Vet Bill ---- holy..!

[Sundae]

By Jove, I think I've got it!

SO. I am sending a package overseas.
I'm probably lying a bit anyway.

I say, I am sending goods >$15.
The crocodile is eating the real cost.
But I am filling out a form of complaint about how the package was handled, and I claim the contents were <$15... No, wait, that's wrong isn't it. Because the crocodile is eating the $15 again.

Bugger.
Anyone want to start a crocodile thread?
I'm going to bed.

[Stormieweather]

'Tis simple. Whatever item is on the BIGGER side of the symbol (< or >)is the GREATER item.

So $10 > $9 = true. $10 is greater than $9.

If I say that I'll bet your vet bill was < $200, then $200 would be the higher/greater/bigger item, making your vet bill less than that.

[monster]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

By Jove, I think I've got it!

SO. I am sending a package overseas.
I'm probably lying a bit anyway.

I say, I am sending goods >$15.
The crocodile is eating the real cost.
But I am filling out a form of complaint about how the package was handled, and I claim the contents were <$15... No, wait, that's wrong isn't it. Because the crocodile is eating the $15 again.

Bugger.
Anyone want to start a crocodile thread?
I'm going to bed.

When mailing the package, you want to state the goods are worth less than a certain amount, because more than is meaningless in this context and might attract the attention of Mr Customs Officer.

So <$15 (Croc would prefer $15 to goods)

When claiming for the insurance, you might want to say they were worth over $15

>$15 (croc prefers insurance money to $15)

[ZenGum]

It points at the smaller number.


$200 may seem steep for a cat bill, but it is nothing to what Tiger Woods had to pay for his pussy.

[Trilby]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

$200 may seem steep for a cat bill, but it is nothing to what Tiger Woods had to pay for his pussy.

Thanks for putting it into perspective.

[Nirvana]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

It points at the smaller number.


$200 may seem steep for a cat bill, but it is nothing to what Tiger Woods had to pay for his pussy[s].

Fix'd it for U

[DanaC]

Pilau cost a small fortune in vet bills when he was a pup. he was a very sick little thing. Took ages to figure out what was wrong with him, but turned out he had a whipworm infection; contracted whilst in the womb.

[TheMercenary]

I hate being sick in the "womba"

[ZenGum]

You should try being sick in a wombat.

[Sundae]

I was thinking this through when walking in the park this morning.
I think I have it straight. My problem was positing the missing number as a zero. Instead I will call it an unknown number, with only it's relationship to 15 known.

So I know the value of the goods to be more than $15. So if I was being honest I would write >£15, because the crocodile is eating the unknown LARGER figure.

And if I was being sneaky and trying to con Mr Taxman (which I would never do) I would write <$15 because the crocodile thinks $15 is better than what I really spent.

I know that's pretty much what you write Monnie, I just had to test it out for myself.

Whew. Maybe we can do long division some time. I was off school when they learned that and never did pick it up.

[Trilby]

I feel very smug and self-satisfied about this thread.

I came here to diffuse my wonderment and confusion over a 203.00 dollar flea-bite and Sundae ended up learning her math symbols. The system works!!

[Radar]

I've always had the rule that if the procedure at the veterinarian will cost more money than I paid for the pet, it's time to say goodbye to sparky. I know friends that have paid for surgery for dogs or cats and stuff. I just don't get it.

America is the only country I've ever been to where people don't treat pets like animals. In most other countries they don't buy special food for cats and dogs. They don't let animals into the house. They don't dress up dogs or cats or buy them gifts at Christmas. They don't allow dogs to lick their faces, etc.

That's how I've always felt. I mean I've had some dogs I really loved, and even a couple of inside dogs (mainly because I was in an apartment at the time and had no yard), but there's never been a time I'd spend a ton of money on a pet, especially knowing how many hungry and homeless people are out there.

I've also never been able to figure out the homeless guy with a dog thing.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Radar

I've also never been able to figure out the homeless guy with a dog thing.

Have you tried to actually figure it out and failed, or is it just a figure of speech and you mean to say that it doesn't make economic sense for a homeless person to have a pet?

In case you are still trying to figure it out, I'd offer that I'm sure each homeless person with a pet will have their own take on the situation and have their own reasons. I would guess though, that those reasons are the same that people with homes have pets. Mainly companionship. I would imagine that having no home is very stressful and depressing, and a faithful companion would be nice.

[SamIam]

I can't figure out the Radar with a dog thing.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by Radar

I've also never been able to figure out the homeless guy with a dog thing.

I think that when it comes to panhandling, smelly crackhead with a dog will end up with more money than just a smelly crackhead.

Years ago, this homeless guy was brought in. He had been living in a van with his cat. The cat was absolutely gorgeous. A longhair of some kind with the sweetest ever disposition. She stayed in one of our secure interview rooms for a while, and prospective foster parents (nuthouse staff) came to check her out. After a while the visitors dwindled, and we needed the interview room so we brought her into the office, where she promptly hid under a bookshelf and wouldn't come back out. It had been a very stressful day for her. My department's office manager eventually ended up fostering her, and the homeless guy understood that he wasn't going to be able to take her back while he was trying to get himself back on track, so he signed Morgie over to my cow orker. She lived out the remainder of her days in glorious suburban comfort.