Actuaries use dice
So says my second regular reader.
I had sent out a similarly worded e-mail to two of my readers. One lao jiao and one newbie. Just to poke see poke see what their reaction will be:
"Whilst "researching" for a blog post yesterday, I came across this:
http://www.warpuppy.com/chessex-speckled-polyhedral-stealth-p-103.html
and made an impulse purchase. *Grin*"
The old bird reader came back with this reply:
"Simplified mind of mine associates your profession with numbers. Ordinary dice for ordinary users. Actuarial professionals use the dice you just bought."
22 dicey days to go.
I had sent out a similarly worded e-mail to two of my readers. One lao jiao and one newbie. Just to poke see poke see what their reaction will be:
"Whilst "researching" for a blog post yesterday, I came across this:
http://www.warpuppy.com/chessex-speckled-polyhedral-stealth-p-103.html
and made an impulse purchase. *Grin*"
The old bird reader came back with this reply:
"Simplified mind of mine associates your profession with numbers. Ordinary dice for ordinary users. Actuarial professionals use the dice you just bought."
22 dicey days to go.
posted by Acey Deucey at 1:38 pm
24 Comments:
W.L...how do you use those kind of dice? looks complicated.. eeeeksss really only for ACTUARIES
hee hee..lazy ppl like me get the samsung E760 hp to roll my dice.
ginger_ale
Yes, I agree... How do you actually get about rolling these dices?
With so many sides, probably need a magnifying glass to see what numbers come up....
Acey,... do you RPG? So, far the only use for these dices are for role-laying stats.... hehe :)
CM
Ginger_ale,
Other than the four-sided one, everyone else just look at the top face loh. *Grin*
The four sided one look at the number at the top of the triangle.
Errata,
Oh dear, I mean
Role Playing stats [not Role Laying stats]
...b4 anyone gets overly excited :)
CM
CM,
Not so bad lah. The numbers printed are sizable. Can see one.
No, I don't RPG. Last time in secondary school, my friends introduced me to it. I played a little but I was more interested in the dice than in the game. :P
That website in the post is actually selling stuff for RPG games.
HA HA HA!
My blog gana "promoted" to RA status liao.
what's role laying stats?
sorry i had to ask, cos i don't know.
ginger_ale
You don't want to know, my friend, you don't want to know.
Hint: 想歪一點。
Acey,
Don't be a meanie...besides, you don't want Ginger going around asking people about role Laying stats do you??? LOL... :))
Ginger_Ale
Role Laying Stats may be interpreted as something XXX...
I meant Role Playing Stats... Briefly it's about role playing games like Dungeons & Dragons or Neverwinter Nights...
In computer games, you have things like Action Points, Health and Magic Points etc....
Back in the old days, ppl sat down in a dark room and role played ie. imagine they were in a fantasy environment...
To determine whether they are successful, the Dungeon Master will decide...[nowadays all automated with computer programs in Computer RPGs]
The dices are used to decide on certain issues like whether you are successful in opening a chest based on your attributes eg. strength
It gets real complicated [esp. with D10s, D20s.etc...] which explains why Acey likes the dices...
CM
Ah ha, CM. I am not being mean. In fact, I believe Ginger_ale's silence means she got it liao.
Complicated means I like? I like the dice because of the different shapes. I think they look really neat.
errr...i still don't know leh. i was silent cos seems like not so nice to ask in your blog leh. so it's related to XXX and RA stuff.. but what exactly is it?
a puzzled ginger_ale
HA HA HA... In your e-mail.
Ginger...
How old are you anyway?
Gosh - you seem awfully young esp. since you don't seem to know anything about RPGs... very strange-leh...
NO... this is not an XXX rated discussion or anything like that... Like I said the earlier misunderstanding was a typo-lah...
Rgds
Acey,
Hehe, I assume you like the D10s, D20s and D30s cos you can do the computations at the back of your head mah...
You ever seen the D100s? I believe that's the one you have to use a magnifying glass to read... [Not that I have ever seen it b4...
CM
Yeah, I've seen the 100-sided die. But very the ugly. In fact, it looks "fake".
I don't have a 30-sided die. It looks pretty neat, but I know not why to find one. If you notice from the set I've ordered, the 20-sided die is the highest number of sides in the set.
Oh, and erm I don't use the dice for any computations. Not at all!
In fact, I don't use them for any purpose.
I just like dice. *Big Grin*
acey.. hahha..really like that also can :P
CM.. i do play RPG but in computer of cos...wohoooo i'm glad that i sound young.
ginger_ale
Huh? Like what also can? I is confused.
i was referring to your email.
ginger_ale
btw....this is your first post with SO MANY comments..
ginger_ale
Oh... so des ne. Glad you finally understood it. Like I said, it was just a silly thing.
yup.. that's why i said "like that also can"
ginger_ale
Warning: Self-advertisements coming up.
Absolutely not, Ginger_ale.
May I remind you of my earlier posts entitled, 3 strikes, Pop quiz and Food.
End of self-advertisements.
Apologies to all for the brazen nature of the advertising. :P
I thought you would have replied my e-mail to you via e-mail also mah. That's why got confused.
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