Tuesday, July 9, 2024

One Fourth

You either get the reference or you don’t.
Panel 1, I’m with my mom, measuring a door with a tape measure, and she says, “This door’s been broken for years. About time I replaced it.” “Okay, it’s seventy six plus three eighths inches long.” Panel 2, I’m still measuring and I say, “No, wait. It’s seventy six and a fourth.” Panel 3, I’m still measuring, I say, “Okay, I was wrong. Seventy six and an eighth.” Panel 4, standing up now, I say, “We may have a House Of Leaves situation going on here.” She says, “I didn’t read that book, I don’t get the reference, but we do not.”
Granted, it’s better than being bigger on the inside than on the outside, but I still don’t know why it was different each time.
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3 comments:

  1. Liz A.July 9, 2024 at 8:46 PM

    That sounds a lot like me measuring my knitting. In that case, though, knitting grows (or shrinks if I pull it the opposite way), and I can influence the changes.

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  2. Kate LarkindaleJuly 10, 2024 at 7:06 PM

    I had that same issue measuring my kitchen cabinets.... Not sure why it's different each time, or why something that looks symmetrical can be different on each side.

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  3. Patricia JLJuly 15, 2024 at 8:28 PM

    I've had that happen a few times measuring stuff around the house. I blame user error for mine.

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