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Well, I don't know the movie OR the TV show. But by posting this, I've put the Nostalgia Thread back on top! George

That got it. Thanks! George

Just thought I'd bring this back to the top. I still don't recognize teh movie, though. :( George

You tease! Promises, promises! George

Okay, then! :) George

Just for fun, you might check out the TV show "Supernatural." (But don't tell your Branch Coordinator!!) It'a about a couple of brothers who go around stopping demons and such, usually taken from old legends and folklore. There have already been episodes about the hook guy on lovers' lane, "Bloody Mary," and a haunted scarecrow. And they drive around in a 67 Impala! George

I'm sure you realize that the "top" position is a matter of most recently posted and not necessarily of quality. George

Just a reminder: Doojable's clue wasn't the "official" one. Flow7 has the floor. George

Correct! Hit it, Wasway! George For the others who couldn't quite [lace it, teh whole line is "I'm looking at my girlfriend; she's passed out on the floor."

Okay, I know I've seen this somewhere before; but it's not in this thread where it should be. How do I change the writing under my avatar (what used to be the "karma settings")? George

If you know it, Rick, go ahead. It's awfully quite around here! George

This reminds me of one of the skits in "Amazon Women on the Moon" (a classic comedy film, those who don't know). Steve Gutenberg makes a date with Rosanna Arquette. When he gets to her place, she asks him for his driver's license and a credit card. She runs them through a machine and gets a printout of all the dates he's had in the last year. The results are horrifying enough for her to send him away. Maybe the movie was just a little ahead of its time! :) George

What about the REST of us guys??? George

I'm pretty sure I've seen this before, but the signature at the end still caught me by surprise! George

I wouldn't have guessed "Mulan" if you hadn't guessed "Moulin." Now I'll get to work on your disturbing pictures... George

What a cutie! I hope he continues to bring you great joy! George

True. Likewise, if the rule for 3 applies and the number ends in 5, it's divisible by 15. George

It will probably turn out that I've seen both movies, but I'm not getting either from the quotes. George

Have at it. Dooj! George

Fair enough. George

Actually, I think it's "Mulan." If that's correct, let Doojable have my turn. George

Let's say we have some number of indeterminate length, but its last five digits are edcba. (That is, the whole number is ...edcba.) That really equals 10,000e +1000d +100c +10b +a. If we subtract the sum of the digits (e+d+c+b+a), we get 9999e +999d +99c +9b (+0), which is clearly divisible by nine. It should be apparent that no matter how large the number is, the pattern will hold, as each term will be divisible by nine. You may have learned as a child that if the sum of the digits of a number is divisible by nine, then the number is divisible by nine. The paragraph above explains that rule. A number minus the sum of its digits is always divisible by nine, so if the sum of the digits is also divisible by nine, then the whole number must be, as well. (Since the number minus the sum of its digits is also divisible by three -- every number divisible by nine is divisible by three -- then, if the sum of the digits is divisible by three, the number is divisible by three, something else you may have learned in grade school.) George

Thanks, Krys. But my point is that all these "unbelievable" math "coincidences" usually involve some rather simple math functions with a little bit of juggling to hide what's happening. In this case, a couple of the steps involve adding 1, multiplying by 250, and subtracting 250. Others involve multilying by 2 and then dividing by 2. It's a cute trick, but hardly "unbelievable." Here's a slightly more complex one: Pick any number between 10 and 10,000. Calculate the sum of the digits. (For example: 453 -- 4+5+3 = 12) Subtract that number from the original number. Calculate the sum of the digits of your result. Is the number greater than 10? Then calculate the sum of the digits of THAT number. Repeat the last step until the result is less than 10. The result is 9. (No matter what your starting number was. In fact, this works for ANY integer greater than 10.) George

Well, gee... let's see: 1. is wrong. I did this in my head 3 and 5 together multiply your phone exchange by 20,000 (doubling it and adding four zeros) 5 and 8 together negate 4 6 and 7 together add double your last four phone number digits, so now we have twice your phone number 9 then gives you your phone number George

Since I'm pretty sure I'm right on Bluzeman's song, here's another pretty easy one: She's passed out on the floor. George