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The Chase Part 5

Yeah, Queen of the Dorks - who doesn't know about Fudge Mint cookies.

AH-HA!!! She was buying cases, not just individual boxes! She definitely did get a good deal in the end. That's the perk of buying (or paying) in bulk I guess.

Yep, those GS were paras.

And I just realized that phrase means something entirely different in South Africa...

All hail the Queen and hope the Empress Phix accepts the bribe. Wonder what the prize is when your sales are 20k plus?

I think she's going to need a second sash for all those sales badges she's gonna get.

And I think Monica's got the bribe thing down - but I suspect Phix is more of a Tagalong type.

Also - I'm definitely not surprised that Phix can be "bribed". I mean, look at that nice tea set she has.

In fact those 3 may ever outsell these enterprising young ladies
Smart girl scouts

What - did all you people figure that Phix baked those cookies she hands out?

Julie wrote:AH-HA!!! She was buying cases, not just individual boxes! She definitely did get a good deal in the end. That's the perk of buying (or paying) in bulk I guess.

For the record, that's 6240 boxes for $20K, or $3.20 a box. That's a deal!

Opus the Poet wrote:Yep, those GS were paras.

And I just realized that phrase means something entirely different in South Africa...

The English are notoriously bigoted. If it exists, they (or one of their colonies/former colonies) probably have a slur for it. And then another, even more offensive slur for it.

nothing like buying in bulk.

Gyrrakavian wrote:

Opus the Poet wrote:Yep, those GS were paras.

And I just realized that phrase means something entirely different in South Africa...

The English are notoriously bigoted. If it exists, they (or one of their colonies/former colonies) probably have a slur for it. And then another, even more offensive slur for it.

I think it was a military slang from the '70s or '80s. It has been a long time, and I have died at least once in the meantime, so I might have something reversed or otherwise screwed up, but I definitely remember "paras" being slang for people who jump out of perfectly good airplanes while carrying guns. I'm blanking on the GS but I know it was something like that and similar to the SAS.

Opus the Poet wrote:

Gyrrakavian wrote:

Opus the Poet wrote:Yep, those GS were paras.

And I just realized that phrase means something entirely different in South Africa...

The English are notoriously bigoted. If it exists, they (or one of their colonies/former colonies) probably have a slur for it. And then another, even more offensive slur for it.

I think it was a military slang from the '70s or '80s. It has been a long time, and I have died at least once in the meantime, so I might have something reversed or otherwise screwed up, but I definitely remember "paras" being slang for people who jump out of perfectly good airplanes while carrying guns. I'm blanking on the GS but I know it was something like that and similar to the SAS.

Oh, paratroopers. No idea on the GS, either. I'm amongst the youngest readers (30).

Boxes, cases, packages... I hate the English language, sometimes.

But yeah, 3 dollars, 20 cents, (and a little over a half-pence) per box is not bad at all, especially if they have to grease some floured palms, too. They're just a little bit bad-ass.

Now I wanna spin-off comic featuring the adventures of three Girl Scout para-normals.

BarGamer wrote:Now I wanna spin-off comic featuring the adventures of three Girl Scout para-normals.

You're in the right corner of the internet for that! It doesn't strike my creative fancy, and I'm working on a story already... But maybe someone else might take on that idea.

(yes, Purpose has not been abandoned; IRL has just been getting in the way recently... I promise I'll get back to it when I can)

On a different note: Why did Paul use "01" through "05" instead of just "1" through "5"... Was he planning on going last "9"?

oldmanmickey wrote:All hail the Queen and hope the Empress Phix accepts the bribe. Wonder what the prize is when your sales are 20k plus?

You get your own Campground after five years of such sales

Nope. Not gonna do it. Sorry. I work on the other side of the institution from them.

GlytchMeister wrote:

BarGamer wrote:Now I wanna spin-off comic featuring the adventures of three Girl Scout para-normals.

You're in the right corner of the internet for that! It doesn't strike my creative fancy, and I'm working on a story already... But maybe someone else might take on that idea.

(yes, Purpose has not been abandoned; IRL has just been getting in the way recently... I promise I'll get back to it when I can)

On a different note: Why did Paul use "01" through "05" instead of just "1" through "5"... Was he planning on going last "9"?

Even if it's only One or Two items, it's good practice to get into to add a leading Zero. If for no other reason, some file managers, and even databases will sort poorly (= out of order). Its stupid but it still crops all the time;

https://support.sas.com/documentation/c ... a002400106

Without leading zeros, the variable names would sort in the following order: A1, A10, A2, ... A9.

Its gotten to where it doesn't look right, to me, without one anymore.

Sgt. Howard wrote:

oldmanmickey wrote:All hail the Queen and hope the Empress Phix accepts the bribe. Wonder what the prize is when your sales are 20k plus?

You get your own Campground after five years of such sales

well they aren't 'strictly' sales, it depends on HQ.. half would be 'donated' to a nearby group, to stop 'jealousy'

BarGamer wrote:Boxes, cases, packages... I hate the English language, sometimes.

But yeah, 3 dollars, 20 cents, (and a little over a half-pence) per box is not bad at all, especially if they have to grease some floured palms, too. They're just a little bit bad-ass.

Now I wanna spin-off comic featuring the adventures of three Girl Scout para-normals.

Oy! Waitcher turn! Not until we see both Sugar bear and Space Alien Cat Girls first.

Originally I worked it out as

10 boxes per girl = 30 boxes per week
30 times 52 = 1560 boxes
$20,000 divided by 1560 = $12.82 per box +/-
$12.82 times 1560 = $ 19,968.00
$12.83 times 1560 = $20,014.80
($10,000 divided by 1560 = $6.42 per box (Actual average price for GS cookies is $10 per box))

But now its

10 times 12 times 52 = 6240
$20,000 divided by 6240 = $3.21 per package—that is about 1/3 the cost of a package of thin mints
But because I suck at math . . . I went back and checked. The actual counter offer was $20,000 UP FRONT . . . so the $20,000 is not the total price. It all makes sense now (more or less) *goes back to the confusion corner with a box of thin mints and a glass of milk*