On 04/10/2011 8:21 PM, Warp wrote:
> Invisible<voi### [at] devnull>  wrote:
>> To be fair, while the US is legendary for stupidity, there are plenty of
>> stupid people in other countries too. Visit any shop while the computers
>> are down and watch the poor checkout girl struggle to compute £2.99 +
>> £4.85. Watch, and sigh.
>
>    Can you blame them?
>

Yes, the above sum is mental arithmetic. It does not need pencil and paper.

>    When was the last time you wrote something on paper with a pen, other
> than your name / other personal information / signature?
>
For me it was a shopping list a couple of hours ago. Also I often make 
drawings at work to either clear my mind or to explain something.

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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