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Betty Boom

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34. Source? Some numbers are suspect

Reply to PCIntern (Original post)

Thu Jun 11, 2026, 10:49 PM

13 hrs ago

I find it just as inappropriate when our side posts numbers without attribution, some of which are clearly incorrect. It might feel good to look at this, but it’s not completely factual. The errors make me therefore question the validity of all of the numbers.

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Just in case you need to make a point: [View all] PCIntern Yesterday OP

Kick dalton99a Yesterday #1

;-{)..... Goonch 23 hrs ago #2

But eggs are cheaper. progressoid 23 hrs ago #3

We'll be informed soon math is a liberal conspiracy Torchlight 23 hrs ago #4

And don't get me started on how we are being forced to use those foreign "Arabic" numerals now! Ray Bruns 23 hrs ago #5

(al-Gebra, the radical Arabic terrorist..... lastlib 1 hr ago #44

All of STEM is a liberal conspiracy Soul_of_Wit 23 hrs ago #7

They love fuzzy math. littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #12

Wait til MAGA finds out English was invented in another country. yardwork 22 hrs ago #17

Don't worry, they'll probably do a purge of "non-English" words one of these days. "Non-English words means "words Martin68 21 hrs ago #23

It's those damned Arabic numerals, doncha know! 3catwoman3 21 hrs ago #24

It's... BurnDoubt 11 hrs ago #36

Another kairos12 23 hrs ago #6

Bonus points for vocabulary! Googolplex indeed!! littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #13

You could use "gargoyle" in there, too. calimary 16 hrs ago #32

I'm fine, as long as I don't want to use electricity between 3 and 7 PM, from June thru September Soul_of_Wit 23 hrs ago #8

Gas will go down 50 cents and the general public will be appeased. See the pattern? twodogsbarking 22 hrs ago #9

Gas is well over $5 a gallon in the Seattle area, with diesel at almost $7. OMGWTF 1 hr ago #45

Where is bread only $2.69 a loaf? wnylib 22 hrs ago #10

$4.99 here (SoCal) LoisB 22 hrs ago #14

In central Illinois, a 20 oz loaf of Kroger white bread $1.79 questionseverything 21 hrs ago #18

Wondered that too KT2000 19 hrs ago #27

Maybe he is looking at BidenRocks 22 hrs ago #11

We will be getting the whole: johnnyfins 22 hrs ago #15

Doesn't matter, they'll still blame Biden. Fil1957 22 hrs ago #16

Or you could say that all these items are worth the same, but the value of our money has gone down significantly. NBachers 21 hrs ago #19

Fixed It!!! BurnDoubt 11 hrs ago #37

exactly how i explain the dow jones average rampartd 10 hrs ago #41

As much as I would love to spread this meme ... aggiesal 21 hrs ago #20

"brings into question" Tasmanian Devil 21 hrs ago #25

The oil futures are just under $88 Old Crank 21 hrs ago #21

Well golly gee... Dave Id 21 hrs ago #22

Very useful! liberalla 19 hrs ago #26

Geez, where is that bread? Easterncedar 17 hrs ago #28

Do booze! Easterncedar 17 hrs ago #29

I paid $16 for a bag of Lindt chocolate truffles at Safeway yesterday (due to T💩p's tarriffs no doubt). OMGWTF 1 hr ago #46

Thanks for the handy graphic! Hassler 17 hrs ago #30

Helping you go VIRAL! canetoad 16 hrs ago #31

All this "data" stuff is so woke. SpankMe 16 hrs ago #33

Source? Some numbers are suspect Betty Boom 13 hrs ago #34

Read a reference the other day... BurnDoubt 11 hrs ago #39

Get thee to a billboard Six117 12 hrs ago #35

Good list. GoodRaisin 11 hrs ago #38

A President asleep on the job struggle4progress 10 hrs ago #40

Yes yes yes 😡 TommieMommy 2 hrs ago #42

K&R spanone 2 hrs ago #43

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