Today I learned

[1695814]

Not verified for accuracy.

[JFG]

It’s the internet so it must be true.

[1695814]

Even better, it was facebook.

[twig93]

Along a similar vein, Key West is closer to Havana (90 miles) than Miami (109 miles).

[tommie.frazier]

@SpaceLobster

We normally stop overnight near the florida/georgia line. we put the windows down and cruuuise

ifyp

[tommie.frazier]

today i saw my 1st real use of the xlookup in the wild. I don’t really actuarialize like i used to and so my data stuff is getting softer. i’d heard of it but didn’t feel like i needed it.

looks like it is versatile to use V or H and really just shrinks the commands for the index/match lookup workaround?

[now_samantha]

And the northern tip of Brazil is closer to Canada, as well as every other country in the Americas, than it is to the southern tip.

[vjvj]

vexillology

[tommie.frazier]

same

[SredniVashtar]

Yes, basically a (one dimensional) index/match.

[1695814]

From chatgpt

“Toi Toi Toi” is a phrase used among performers, particularly in the world of classical music and opera, to wish someone good luck. It has its roots in German-speaking cultures.

Origin and Usage:

It is thought to be a variation of the expression “toi, toi, toi,” which imitates the sound of spitting. In German folklore, spitting (or mimicking it) was believed to ward off evil spirits and bad luck.

In the performing arts, it serves as a way of wishing good fortune before a performance, akin to saying “break a leg.”

[PatientZombie]

@1695814

It is thought to be a variation of the expression “toi, toi, toi,” which imitates the sound of spitting. In German folklore, spitting (or mimicking it) was believed to ward off evil spirits and bad luck.

i Jewish folklore as well, i believe we had this discussion before

[vjvj]

Adamant is spelled just like Adam Ant, which should have been obvious, I suppose, but I thought it had an e in it.

[twig93]

@PatientZombie

i believe we had this discussion before

Yeah, I was asking if it was appropriate to wish an opera singer “break a leg”, and it was suggested that I say “toi toi toi” instead.

[knoath]

@twig93

suggested that I say “toi toi toi” instead.

In French, that is pronounced “twa twa twa”

[1695814]

@twig93

I was asking…

@twig93

Also I’ve been told that in opera it’s more common to say “toi, toi, toi”. It is still a no-no to say “good luck”.

There are apparently different versions of the origin of that as well, including whether the phrase is German or Yiddish.

Boom

[twig93]

Well here’s where I originally asked:

Random questions

Random question: “Break a leg” is a common expression in theater meaning “good luck” (because it’s bad luck to say “good luck”). Does that carry over to opera? A guy I know from church went to Juilliard and is now trying to make a name for himself performing in various operas and he was an understudy for a performer who has now backed out of an opera in a major city… bigger than the cities where he’s been performing… kind of a big deal in his career trajectory. Do I say “break a leg” ??? I s…

[Gonzo]

with an extra parameter if the lookup fails.

also you can string several xlookups together to lookup multiple columns:

xlookup(x,A,B, xlookup(x,C,D, xlookup(x,E,F)))

this ain’t yo daddy’s lookup

[dr_t_non-fan]

Can you lookup to the left?

[Gonzo]

yup