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Mrs. McFarland's avatar

What is this “little hand “ and “big hand” of which you speak?😝 Telling time is no longer taught.

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Just a Clinician's avatar

Yet it is still on standardized cognitive tests...

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Mrs. McFarland's avatar

At the suggestion of which, the White House scoffed at with distain....

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Just a Clinician's avatar

disdain...

Well, you know. Can't take the risk!

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Mrs. McFarland's avatar

I recently had my Medicare Wellness Worthless check up. My doctor asked me to count backwards from 100 in 9s…. She stopped me half way down.. my response? “I bet the President can’t do that! “

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SimulationCommander's avatar

So much easier these days when Alexa will just tell you what time it is.

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Mrs. McFarland's avatar

We were gifted an Alexa a few years ago... my slightly hard of hearing spouse asked me who had sent me “that joke” I responded “ Dick”... and then a second time louder “ DICK” Alexa from a far corner chimes in “ That’s not nice.” And into the garbage she went. I think I may have told this story already....

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SimulationCommander's avatar

LOL I hadn't heard it! Great story!

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JC's avatar

Yup, my neice is now pushing 40 and can only read digital.

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Mrs. McFarland's avatar

That is frightening. It’s a loss of mathematics. Recently, salesperson at Dillard’s told me I could use their handy dandy price scanners to find out what my 20% discount would be on a $20 item…

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