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How many days this month?

Poll: How do you figure out the number of days in a month? (52 member(s) have cast votes)

How do you figure out the number of days in a month?

  1. Knuckle Trick (24 votes [46.15%])

    Percentage of vote: 46.15%

  2. Sing the Song (28 votes [53.85%])

    Percentage of vote: 53.85%

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#1 User is offline   Echognome 

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Posted 2008-June-20, 23:39

Random topic that came up at work. Was surprised to see it divided. Sorry if you don't know what I'm talking about.
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Posted 2008-June-21, 00:18

I would like to know what the knuckle trick is
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Posted 2008-June-21, 00:23

cranebill, on Jun 20 2008, 10:18 PM, said:

I would like to know what the knuckle trick is

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=sYlpctSczLo
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Posted 2008-June-21, 00:32

I do the knuckle trick. I've heard of the song but never memorised it since the knuckle trick is so easy! Oddly enough, most of my (oz) friends have never heard of the knuckle trick but they all know the song, but non-oz dudes are the other way around. I guess the song is (only) in english after all..?
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Posted 2008-June-21, 01:07

The knuckle trick my whole life.

As I was watching the youtube clip I was thinking to myself, someone actually taped this and put it online? Then I saw it was copyrighted...
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Posted 2008-June-21, 01:20

we have a very short but effective trick

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everybody knows of february and you need to know it's june, not july.

BTW the knuckle trick as I saw it on youtube is miles ahead of the one we do in Eastern Europe! we'd go til July, but then we wouldn't start from the right, we'd start going right, but jumping over a valley "because we respect Julius Caesar". I always thought that was a retarded thing to say. why would we respect Julius Caesar? :P this makes much much more sense, no wonder America has a superior social structure etc.
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Posted 2008-June-21, 01:21

I just check my calendar :P but failing that, I use the knuckles.

I was born in Britain and my mother always used the little rhyme but as far as I can remember, I learned the knuckles at school in New Zealand. I dont know what they use here, I wouldn't be surprised if USA/Canada has its very own version.
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Posted 2008-June-21, 01:44

Am I missing something ?

Beyond about 10 years of age, don't most people just know how many days are in each month without the aid of a ditty or two hands?

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Posted 2008-June-21, 02:08

nickf, on Jun 21 2008, 09:44 AM, said:

Am I missing something ?

Beyond about 10 years of age, don't most people just know how many days are in each month without the aid of a ditty or two hands?

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totally not. what planet are you from? :P
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Posted 2008-June-21, 02:17

I never have any idea how many days are in the month.
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Posted 2008-June-21, 03:15

I must be from the same planet as Nick but it doesn't surprise me that many people need memory aids. Just like I can't write a single sentence in any language with spell check.
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Posted 2008-June-21, 08:53

jdonn, on Jun 21 2008, 02:07 AM, said:

The knuckle trick my whole life.

As I was watching the youtube clip I was thinking to myself, someone actually taped this and put it online? Then I saw it was copyrighted...

me too... my dad taught it to me when i was about 8
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Posted 2008-June-21, 08:55

knuckle trick. i punch someone and then ask that question. they usually give me the right answer.
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Posted 2008-June-21, 08:58

Asking someone works for me as well.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-June-21, 09:34

rogerclee, on Jun 21 2008, 08:17 AM, said:

I never have any idea how many days are in the month.

I rarely have any idea how many days are in the current month, but that's just because I rarely know what month it is.
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Posted 2008-June-21, 10:42

I know how many days are in each month. But then my work involves a lot of calculations involving dates and I like to keep my brain active by not doing everything on a spreadsheet.

The knuckle trick is much more useful than the song. After all, since a lot of the month names rhyme, you can easily get the song wrong.

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Posted 2008-June-21, 12:17

han, on Jun 21 2008, 09:58 AM, said:

Asking someone works for me as well.

What trick do they use?
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Posted 2008-June-21, 15:00

nickf, on Jun 21 2008, 02:44 AM, said:

Am I missing something ?

Beyond about 10 years of age, don't most people just know how many days are in each month without the aid of a ditty or two hands?

nickf
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lol agree with this...I learned the song as a kid though.
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Posted 2008-June-21, 15:56

jdonn, on Jun 21 2008, 01:17 PM, said:

han, on Jun 21 2008, 09:58 AM, said:

Asking someone works for me as well.

What trick do they use?

Of course the initial question makes no sense in a multicultural setting, we certainly don't get tought English songs in kindergarten.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-June-21, 19:12

I'm lucky if I can remember the number of days in a week!

"Is it Friday yet?"

"Well, let's see, yesterday was Monday, so that makes today..."

"Thursday?"
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