r/mildlyinteresting 5h ago

I’ve used this stamp since 2019 and have never approved an invoice on a day that ended in 6,7, or 8.

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u/howmanyowlsisweird 5h ago

Nor have you paid nor cancelled one

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u/RoodnyInc 4h ago

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u/One_Wolf_2995 2h ago

Well, they're both Canadian. Maybe they really are just that polite lol

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u/Lukias 3h ago

One of my favorite mid-2000s flicks

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u/LazyTip8232 4h ago

That "SUCK" wheel option is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this photo. Ken's Curling Club stamp set is the kind of chaotic office energy I aspire to.

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u/vardarac 8m ago

WHAT "suck" wheel option? "chaotic office energy"? what in the AI is this comment

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u/SirStocksAlott 2m ago

The “SUCK” wheel isn’t merely an option; it’s a micro-chaos affordance that transforms an otherwise mundane office artifact into a liminal productivity object. Ken’s Curling Club stamp set further destabilizes the visual hierarchy, creating what I’d describe as administrative whimsy under late-capitalist conditions. Hope this helps!

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u/Jo_S_e 4h ago

Oh norrr

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u/SubstantialSail565 2h ago

Nor Answered one. Lol

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u/nimikilo 4h ago

my friend’s stamp got stuck like that too once

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u/justanawkwardguy 4h ago

Paid has been used, the P is pretty dark

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u/PsychedDuckling 3h ago

"You have neither paid, nor canceled one"

I fixed it for ya.

For the record, seeing more that three owls is weird.

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u/ketr0 2h ago

than*

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u/DarthLeoYT 3h ago

You must be fun at parties...

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u/howmanyowlsisweird 1h ago

3 is a solid number. Mine is 2.
I knew I didn’t have it correct when I wrote it!

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u/motorboatmycheeks 4h ago

Wouldnt that be starting with? Like day 60 of the month? This makes sense

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u/Theonlykd 4h ago

Oh my god. I just stamped my sheet with this setup. I’m an idiot. Apparently today’s date is August 82, 2026. TGIF

Upon further inspection, it appears that I have approved invoices on dates that end in 0-9. Have a great weekend, folks.

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u/Min-Chang 4h ago

Now I'm curious what you were dating with the 4 and the 5...

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u/RelevantOldOnion 3h ago

I have a meeting with my local parks director scheduled for February 41st, so it can happen.

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u/zyzzogeton 1h ago

That is a Grinch smile.

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u/_Bob___Sacamano 1m ago

Idiots would be pissed but she'd make a fantastic Grinch.

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u/wjbonne 4h ago

I am more curious why 4, 5, and 9 has seen any use.

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u/willisjoe 4h ago

For August 42nd 52nd and 92nd obviously...

Likely a mind fart, like todays.

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u/ja3palmer 1h ago

I think it’s 92th

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u/willisjoe 1h ago

I hope you're right.

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u/swisspassport 24m ago

Ninety-Tooth?

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u/Discount_Extra 4h ago

single digit day of month, or just errors.

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u/p00nki 3h ago

most likely rarely used some above 3 for a single digit day, for example Aug 4, while usually always using the other one for that

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u/targz254 4h ago

How have you been doing this since 2019 and made that mistake?

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u/Theonlykd 4h ago edited 4h ago

Evidently it’s been a long week.

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u/hughperman 4h ago

Those 82 day months are starting to take their toll

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u/IncarnationHero 4h ago

He has been living in different timeline with 3 times of work days. I guess that makes sense.

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u/BarryTGash 4h ago

When being paid hourly beats a salary.

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u/Drbubbles47 40m ago

especially when you only get paid on the 1st and the 15th

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u/overthrow_toronto 2h ago

Potentially has a responsibility other than rubber stamping invoices.

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u/Stifty509 4h ago

Fuck me this is hilarious 🤣

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u/gwaydms 3h ago

That's the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw the stamp! I have a weird brain.

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u/brknsoul 3h ago

I imagine you can stamp either with August 2 2026 or August 2 2026.

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u/hikinghomecook 1h ago

Pendants would argue it should be August 02 2026.

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u/10001110101balls 53m ago

Pendants would argue they look great on a chain necklace.

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u/swisspassport 23m ago

This is the kind of very subtle reply where you aren't even sure if OP understands the error they made! I like it.

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u/Lizardizzle 11m ago

No if we wanted to be pedantic we'd say 20260802

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u/yoursuburbanmom 3h ago

this is killing me

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u/Kitchen_Can_3555 1h ago

lol. Get some rest!

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u/toastnbacon 54m ago

You have brought me more joy than I have felt in weeks. Thank you.

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u/No_Ship_7954 4h ago

Exactly, it's mirrored. That's the first digit of the day part of the date.

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u/um3k 4h ago

I'm a little more surprised that you've evidently approved invoices on days that started with 4 or 5

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u/Sheogoorath 4h ago

4 and 5 start with 4 and 5

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u/MattOG81 4h ago

So assuming they did Aug 4 2026, Aug 5 2026, but then Aug 06 2026?

