Safeway, radians and other random stuff

[pzkpfw]

What's a "safeway"?


Edit much later:

No, I didn't start a thread just to ask this question.

(This was a relevant question back where it began. [Knowing what a safeway was gave context to the issues in the OP of the thread where it was posted.])

[NEOWatcher]

What's a "safeway"?

About a ton for a fridge sized one. Ba-dum-boom.

[tdvance]

it's kind of like a giant.

[Hugh Jass]

oooh... safeway is where Gladys says I can get cake.

[chrissy]

Thats a bummer BD.
I hope you get something sorted out.

Safeway = Supermarket?

[ABR.]

Safeway = Supermarket?

Yes. It's a big chain here in the western USA.

[Tobin Dax]

Safeway = Supermarket?
Yes, Safeway is a grocery store chain in the western U.S. I've heard that they exist in Illinois, too, but I never saw one after moving there from Oregon.

[Tobin Dax]

Yes. It's a big chain here in the western USA.
Jinx. :)

[ABR.]

Yes, Safeway is a grocery store chain in the western U.S. I've heard that they exist in Illinois, too, but I never saw one after moving there from Oregon.

1,2,3...oh, drat!

A long time ago, we had Safeways in Arkansas. They all died out. There may be relictual populations left over in various eastern cities.

[Tobin Dax]

What's a "safeway"?About a ton for a fridge sized one. Ba-dum-boom.
NEO, I owe you one. I've been trying for a month to come up with another joke like that. The one I told in class is much more of a groaner. :)

[NEOWatcher]

...The one I told in class is much more of a groaner. :)

Great...leave us hanging instead of groaning. :rolleyes:

[Doodler]

Yes. It's a big chain here in the western USA.

We had'em in Maryland for the longest time, too. THey changed over a decade or so ago to Super Fresh.

[captain swoop]

Safeway is a minor chain of shops in the UK as well.

[Tobin Dax]

Great...leave us hanging instead of groaning. :rolleyes:

What's a radian?
About 57 degrees.

One student asked that I never say that again. Another was completely lost. :D

[chrissy]

I don't blame them Tobin, don't give up your day job just yet. :p

[closetgeek]

"Stow that talk sailor, 'else we try ye fer treason! Thar'll be no mutinies on my watch! Yarg!"

Oh my goodness, run everybody Da Maritime Thugs are coming!

[GeorgeLeRoyTirebiter]

What's a radian?
About 57 degrees.

One student asked that I never say that again. Another was completely lost. :D

Not bad, but it's nowhere near The Worst Groaner I Ever Heard From A Teacher.

This happened during my dalliance with a musical education. The course was Form and Analysis, taught by Dr. Roush, a professor known for his somewhat off-kilter sense of humor.

We were examining the second movement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor (the "Sonate Pathétique"). He was commenting on the recording that was playing, pointing out where the various sections started and what key it had just modulated to. For those who don't know, it's a rondo form with two episodes, i.e., ABACA. During the second episode (the "C") the accompaniment changes to triplets, which are continued into the final repetition of the "A" section. Dr. Roush pointed out that this was to be expected, as many triplets are delivered by C-section.

[mugaliens]

What's a radian?
About 57 degrees.

That joke and two pi will get you turned around in a hurry...

[Tobin Dax]

I don't blame them Tobin, don't give up your day job just yet. :p
That is my day job. :D

[Fazor]

Oh my goodness, run everybody Da Maritime Thugs are coming!

Lol; your memory is far superior to my own.

[NEOWatcher]

What's a radian?...
Great; that's what I get for being curious. Luckily, I'm not a cat.

[Tobin Dax]

Great; that's what I get for being curious. Luckily, I'm not a cat.
I told ya. :D

[Jeff Root]

I have no idea what the radian thing is about. It's supposed to be a pun?
Even if a bad one? Really?

At least it's a way to avoid giving Don or me employment advice.

Ooops. Uh-oh.

-- Jeff, in Minneapolis

[Salty]

What's a radian?
About 57 degrees.

One student asked that I never say that again. Another was completely lost. :D

I was given a groaner, once. While in USMC, at a Navy school, in a classroom taught by a PO2, I was trying to follow his explanation of how a particular electrical circuit worked. I was lost.

I raised my hand.

PO2 : "Yes, Marine?"

Me : "Sir, could you tell me again, how that circuit works?"
He had just finished a fifteen minute explanation.

PO2 : "It works very well, Marine."

[Tobin Dax]

I have no idea what the radian thing is about. It's supposed to be a pun?
Even if a bad one? Really?
A really bad one. But I don't care, as long as it shows that my students are still alive at some point during the lecture.

[Jeff Root]

So, does that mean I'm dead?

-- Jeff, in Minneapolis

[SeanF]

I must be, too, Jeff - the pun eludes me as well.

[Nicolas]

It's not a pun referring to a turn in the circuit of Francorchamps, is it? PLEASE tell me it's not. :D It's a bit hard to tell where Eau Rouge stops and Raidillon starts, but it does look like it's about 57 degrees...

I don't get it either (Gillian, explain me either/neither once, if you please :)), if it makes you feel better...

