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The Rule Of 72

Started byThe Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
First post2017-06-16 10:27 -0700
Last post2017-06-21 12:54 +0000
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  The Rule Of 72 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-06-16 10:27 -0700
    Re: The Rule Of 72 William Elliot <marsh@panix.com> - 2017-06-18 00:46 -0700
      Re: The Rule Of 72 djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2017-06-18 14:07 +0000
        Re: The Rule Of 72 David Bernier <david250@videotron.ca> - 2017-06-18 12:38 -0400
          Re: The Rule Of 72 djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2017-06-18 19:27 +0000
      Re: The Rule Of 72 "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2017-06-18 16:07 -0700
      Re: The Rule Of 72 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-06-19 10:46 -0700
        Re: The Rule Of 72 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-06-19 20:01 -0700
        Re: The Rule Of 72 jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2017-06-20 12:12 +0000
          Re: The Rule Of 72 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-06-20 07:28 -0700
            Re: The Rule Of 72 jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2017-06-21 12:54 +0000
              Re: The Rule Of 72 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-06-21 12:19 -0700
                Re: The Rule Of 72 jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2017-06-22 12:28 +0000
                  Re: The Rule Of 72 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-06-22 08:58 -0700
                    Re: The Rule Of 72 jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2017-06-23 11:40 +0000
                      Re: The Rule Of 72 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-06-23 10:11 -0700
                        Re: The Rule Of 72 jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2017-06-24 11:40 +0000
                          Re: The Rule Of 72 Valok Planek <lkupuu@kwklewan.oo> - 2017-06-24 11:46 +0000
                            Re: The Rule Of 72 jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2017-06-25 13:50 +0000
                          Re: The Rule Of 72 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-06-24 09:12 -0700
                            Re: The Rule Of 72 jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2017-06-25 13:50 +0000
          Re: The Rule Of 72 Jack Fearnley <jack@alcor.concordia.ca> - 2017-06-20 14:54 +0000
            Re: The Rule Of 72 jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2017-06-21 12:54 +0000

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#423426

Fromjmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com>
Date2017-06-25 13:50 +0000
Message-ID<PM000552C94BDAFACC@aca403ad.ipt.aol.com>
In reply to#423367
The Starmaker wrote:
> jmfbahciv wrote:


>> > Well, I wasn't talking about "numerology" beforehand, ...but since You
seem
>> to recognize it as "numerology" then you
>> > are stating it was ...numerology.
>>
>> But you were doing numerology in the text which has been elided; it was
>> a half-assed numerology rendition.
>
> I wasn't really aware I was doing numerology...I thought I was doing science
> math highly advanced mathematics!

I'm not aware of any advanced science math which is dependent on counting
the occurrence of numerals in all values.

>> No wonder you have problems in this newsgroup's topics.  I'm beginning
>> to understand how you think.
>
>
> I wasn't really aware I was...thinking.

ROTFLMAO.

>>
>> /BAH
>
> humbug/

A very old worn-out joke.

/BAH

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#423130

FromJack Fearnley <jack@alcor.concordia.ca>
Date2017-06-20 14:54 +0000
Message-ID<oibcvt$lg1$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#423086
On Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:12:35 +0000, jmfbahciv wrote:


> 
> I'm not talking about numerology.  I'm talking about real accounting and
> bookkeeping practices.  IIRC, one of the "9" tricks helped a bookkeeper
> figure out if an imbalance was caused by transposing two numbers.  there
> were many more little tricks to figure out mistakes.
> 
> /BAH

This trick is usually called 'casting out nines'.

You can get lots of info if you Google it.

Jack Fearnley

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#423179

Fromjmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com>
Date2017-06-21 12:54 +0000
Message-ID<PM0005527805FEB550@aca4471d.ipt.aol.com>
In reply to#423130
Jack Fearnley wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:12:35 +0000, jmfbahciv wrote:
>
>
>>
>> I'm not talking about numerology.  I'm talking about real accounting and
>> bookkeeping practices.  IIRC, one of the "9" tricks helped a bookkeeper
>> figure out if an imbalance was caused by transposing two numbers.  there
>> were many more little tricks to figure out mistakes.
>>
>> /BAH
>
> This trick is usually called 'casting out nines'.
>
> You can get lots of info if you Google it.

Ah, thank you.  I could not remember what it was called.

/BAH

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