Matt does the same thing sometimes by not telling the answer! He always thinks I'm joking when I ask him to subtract something from be because I don't want to remember the rules for subtracting and crossing out and blahblahblah. Rereading this, I don't know how I graduated college summa. Is it sad that I can't do it, or is it awesome that I tricked them?
Jurgen Nation | Homepage | 01.20.06 - 5:47 am | #

Here's what you do. Say the bill comes out to $38.20. Move the decimal one to the left and remove the zero. Now, what's $3.82 times two?

No, seriously. I'm asking! I suck ass at math too.
Darren | Homepage | 01.20.06 - 10:26 am | #

Darren... See, that is where I say "Screw all that change business" and make life easy by rounding up. $38.20 is almost $40, and even I can add 4+4. The waitstaff loves me. Unless I thought they sucked and round down to $30.
Arwen | Homepage | 01.20.06 - 11:15 am | #

That's what I do, Arwen!
Jurgen Nation | Homepage | 01.20.06 - 11:46 am | #

Ah, yes,the "crossing out" portion of math. So awesome.

Nabbalicious, this post cracked me up from start to finish.
Maliavale | Homepage | 01.20.06 - 11:55 am | #

Thank God there's someone else out there that is math defecient! Now I just need to find a loser in spelling and i'll feel better....
Kara | Homepage | 01.20.06 - 1:34 pm | #

Darren, I immediately fell to the floor, clutching my head.

Arwen, I think I can handle that. Let me give it a shot next time I go out. I'm sure I'll find some way to botch it up, though.

Thanks, Miss Vale.

Kara, can't help you there! Unless I'm drunk.
nabbalicious | Homepage | 01.20.06 - 2:04 pm | #

I'm okay with math... got the tipping figured out... but I can't do math on the spot for anything else. If someone asks me to figure something out while in public, I'm completely hosed. I freeze. My face turns red. I think, "what's wrong with me? I rocked in math in school? why am I panicking? I can't eff this up in front of everyone!" Usually, I just pretend I've fainted, and then they forget all about the math! Works everytime.
don't call me ma'am | Homepage | 01.20.06 - 2:29 pm | #

Yup, I am officially math-stupid. I have been known to call friends to ask how much I should tip on a cabride. It's bad.

Nabbalicious, I absolutely wanted to be an astronaut as well! I still have a model of a space shuttle in my room at my parent's. I was dead-set on it, until I learned that it was all math and physics and stuff to get there. Then I decided to just watch Spacecamp when I felt the urge and call it a day. Ew, math and physics.
Erinn | 01.23.06 - 2:34 pm | #