Telling the story of the ups and downs, the adventurous and mundane days of one British family's self-imposed exile in the Capital Region of New York State.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Day 4.044: ...makes seventeen
Exile #4 produced these pictures at school last week during their preparation for Monday's holiday and this week off school.
hmmm Easy, it's Brad Pitt (with stage beard) on the left and Elton John on the right without his crazy glasses. not sure what seventeen has to do with them.
Thanks to my recent exposure to Kindergarten, I've learned that 1+16=17 and the president lives in The White House in Washington D.C. which is in Virginia!
Geez, people! It's not 1 + 16, it's the other way around ("because addition is commutative, right!") and I had the pleasure of listening to an hour about W. (no not *that* Dubya) Monday on WAMC. He never made the same mistake twice, they said, but most important: after 2 terms, he went home. Most unusual for successful leaders even beyond the 18th century. An aside to end on: it seems to me that Exile #4 should be allowed to substitute a PM or royal of her choice!
Thanks for all your answers everyone - very entertaining, but no-one got the correct answer:
Abraham Lincoln was played by Harold 'Hal' Holbrook Jr in the 1970's TV series that bore his name. President Washington in year '0' of his presidency was General Washington. Which leads you to the word "Hal-o-gen". And, as you all know, the halogens are Group 17 (IUPAC) in the Periodic Table.
Hello there - so here we are: another reminder that it's a long time since I went to school and that science really does move on! J has recently been informing us of the existence of Eris (a planet, apparently) and now you're telling me that the periodic table has 17 groups in it, not eight! When did that happen!? N
No wonder I failed my chemistry S level in 1991 - I blame the teachers (no really it was actually too hard and I started going out with my future husband the week before the exam!). N
hmmm Easy, it's Brad Pitt (with stage beard) on the left and Elton John on the right without his crazy glasses. not sure what seventeen has to do with them.
ReplyDeleteThanks to my recent exposure to Kindergarten, I've learned that 1+16=17 and the president lives in The White House in Washington D.C. which is in Virginia!
ReplyDeletetell the guy on the right his hat is on fire.
ReplyDeletethe guy on the left is a negative of Col Sanders. 17 pieces of chicken in a bucket? Little Bo Peep on the right? ;-)
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Geez, people! It's not 1 + 16, it's the other way around ("because addition is commutative, right!") and I had the pleasure of listening to an hour about W. (no not *that* Dubya) Monday on WAMC. He never made the same mistake twice, they said, but most important: after 2 terms, he went home. Most unusual for successful leaders even beyond the 18th century. An aside to end on: it seems to me that Exile #4 should be allowed to substitute a PM or royal of her choice!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your answers everyone - very entertaining, but no-one got the correct answer:
ReplyDeleteAbraham Lincoln was played by Harold 'Hal' Holbrook Jr in the 1970's TV series that bore his name. President Washington in year '0' of his presidency was General Washington. Which leads you to the word "Hal-o-gen". And, as you all know, the halogens are Group 17 (IUPAC) in the Periodic Table.
I suppose it was a bit subtle. Or perhaps not.
Hello there - so here we are: another reminder that it's a long time since I went to school and that science really does move on! J has recently been informing us of the existence of Eris (a planet, apparently) and now you're telling me that the periodic table has 17 groups in it, not eight! When did that happen!? N
ReplyDelete18 actually! IUPAC changed their scheme in 1990 apparently.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder I failed my chemistry S level in 1991 - I blame the teachers (no really it was actually too hard and I started going out with my future husband the week before the exam!).
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