Re: Longest Thread Ever

From: nemo (nemo_at_naughtylust.wet)
Date: 11/19/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:45:32 GMT

Mos <Not@YourHouse> wrote in message
news:10pqm4q8gojcudb@corp.supernews.com...
> Alan wrote:
> > On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 21:06:00 -0800, Tim Bruening
> > <tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
> >
> >>>>> Whoa, dude, you'd REALLY better check your calculator. I just
> >>>>> multiplied 2 by itself a couple hundred times and got 4 every
> >>>>> time.
> >>>>
> >>>> I mean "Multiply 2 x 2, then the result x 2, and so on until you
> >>>> have done it 20 times".
> >>>
> >>> Until you have done what 20 times? If you mean multiply 20 times,
> >>> wouldn't that give you 2 to the 21st?
> >>
> >> Okay, multiply 1 x 2, then multiply the result x 2, then the result
> >> of that x 2, and so one until you have done 20 muliplications by 2.
> >
> > "and so one" what?
>
> "until" .
>
Until: To empty a cash-register.

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