The Doodle Abides

*gathers all of the people in the world who write the number 7 with a little dash in the center of it so I can study them like little critters and find out what makes them do that*

There’s actually a lot of history regarding the development writing systems and why there are different visual representations of numerals, but the short answer is: it’s regional, and you probably picked up how to make your numbers look based on your parents or your primary school teachers

I do it out of spite because in grade school a kids detective story identified the culprit by saying NO American wrote their sevens with a line and I thought that was super flimsy evidence and it made me so mad I started putting a line through my sevens so the fictional detective would be wrong and then kept doing it for several decades since.

I do feel one can’t underestimate the “elementary school child taught themselves how to do this Out Of Spite” crowd

Similarly I was required to take up this habit because of paper medication charts and tracking. It makes the 7s clearly not badly written twos, even if you’re writing very small or very fast.

GDP, good documentation practice. Required in my line of work (pharma, medical devices). You may get audit nonconformities for it, and if sufficiently grave, lose your license to market your products. It’s serious business.

7 without the dash looks naked. Give them their fancy clothes!

My mom was a high school math teacher and she was pro-dash so that’s how I learned it. When I was in middle school I used to help her grade homework and that’s when it became really clear why. If you want credit for your work make sure the person looking at it knows it’s a seven.

thanks I hate it

You Got a Friend In Horse 

YOU DO NOT HAVE A FRIEND IN HORSE

You Got A Lotta Friends In Horse

CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH THAT THOSE ARE NOT FRIENDS IN HORSE

#smh at cassandra spoiling the mood as usual

what a beautiful day to not work at Cloudflare

I need a tshirt that says “Listen here, my good bitch.”

LYDIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Miss you, HLM. ❤️❤️❤️