[Tobin Dax]

I must be, too, Jeff - the pun eludes me as well.
An angle of 1 radian equals 57.3 degrees.
So maybe it's not a pun, but just something stupid to make sure my students are listening and to help them learn something.
Yes, I'm weird. :D

Edit: I'm sure you both know this, but this link might help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radian.

[SeanF]

An angle of 1 radian equals 57.3 degrees.
So maybe it's not a pun, but just something stupid to make sure my students are listening and to help them learn something.
Yes, I'm weird. :D

Edit: I'm sure you both know this, but this link might help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radian.
Okay, so...what's the joke? A radian is about 57 degrees, so why is it funny to ask "What's a radian?" and say, "About 57 degrees"?

I still don't get it.

[Tobin Dax]

Okay, so...what's the joke? A radian is about 57 degrees, so why is it funny to ask "What's a radian?" and say, "About 57 degrees"?

I still don't get it.
My whole point was more or less that it's not funny.
The answer I'd expect to the question is more of a definition, so I figured I could call it a bad joke. I seem to have been corrected (by more than just you, SeanF), and it will never be told again.

[Jeff Root]

"Tobin Dax",

I don't think you need to limit the humor to such an extreme low level
for Don's benefit. It's probably fine for him to laugh as long as he doesn't
laugh too long or too hard. Hmmm. Hypertension isn't one of my problems.
I'd think hypertension could make a guy long and hard. Um. My only
excuse is poor judgement...

So, the "humor" is on the same level as:

"What's a kilogram?"
"About 2.2 pounds."

and

"What's a calorie?"
"About 4.2 joules."

although the latter is relatively exciting since you are distinguishing the
calorie from the kilocalorie.

-- Jeff, in Minneapolis

[SeanF]

My whole point was more or less that it's not funny.
The answer I'd expect to the question is more of a definition, so I figured I could call it a bad joke. I seem to have been corrected (by more than just you, SeanF), and it will never be told again.
Now I understand. :) It's the context - coming from a teacher in a classroom setting, you'd expect a definition (eg, an angle in which the arc is equal in length to the radius). I guess it's just seeing it out of that context that the answer doesn't seem unreasonable.

It's like, "What is a parsec?" In most contexts, the question could be reasonably construed as "How long is a parsec?" but on an astronomy quiz, it would mean, "How is a parsec defined?" :)

[HenrikOlsen]

This is the parts of a thread the OP asked to be removed that was off topic for the thread and therefore not really covered by the removal request.

[Fazor]

Heh, I was reading through this thinking someone else had started a thread back when the whole safeway pun thing happened (looking at the post dates) and thinking, "Where did THIS thread come from? And why is it people repeating themselves?" I guess that's what I get for not clicking on the "go to first new post" button.

[Gillianren]

. . . Gillian, explain me either/neither once, if you please . . . .

One way to explain it would be that "either" is positive and "neither" is negative. As in, "either" is paired with "or" and "neither" with "nor." If that doesn't help, I'll come up with a lengthier explanation in the hopes that it will.

[tdvance]

We had'em in Maryland for the longest time, too. THey changed over a decade or so ago to Super Fresh.

In my part of Maryland, they're still Safeways. There are a handful of SuperFresh's around, but not nearly as many as there are Safeways.

[Nicolas]

One way to explain it would be that "either" is positive and "neither" is negative. As in, "either" is paired with "or" and "neither" with "nor." If that doesn't help, I'll come up with a lengthier explanation in the hopes that it will.

Lengthier explanations won't do any good; a list of typical examples neither.

Either I get it now, or I think I get it.

:silenced:

[mugaliens]

About a ton for a fridge sized one. Ba-dum-boom.

It's a way that safer than a dangerous way.

Example:

Safeway: Wearing a helmet.

Dangerous Way: Not wearing a helmet.

[HenrikOlsen]

Lengthier explanations won't do any good; a list of typical examples neither.

Either I get it now, or I think I get it.

:silenced:
Either John or Sally got on the bus. Result is that one's outside and one is on them bus.
Neither John nor Sally got on the bus. Result is that both are still outside.

Either a description or an example will be enough. One of them would be enough.
Neither a description nor an example will be enough. Something else will be needed as well since they are not enough.

You'll neither get it nor think you got it. Result is that you don't get it and you don't think you got it.

[mugaliens]

I don't think you need to limit the humor to such an extreme low level
for Don's benefit. It's probably fine for him to laugh as long as he doesn't
laugh too long or too hard. Hmmm. Hypertension isn't one of my problems.
I'd think hypertension could make a guy long and hard. Um. My only
excuse is poor judgement...

At least most of us get it!

http://planetsmilies.net/happy-smiley-611.gif

[Nicolas]

Either John or Sally got on the bus. Result is that one's outside and one is on them bus.
Neither John nor Sally got on the bus. Result is that both are still outside.

Either a description or an example will be enough. One of them would be enough.
Neither a description nor an example will be enough. Something else will be needed as well since they are not enough.

You'll neither get it nor think you got it. Result is that you don't get it and you don't think you got it.

Been drinking again, have we? :lol: ;)

[Doodler]

In my part of Maryland, they're still Safeways. There are a handful of SuperFresh's around, but not nearly as many as there are Safeways.

Yeah, I realized after posting that, there's one here in Laurel (just in an area I rarely visit) and in DC, too.