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Ok so what are the odds of this?

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  1. cantshaikme cantshaikme is offline

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    Sep 10th, 2011 (9/10/2011 3:35am)

    Here's the story. 4 or 5 days ago I'm helping my gf study for her chemistry test. We had the same teacher, same class, but I took it two semesters prior.

    So when I took it that was the first semester that they were switching to a new book. I shelled out the dough for the new book and at the end of the semester sold it back to the bookstore and got 50% of it's original value back.

    Maybe you can see where this is going. Fast forward to 4 or 5 days ago and I'm flipping through the book looking for a chart of the periodic table. I come to the page it's on and I see my handwriting I'm like wtf.

    So of course there are lots of people who probably have similar writing.. so I write next to some things on that page and it's identical. She's like no there's no way this could be the same one because she says she bought it online from half price books. So I keep flipping through pages, remembering specific things that I marked/notes that I made and it's the exact same book, two semesters later, ordered from online. Wonder how many of those books are in circulation/how many schools have switched to it. Pretty crazy though.

    Also in before pics. They have already been shown in a previous post.
  2. SpankyHamm SpankyHamm is offline

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    Sep 10th, 2011 (9/10/2011 3:38am) in reply to cantshaikme

    Pretty weird coincidence. Obviously the higher the level class (i.e. 300 level plus), the lower the odds. Fewer of those books in circulation. However, it might be lower simply because those books stay housed in a local warehouse for each semester (rather than shipping them cross country).

    And post pics here - I don't feel like trying to find your other post with her pics.
     
  3. keylight keylight is offline

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    Sep 10th, 2011 (9/10/2011 3:39am) in reply to SpankyHamm

    government conspriacy
  4. Moonlight Graham Moonlight Graham is offline

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    Sep 10th, 2011 (9/10/2011 3:40am) in reply to keylight

    50/50
  5. shawdeep shawdeep is offline

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    Sep 10th, 2011 (9/10/2011 4:13am) in reply to Moonlight Graham

    ha pretty sick
  6. Glo4m Glo4m is offline Confess to me

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    Sep 10th, 2011 (9/10/2011 4:15am) in reply to shawdeep

    you got shoik
  7. Hateflops Hateflops is offline 7 over par. ship it!

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    Sep 10th, 2011 (9/10/2011 4:15am) in reply to Glo4m

    at least 4 is what the odds are
  8. Hughes4 Hughes4 is offline

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    Sep 10th, 2011 (9/10/2011 4:23am) in reply to Hateflops

    The odds are any and all numbers ending in 1,3,5,7,or 9
  9. cantshaikme cantshaikme is offline

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    Sep 10th, 2011 (9/10/2011 4:33am) in reply to Hughes4

    Uh oh. Looks like someone is a winner and someone is a loser.

    [QUOTE=Hateflops;6496232]at least 4 is what the odds are[/QUOTE

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    Originally Posted by Hughes4 View Post

    The odds are any and all numbers ending in 1,3,5,7,or 9

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    Edited By: cantshaikme Sep 10th, 2011 at 04:33 AM
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  10. dolphin13 dolphin13 is offline OT Vice MVP

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    Sep 10th, 2011 (9/10/2011 6:16am) in reply to cantshaikme

    Bout tree fiddy
  11. tamayo85 tamayo85 is offline

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    Sep 10th, 2011 (9/10/2011 6:49am) in reply to dolphin13

    Cool story hansel
  12. Mrs. Robinson Mrs. Robinson is offline frobacca

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    Sep 10th, 2011 (9/10/2011 6:49am) in reply to tamayo85

    i write my name in all my books just in case i might see it years later.

    pretty cool tho. did she pay more for the book than what you sold it for?
  13. jaykell15 jaykell15 is offline

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    Sep 10th, 2011 (9/10/2011 6:50am) in reply to Mrs. Robinson

    I am intereted in stacking sideways view on this situation
  14. Ozzie Ozzie is offline

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    Sep 10th, 2011 (9/10/2011 7:03am) in reply to jaykell15

    is this against the spread?
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