Writing ‘58008’ on a Calculator Isn’t Just for English Speakers
Unless you’re in middle school right now, it’s probably been a minute since you last thought about the joys of spelling out words on your calculator when you should have been paying attention in class.
Published 1 year ago in Funny
Unless you’re in middle school right now, it’s probably been a minute since you last thought about the joys of spelling out words on your calculator when you should have been paying attention in class. Fortunately, one r/AskReddit thread unlocked a bunch of core memories when its OP asked a question so simple, it’s amazing I haven’t heard it before: “Non-English speakers of Reddit, how do you write ‘boobs’ on the calculator in your language?”
Obviously, for English speakers, it’s 80085. Now, thanks to this thread, you’re about to become fluent in this incredibly niche linguistic field, with commenters from Brazil, Serbia, Ukraine, Finland and more checking in to share the equivalent in their languages.
In Brazilian Portuguese, it’s 50135, which you then turn upside down, which translates to “seios,” and for an added bonus, there’s also 5013550738, which spells out “belos seois,” or “nice tits.” In Serbian, it’s 3515, which also has to be flipped, resulting in “sise,” while in Ukrainian it’s 1515 for “sisi.” In some Spanish-speaking countries, it’s 73745, or “tetas,” while in Finnish it’s 715517, or “tissit.”
Some users shared examples of other words they spell on calculators in their native tongues, including one Turkish user who wrote, “In Turkish we have a different word for calculator writing. LEBLEBİ (1837837). Which is a type of snack made by roasting chickpeas. Feels so innocent compared to the rest lol.”
Less innocent are the ways people spell “sex” on the calculator in their languages, including 05535 for “sesso” in Italian, or 37708 flipped, which spells out “bolle,” the verb for having sex in Danish.
If they’d focused on teaching kids the kind of mathematics and linguistics that actually matters like this illuminating Reddit thread did, maybe people wouldn’t hate math and/or French class quite so much.
Runner Throws Tantrum and Quits Mid-Race After Lightly Fumbling Baton Pass
We’ve all had those days when we just want to throw in the towel and take the rest of the day off.
Published 1 year ago in Funny
We’ve all had those days when we just want to throw in the towel and take the rest of the day off.
Usually, this happens because someone else has messed something up. No, Jim, it’s *not* okay that you send me the spreadsheets later — I have other work that I’m supposed to be putting off doing!
Unbelievably, this doesn’t just happen in the workplace. In fact, the more athletic among us can also experience something similar, as this video shows.
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In it, a group of runners can be seen doing a relay race. While most runners are able to hand off the baton just fine, one of them just can’t seem to do it, even as the runner in front of them slows down to grab it. This, understandably, leads to a pretty tense moment.
“Give the fucking stick!” the runner yells before sprinting off the track.
Some may see this as an unreasonable outburst, but all of the track runners in the comments were quick to say that the woman’s reaction was entirely justifiable given just how bad the previous runner was at handing off the baton. “Y’all don’t understand the FRUSTRATION until you’ve been in track,” wrote a user. “what gets me is that she was slowed down and the girl STILL didn’t put the stick in her hand,” added another.
“Clarity for the ones that have never run track: once they passed that line and the handoff didn’t happen, they were DQ’d anyway hence the frustration,” noted a third.
After all, how hard is it really to pass a goddamn stick?
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