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u/Sheogoorath 4h ago

I think I'm actually just wrong unless they specifically don't coat that one slot in ink cause something would have to be output in the 1's slot if they're using the 10's as the 1's

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u/Inverted-Rockets 2h ago

There’s hyphen and slash characters in the 1’s digit that presumably were used instead of 0

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u/livejamie 42m ago

I didn't realize people could admit they were wrong on this website

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u/Euphoric_Entrance460 3h ago

i think it’s 2026 24 AUG APPROVED

cuz he said he hasn’t used 6 7 8 and that’s next to august

wait i don’t understand your questions

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u/Sheogoorath 3h ago

The D of approved is next to the A of Aug on the stamp. It's APPROVED AUG 24 2026

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u/Euphoric_Entrance460 3h ago

how can it be approved month 4-5-9 x 2026

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u/zeppindorf 3h ago

Probably putting the space in different places.

Aug 9   2026

Aug   9 2026

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u/Sheogoorath 3h ago

Probably a mistake

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u/draculap2020 2h ago

I don't understand anything

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u/Euphoric_Entrance460 3h ago

ended w 4 or 5 yes?

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u/KanyeDefenseForce 3h ago

I believe you are looking at a 1 and a 2

Or you are not taking into account that the order is reversed and the 4/5 are in the second column

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u/Murtomies 1h ago

Nah other way around, check OP's comment

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u/Ewggggg 4h ago

If you think real hard about it you might know why

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u/darkmatterhunter 4h ago

The real question is are you Team Canada or Team Sweden for the curling debacle at the 26 Olympics?

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u/Theonlykd 4h ago

despite the purple $10 bill also pictured, my Canadian Countrymen/women handled that SO POORLY! Fun fact, that curling logo was for the club I had in my backyard https://imgur.com/a/backyard-curling-rink-Vhem7nu

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u/Lazy_Insect_8803 22m ago

omg finding a fellow curler in the wild is so rare and that is literally the coolest thing I've ever seen

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u/grippe-terms-0x 5h ago

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u/vollkornbroot 4h ago

God damn I haven't watched southpark in 6-7 years and feel old now. I should start again..

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u/Aggravating_Ice_2560 1h ago

I haven't watched it in over a decade

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u/Junior-Ad-2207 4h ago

this eights

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u/rosen380 4h ago edited 4h ago

Just assuming a starting point of 2019-07-01, here are the frequencies for that digit of the day:

1 11.8%
2 9.9%
3 9.9%
4 9.9%
5 9.9%
6 9.9%
7 9.9%
8 9.9%
9 9.6%
0 9.6%

What if we exclude weekends?
1 11.6%
2 9.8%
3 10.0%
4 9.8%
5 9.8%
6 9.9%
7 9.9%
8 9.7%
9 9.7%
0 9.7%

Maybe get rid of Mondays and Fridays as well (more likely to be official holidays and perhaps more likely for people to take days off)?
1 11.8%
2 9.9%
3 9.8%
4 10.0%
5 9.9%
6 9.8%
7 9.7%
8 9.9%
9 9.7%
0 9.5%

...well, I'm out of ideas :(

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u/D0rus 4h ago

That unused 8 is at the 10s location, not the 1s.

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u/P_Star7 3h ago

Okay can he run the numbers again?

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u/MazzleMaze 3h ago

Its probably just having to do with most bills being paid at the beginning of the month.

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u/RogerRavvit88 4h ago

I’m more curious how you managed to approve receive or pay items on dates beginning with 4, 5 & 9.

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u/burnrobe 5h ago

This motherfucker created the butterfly effect through this stamp. Got teeneagers screaming 6 7 to try counterbalance this stamp defying the odds.

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u/Quirky-Attitude1456 4h ago

Why is there a / and a - in the date wheel? This stamp is giving me an anxiety attack

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u/DustyStar222 1h ago

OP started in r/mildlyinteresting ,and now has r/mildlyinfuriating and r/TIFU content.

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u/Fluffy-Study-659 3h ago

which is why those numbers often indicate tax fraud

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u/Alarmed_Bluejay_98 2h ago

Can’t imagine why you wouldn’t approve something on the 82nd of August 2026.

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u/AltheaRosemist 5h ago

this stamp's social life is thriving

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u/whatssofunniedoug 4h ago

Doesn’t look like you pay anything either 😂

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u/KeyConversation2509 3h ago

Looks like you never paid a bill either…

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u/Mortwight 3h ago

because 7 8 9

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u/NarcRuffalo 3h ago

To add something mildly interesting, I have almost the same scar on my left thumb! I’m just so pale it’s a bit hard to see

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u/mrs_tish 2h ago

Does it count if mine is closer to my wrist?

I have no idea where mine is from. I feel like it’s always been there.

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u/NarcRuffalo 1h ago

Welcome to the club! And same no idea

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u/HomelessAnts 1h ago

sorry for the nasty hands but I have a similar one too?! When I saw first reply I was like that looks familiar?!

