loan again. This could be an annoyed thought and less random. ---
**Author:** ![Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/vorian_atreides/32/65623_2.png) [@Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Vorian_Atreides)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/276 "2021-03-03T18:55:27Z")
even numbers are multiples of 2, so this indicates that even numbers are plural. the same cannot be said for odd numbers. Or oddsocks, for that matter. 🤕 ---
**Author:** ![1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/1695814/32/38506_2.png) [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/277 "2021-03-04T16:16:51Z")
I’m looking forward to April 3 this year. I usually write my dates in mm/dd/yyyy format but will be certain to use m/d/yy on that day. ---
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/278 "2021-03-04T16:19:58Z")
Gotta start doing the tax returns soon. ---
**Author:** ![Celalta](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/celalta/32/302_2.png) [@Celalta](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Celalta)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/279 "2021-03-04T17:39:56Z")
I’ve moved to yyyy/mm/dd. It sorts nicer, and has the added benefit of no confusion with the folks who do dd/mm/yyyy instead of mm/dd/yyyy. ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/280 "2021-03-04T18:12:46Z")
Highly approve of this format ---
**Author:** ![1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/1695814/32/38506_2.png) [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393/281 "2021-03-04T19:28:52Z")
Yes, I do that with all of my :qunq:programming:qunq: but for display purposes I’m still American :usa: If I should ever become dictator for life one of my first decrees will be to demand some variant of the “yyyy-mm-dd” format. Also, I will get rid of the penny. [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393.md?page=13) [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393.md?page=15)