tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post8217760169394851094..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: And you thought royalty statements were hard to deciper!Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-55098886181445424582009-03-23T09:22:00.000-04:002009-03-23T09:22:00.000-04:00*falls off chair laughing**falls off chair laughing*C.J. Redwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133349802945244028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-46319724773142269792009-03-19T17:18:00.000-04:002009-03-19T17:18:00.000-04:00Wow. I'm going to use that exact memo line in all ...Wow. I'm going to use that exact memo line in all my checks from now on.Bitterly Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308645214799151401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76811011581162338162009-03-19T13:50:00.000-04:002009-03-19T13:50:00.000-04:00Love that check. That's awesome!Love that check. That's awesome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-4236191915332036782009-03-19T12:32:00.000-04:002009-03-19T12:32:00.000-04:00As long as there's a pertinent amount of info (nam...As long as there's a pertinent amount of info (name, amount, routing #, etc.), the check stands. Depends on if the institution wants to honor it. Doors have been used as checks in the past. Even one instance of someone writing on the side of a cow, photographing it, then mailing it in.<BR/><BR/>mmmmooooooooooshtrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17757335700089113559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-87215353684731749352009-03-18T21:13:00.000-04:002009-03-18T21:13:00.000-04:00Allison: well there's at least two cross-over read...Allison: well there's at least two cross-over readers here! I love Randall Munroe. I kind of wouldn't mind marrying him.Katy Poolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127332095981085616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-64162161571779057422009-03-18T19:13:00.000-04:002009-03-18T19:13:00.000-04:00Imaginary numbers, jj? Got those in my checking a...Imaginary numbers, jj? Got those in my checking account.<BR/><BR/>A $536.49 check to Verizon? You may want to renegotiate your calling plan, sir.Cathy in AKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08667978358875270260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-12076614204755745652009-03-18T18:48:00.000-04:002009-03-18T18:48:00.000-04:00jjdebenedictis is right. The amount comes to $0.0...jjdebenedictis is right. The amount comes to $0.002.<BR/><BR/>Very cool.Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-81776801285977970792009-03-18T17:59:00.000-04:002009-03-18T17:59:00.000-04:00That will definately raise some eyebrows!That will definately raise some eyebrows!Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05090687138872179144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-1017199008765879062009-03-18T15:17:00.000-04:002009-03-18T15:17:00.000-04:00Butbutbut they got the number wrong! (In the trans...Butbutbut they got the number wrong! (In the translation.)<BR/><BR/>The check says e^<B>i</B>(pi), not e^2(pi). Since the geometric series equals 1, the check is for $0.002.<BR/><BR/>Okay, I'm done being a geek. Wait, not quite--<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginary_number" REL="nofollow">imaginary numbers</A>, yay!<BR/><BR/>Now I'm done.jjdebenedictishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950592240599703771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-47144152376354716102009-03-18T14:19:00.000-04:002009-03-18T14:19:00.000-04:00Oy... I couldn't laugh because I was too busy havi...Oy... I couldn't laugh because I was too busy having flashbacks of my high school math classes. Can't remember if that equation is Algebra or Geometry-based, lol.<BR/><BR/>Proof I made the right decision to become a writer!L.C. Ganthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079008223326433494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-46473747592156046802009-03-18T13:24:00.000-04:002009-03-18T13:24:00.000-04:00Oh, my gosh, where do you come up with this stuff....Oh, my gosh, where do you come up with this stuff. *grin*<BR/><BR/>Had to show this one to my geek husband.Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-39210118312200796232009-03-18T12:42:00.000-04:002009-03-18T12:42:00.000-04:00Haha, I love him. I assume that you're familiar w...Haha, I love him. I assume that you're familiar with XKCD? I'm curious how much crossover readership there is between your blog and Randall's cartoon, as it's less literary-geek and more comp sci-chic...but he is absolutely wonderful.<BR/><BR/>In addition to arcane comics about programming, he also has some great ones about grammar and life. If you don't peruse it, you should.Allison Kadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974300199107347896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-761414693242103902009-03-18T12:25:00.000-04:002009-03-18T12:25:00.000-04:00Hahaha ... That's awesome!Hahaha ... That's awesome!Windyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07684298115679477705noreply@blogger.com