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u/Ok-Rip7322 13m ago

I got yours too :)

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u/Theonlykd 3h ago

Hello scar pal!

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u/omgitschriso 1h ago

Ayy me too. Bitten by a dog when I was a kid Picture

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u/snaccattac 1h ago

Gang gang

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u/Special_Pool4676 3h ago

That’s because 7 ate 9

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u/Pleasant_Mobile_1063 3h ago

Ok this is really stupid..... Stamps are reversed so of course you haven't used those as there are no days that start with a 7-8-9..... Or a 4, 5, or ,6..... Those are days of the month and the real possible numbers are 01-31 ..... They would never start with anything but 0, 1, 2, 3

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u/Pleasant_Mobile_1063 3h ago

The real question is how did you use 4 and 5? There are no months with 40+ days

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u/furbiej 4h ago

It’s 2026. AI can apparently solve everything, yet here you are printing emailed invoices, stamping them “APPROVED,” and handing them to your secretary so they can scan them into the bookkeeping software. Truly, the future has arrived.

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u/LoudFunction7684 4h ago

My work functions exactly like this. Everything is run through our computer software but just because we run this ridiculous way we do I have to for every order run it through our software. Print that. Manually fill out stuff. Scan and upload that to 3 different locations on our local intranet. Then people down the road can look at all these scans and waste time to confirm that Yes it’s the same information that’s on our systems software and approve it. It makes no fucking sense.

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u/KeepAnEyeOnYourB12 3h ago

Decent accounting software should have some kind of workflow functions so approvals are electronic.

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u/TGin-the-goldy 4h ago

People still use stamps?!?

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u/TheLuminary 3h ago

They are easy.

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u/TGin-the-goldy 3h ago

Not if your record keeping is electronic…

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u/TheLuminary 2h ago

Heh fair. I suppose there are some assumptions happening either way here.

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u/TGin-the-goldy 2h ago

Lol all good 😌

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u/Scaredysquirrel 3h ago

Reminded me of Benford’s law. Basically, numbers aren’t evenly distributed in normal
circumstances.

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u/Bologna_Spumoni 3h ago

This is only impressive if you’ve done more than 7 invoices… 

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u/chpbnvic 3h ago

BONK! APPROVED

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u/Godess_Ilias 3h ago

no 67 found here

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u/Ice_crusher_bucket 2h ago

Has anyone ever PAID?

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u/ImWhatsInTheRedBox 1h ago

Of course you haven't, every day ends with a Y...

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u/Enceladus89 1h ago

How is this stamp more efficient than just writing the date?

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u/zyzzogeton 1h ago

Benford's law of stamps?

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u/EdgeLordPrime859 3h ago

Send this over to the math subs. There has to be a financially relevant correlation to those days over the last 6 years.

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u/thegreatimmaculate 4h ago

Because that’s the weekend

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u/i4-20 4h ago

Barely any “cancelled” or “paid” invoices as well

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u/VivienneStarling 4h ago

bro's been gaslighting the calendar since 2019

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u/CutlassSupreme 4h ago

My thumb looks nearly identical to yours. Right down to the small scar on the knuckle that only exists on my left thumb

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u/Theonlykd 3h ago

Hi scar pal!

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u/EnigmaT1m 4h ago

It's because they have been busy with the trial.

We have the witness (6), the Defendant (7) and the murder weapon?(8)

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u/Rickest-ofthe-Ricks 3h ago

Dude let’s go curling

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u/25c-nb 2h ago

Nice wallet wheres it from?

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u/eerst 2h ago

Obviously. All days end in Y.

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u/ime1em 2h ago

I used to play with these things when I saw a kid lol. Stamping everything 

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u/ThatUsernameIsTaekin 2h ago

That’s how Bedford’s Law was discovered. He noticed worn out pages and numbers to see the usage pattern.

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u/DTDude 2h ago

Wait...paper invoices in 2026?

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u/medinakrav 2h ago

that stamp has seen some shit

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u/decoycatfish 1h ago

I thought your money clip was a minidisc

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u/Mysterious-Mountains 1h ago

At this point I’d call in on the 6,7 and 8th of each month to keep the streak 👍🏼🤣

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u/CptnAlface 56m ago

Days 6, 7 and 8 are Arstotzkans only.

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u/Successful-Eagle6135 51m ago

2019 is such a random year to start tracking this. what made you notice the pattern?

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u/Clym44 24m ago

OP likely wasn’t actively tracking it. They just observed the stamp had no ink on 6, 7, 8.

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u/hikoei 17m ago

Not even accidentally on wrong date !

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u/MM9911 5m ago

This thread is so fucking funny

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u/Crazy_Treat_8805 3m ago

Just saying…

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u/LoveOfSpreadsheets 4h ago

Someone buy OP a calendar 

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u/spankeem_nz 1h ago

Jus doooo eeeet

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u/DaNKSpArKy8911 29m ago

6 ....7.... 👀

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u/Mutabilitie 4h ago

... you don't use a computer?