Author Topic: Pyramid Clues (Read 13973 times)

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #60 on:** August 05, 2009, 09:53:47 PM »

[quote name=\'Neumms\' post=\'222153\' date=\'Aug 5 2009, 06:48 PM\']And I still say "F" is synonymous with "fail"--otherwise, they'd give you an E![/quote]
Five years ago, in the Seattle Public Schools, you DID get an E. Recently, it was replaced with N, for No Credit.

chad1m · « **Reply #61 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:03:42 PM »

[quote name=\'Kevin Prather\' post=\'222156\' date=\'Aug 5 2009, 09:53 PM\']Five years ago, in the Seattle Public Schools, you DID get an E. Recently, it was replaced with N, for No Credit.[/quote]Yeah, all throughout my school career, E was a failing grade. No F.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #62 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:06:51 PM »

[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'222158\' date=\'Aug 5 2009, 10:03 PM\'][quote name=\'Kevin Prather\' post=\'222156\' date=\'Aug 5 2009, 09:53 PM\']Five years ago, in the Seattle Public Schools, you DID get an E. Recently, it was replaced with N, for No Credit.[/quote]Yeah, all throughout my school career, E was a failing grade. No F.
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Same for Virginia...then I got to college.

Casey · « **Reply #63 on:** August 05, 2009, 11:15:31 PM »

[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'222158\' date=\'Aug 5 2009, 08:03 PM\']Yeah, all throughout my school career, E was a failing grade. No F.[/quote]
Back when I was in grade school, E was "Excellent" and U was given for "Unsatisfactory". I believe the grading system we had back then was E, S, A, B, and U (in A,B,C,D,F order). I'm fairly certain on all of those except the D equivalent. They switched back to the traditional letters in junior high.

I'd be inclined to buzz "An F-scored test" for "Things you fail" not because of the F being a synonym for Fail (which it really isn't), but because it isn't an item that falls in the category. You don't fail an F-scored test, you receive an F for failing the test.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #64 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:41:18 AM »

[quote name=\'isucgv\' post=\'222167\' date=\'Aug 5 2009, 11:15 PM\']I'd be inclined to buzz "An F-scored test" for "Things you fail" not because of the F being a synonym for Fail (which it really isn't), but because it isn't an item that falls in the category. You don't fail an F-scored test, you receive an F for failing the test.[/quote]
How about "A low-scoring test"?

/Judge: *ding*

David Levy · « **Reply #65 on:** August 06, 2009, 08:32:30 AM »

[quote name=\'CarShark\' post=\'222114\' date=\'Aug 5 2009\']I would have thought that "sunbathe" and "tan" were synonymous.[/quote]
"A beachgoer's skin."

rjaguar3 · « **Reply #66 on:** August 06, 2009, 10:09:34 AM »

Fail is listed under "F" in the three dictionaries I checked (Random House unabridged, Websters Ninth Collegiate, Am. Heritage Dict. 4th ed.). So I would definitely buzz it.

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #67 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:58:41 PM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'222159\' date=\'Aug 5 2009, 09:06 PM\'][quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'222158\' date=\'Aug 5 2009, 10:03 PM\'][quote name=\'Kevin Prather\' post=\'222156\' date=\'Aug 5 2009, 09:53 PM\']Five years ago, in the Seattle Public Schools, you DID get an E. Recently, it was replaced with N, for No Credit.[/quote]Yeah, all throughout my school career, E was a failing grade. No F.
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Same for Virginia...then I got to college.
[/quote]Cripes.

What a moronic, pat-on-the-back, "we can't hurt junior's feelings" system. Then they wonder why kids grow up to be complete losers and whinebags later in life.

chad1m · « **Reply #68 on:** August 06, 2009, 01:02:18 PM »

[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'222215\' date=\'Aug 6 2009, 12:58 PM\']What a moronic, pat-on-the-back, "we can't hurt junior's feelings" system. Then they wonder why kids grow up to be complete losers and whinebags later in life.[/quote]...I figured they did it because it was the letter that came after D.

clemon79 · « **Reply #69 on:** August 06, 2009, 01:26:36 PM »

[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'222216\' date=\'Aug 6 2009, 10:02 AM\'][quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'222215\' date=\'Aug 6 2009, 12:58 PM\']What a moronic, pat-on-the-back, "we can't hurt junior's feelings" system. Then they wonder why kids grow up to be complete losers and whinebags later in life.[/quote]...I figured they did it because it was the letter that came after D.[/quote]
I lol'd.

Mr. Matté · « **Reply #70 on:** August 06, 2009, 03:46:15 PM »

[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'222215\' date=\'Aug 6 2009, 12:58 PM\']Cripes.

What a moronic, pat-on-the-back, "we can't hurt junior's feelings" system. Then they wonder why kids grow up to be complete losers and whinebags later in life.[/quote]
With everything going electronic these days, they could just replace the "F"/"NP"/"E" with this hyperlink.

/Haven't used that one in a while

WhammyPower · « **Reply #71 on:** August 06, 2009, 03:57:00 PM »

[quote name=\'Mr. Matté\' post=\'222221\' date=\'Aug 6 2009, 02:46 PM\']With everything going electronic these days, they could just replace the "F"/"NP"/"E" with this link ~~hyperlink~~.[/quote]
There, fixed that for you.

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #72 on:** August 07, 2009, 10:50:37 PM »

[quote name=\'WhammyPower\' post=\'222222\' date=\'Aug 6 2009, 12:57 PM\'][quote name=\'Mr. Matté\' post=\'222221\' date=\'Aug 6 2009, 02:46 PM\']With everything going electronic these days, they could just replace the "F"/"NP"/"E" with this link ~~hyperlink~~.[/quote]
There, fixed that for you.
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You didn't fix anything. If you're going to use an old gag like this, at least do it right.