Mary Beth Posted September 14, 2017 Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 I am never going to win. The contest form will not take my CAPTCH quotation. It either comes back saying I didn't type it right, or it just spins. Good luck everyone else, (sniff) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srichardson Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 Mary Beth, Are you referring to the spam do dad? If you are did you add the numbers together? I am so used to just typing what is shown that I didn't initially realize that I was supposed to add the numbers and not just type them!! If I had read the instructions I would have done better. Mary Beth and AnnP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted September 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 Thank you. No, I was typing as it looked, like you do on all websites. Thank you. I should maybe read the fine print. AnnP and Cagey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlsa3 Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 And I thought I had one less person to worry about. LOL. Mary Beth and MaryQuiltsTx 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbams Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 David, I'm not entering, so you can count me a one less person to worry about, instead of Mary Beth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 2 hours ago, Mary Beth said: No, I was typing as it looked, like you do on all websites. I believe that would be an oxymoron. I though APQS was just testing our math skills to ensure that we have the skill set and knowledge base to use the Millie being given away. Cagey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlsa3 Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 I've actually almost put the wrong addition in the blank to see if it would still accept it or does it have to be correct. Decisions....decisions. Mary Beth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted September 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 On 9/15/2017 at 10:29 AM, Cagey said: I believe that would be an oxymoron. I though APQS was just testing our math skills to ensure that we have the skill set and knowledge base to use the Millie being given away. Cagey APQS should know me well enough by now to know I am no math wiz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlsa3 Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 On 9/15/2017 at 4:45 PM, mlsa3 said: I've actually almost put the wrong addition in the blank to see if it would still accept it or does it have to be correct. Decisions....decisions. Believe it or not but it has to be added correctly or it won't accept it....glad I have my calculator handy...hope they never go to multiplications and divisions. MaryQuiltsTx and Mary Beth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted September 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 I am finished competing if it goes past simple addition. quilterkp and Deb in the Mtns 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlsa3 Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 9 hours ago, Mary Beth said: I am finished competing if it goes past simple addition. OMG....what if they start asking civics or science questions? I'm never going to win a Milli....sigh Mary Beth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilterkp Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 I am with Marybeth on the math stuff. High school algebra made me cry! Mary Beth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 As I have taught my kids and anybody that will listen......, Math is money. Most people enjoy money, so learn math. “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn’t … pays it.” – Albert Einstein Cagey dbams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie0722 Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Please don't hate me for saying this... but I love math I think it's interesting and fun. And I always find it funny when quilters hate math because quilting involves a lot of it. I was lucky and had one teacher who could *really* explain things. There are many math teachers out there who know their math but can't teach at all, and I am convinced that many people who say they hate math would actually like it if they had ever had a good teacher and hadn't had to deal with frustration all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkl Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Beatice Marie I too love math! Of course I use a calculator. Ha Ha. Leslie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 If you like quilting, I believe you have to like math just a tad. Otherwise, you would never know how much fabric to purchase. You would have no idea how to make different sized blocks fit together. Here is a great article on keeping ones mind young, and quilting is involved; http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/05/05/309006780/learning-a-new-skill-works-best-to-keep-your-brain-sharp Cagey Debbie S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted September 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 I am so happy there are math lovers out there, that is what makes the world go around. I will tell you a secret, wine tastes worse than Nyquil. I am not like other people. I can follow directions on a pattern. I can cut out patterns. I can piece. I can even come up with my own patterns. However, I tried to take math in college and had to hire a tutor. One night after a "groundhog" type day with my tutor, where she would help me through a problem...I seem to get it...then the next problem looked totally foreign. She looked at me and asked, "Who did this to you?" When I say I cannot do math.....please believe me....I cannot do math. I can cook, measure, even double a recipe. But don't give me anything harder than addition and subtraction. Sue E. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue E. Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Mary Beth said: When I say I cannot do math.....please believe me....I cannot do math. I can cook, measure, even double a recipe. But don't give me anything harder than addition and subtraction. Oh Mary Beth, I can so relate to this. I was tutored almost every night in my junior year in high school to get me through my algebra course - that was the last course in math I had to have! When I was in college and took an accounting course, I barely passed my final exam because not one of my columns on the 10 column worksheet balanced. All my numbers were in the proper spot but I couldn't add up all the numbers - remember this was long before adding machines/calculators were allowed in the classroom. I didn't have enough time (or fingers) to do the math. About 15-20 years ago my husband's office was looking for someone to do some accounting work and my sister-in-law asked if I wanted to work part-time for them. I asked my husband what he told her - he said that by the time he stopped laughing, she had left for the day! I was never asked to work for them. I can do simple math, but don't ask me anything complicated. Thank goodness for calculators! Actually, quilting has helped me slightly with my math skills. You do need to be able to do some simple math to figure out some patterns. Mary Beth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted September 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 31 minutes ago, Sue E. said: Oh Mary Beth, I can so relate to this. I was tutored almost every night in my junior year in high school to get me through my algebra course - that was the last course in math I had to have! When I was in college and took an accounting course, I barely passed my final exam because not one of my columns on the 10 column worksheet balanced. All my numbers were in the proper spot but I couldn't add up all the numbers - remember this was long before adding machines/calculators were allowed in the classroom. I didn't have enough time (or fingers) to do the math. About 15-20 years ago my husband's office was looking for someone to do some accounting work and my sister-in-law asked if I wanted to work part-time for them. I asked my husband what he told her - he said that by the time he stopped laughing, she had left for the day! I was never asked to work for them. I can do simple math, but don't ask me anything complicated. Thank goodness for calculators! Actually, quilting has helped me slightly with my math skills. You do need to be able to do some simple math to figure out some patterns. Yay!!! I am not the only one. Fractions freak me out. I have that quilters calculator and I have started using it a lot. I struggled through 12 years of school. Math is not my friend. It is terrible when even the tutor is at a loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnP Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Too funny. Because I was putting in the same as the caption 4 + 2 I was putiing it in over and over, Then after a week, I read it and it wanted the sum. LOL I laughed so hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 As I learned in the military, 1+1 in the heat of battle is........... algebra. Cagey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilterkp Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Everyone has different strengths. When I was in school and pulling my hair out over math, the Calculus whiz remarked, "I wish I could get a higher grade than a C for English papers." I aced those! And some folks have trouble learning a skill from a book or written directions. They need to have someone physically show them. Cagey and Mary Beth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piecrust Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 I guess this means the Millie winner should be a math wiz. My entry today was 0 + 1. Luckily, I can handle that amount of math on one hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingpup Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 well.....I was really good at math....got in the 99.6 percentile on one of those test they used to give us....now...mind you...spelling is an entirely different story...all I can remember about that is the "i" is after "e" except after "c" except for sometimes....yah....all spelling is like that for me...flunked out of freshman English twice because we had to write an essay on the spot for the finial and in those days, we could not use a dictionary and spell check was not invented yet.....almost dropped out of college because of this...but hey I got 4 A's, 1 B, and an F the first quarter....and about the same the second quarter and finally passed English 101 during a summer session taking it pass/fail...thank goodness there is not much spelling in quilting!!!!!! Mary Beth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlsa3 Posted September 24, 2017 Report Share Posted September 24, 2017 On 9/16/2017 at 11:53 AM, Mary Beth said: APQS should know me well enough by now to know I am no math wiz. Mary Beth....my math question on the Win A Millie this morning was 8+5....so if that is your numbers to add the answer is 13.....thought I would help a friend out. haha dbams and Mary Beth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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