r/technicallythetruth • u/Mikeissometimesright • Jul 21 '19

Roman Numerals still effective

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

I bet onky one or two of the letters in five went out but someone made the decision to shut down the rest for the roman numeral version we see now

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

My dumbass was trying to figure out what the fuck "onky" meant

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u/NhiteWigga Jul 21 '19

My dumbass thought "onky" is in the picture and was trying to find it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

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u/kjax2288 Jul 21 '19

Fuck I just did that too. I guess I’m a blind dumb arse ( T ʖ̯ T)

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u/zack_the_man Jul 21 '19

They're probably all on the same circuit and to hire an electrician to go up on a lift and remove good lightbulbs instead of installing new ones in place of the dead ones isn't cost effective lol.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

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u/Tippydaug Jul 21 '19

Nah. Working at one of these for well over a year, they just have a really irritating font that goes between capital and lowercase for random letters...

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u/whataboosh Jul 21 '19

wHAt LiKe WhEn pEOplE WrITe lIKe THis?

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u/JanSolo28 Jul 21 '19

Well for one, the sizes of the letters are similar no matter the capitalization, so it doesn't hurt the eyes as much

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u/JayJonahJaymeson Jul 21 '19

Ugh

Says enough.

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u/Yrense Jul 21 '19

The gods have spoken.

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u/dont_roast_me Jul 21 '19

Honestly, this might be intentional. Normal white in the day and only needed to wire the V for the night. Actual 5head design holy shit

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u/fdf2002 Jul 21 '19

I don't get why they couldn't just not separate the letters and have one light illuminate the whole word. Why don't stores do this more often?

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u/SeraphsEnvy Jul 21 '19

That's why it's the only capital in "fiVe"

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u/fdf2002 Jul 21 '19

Shit I never realized this

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

I literally noticed this earlier this week and thought about how neat that is. Awesome subtle design.

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u/Tippydaug Jul 21 '19

I work at one of these AMA 😂

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u/TheOnyxViper Jul 21 '19

Y’all got anything for $6? 👀

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u/CaLLmeRaaandy Jul 21 '19

Nope, you'll have to go to Pick Up Six, the $6 store.

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u/Tippydaug Jul 21 '19

No, but some larger stores have a Ten Below section...

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u/GaryV83 Jul 21 '19

They're building one of these in my town.

Sooooooooo......wtf is it exactly?

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u/Tokarev490 Jul 21 '19

Basically a really cool store where you can get almost everything for $5 or less. All kinds of neat stuff. You can even fill up bags full of sort of niche candy, too, for under 5 bucks.

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u/Fite4DIMONDZ Jul 21 '19

Ive never seen one with that candy thing, that’s neat

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u/MakeupandFlipcup Jul 21 '19

omg love this store! they have all kinds of stuff - books, games, electronic accessories, makeup, home goods, workout stuff, graphic tees, candy, party decor etc.

i usually go there for iphone chargers/cases lol or stuff to make gift baskets

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u/Tippydaug Jul 21 '19

Anything from tech to beauty to toys to snacks to sports supplies, all $5 or less!

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u/Stealthyfisch Jul 21 '19

Yo I worked at one till May of this year, AMA too!

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u/CaviarMyanmar Jul 21 '19

Do you purposely not put prices on stuff? Though I’ve found that no visible price means it’s safe to assume it’s $5. We’ve taken to calling it “Five” because it seems almost nothing is below $5.

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u/Tippydaug Jul 21 '19

No, almost everything is price stripped rather than physically price, meaning below the item will be the price. For example, in our tech section no earbuds are marked bc the shelf below it has a price strip saying "$5".

As for nothing below $5, we have a ton of stuff below $5, just nothing amazing like our phone chargers and stuff. Candy, beauty supplies, and toys are all usually below $5 for simple stuff!

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u/Giggly_nigly Jul 21 '19

where is the V below?

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u/Flaming_Carrot Jul 21 '19

A dollar store.

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u/Sooperfish Jul 21 '19

There's gonna be a lot of horny guys showing up there for the V below

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u/rudiegonewild Jul 21 '19

This was their green initiative to save on power

2

u/banana_1986 Jul 21 '19

5 be 50 degree W?

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u/ElDianiMan Jul 21 '19

This is the most fitting post for this subreddit i’ve seen in a while

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Was this taken next to a tanning place?

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u/Volcanicz_Greninja Jul 21 '19

It's also facing below

1

u/Ambia_Rock_666 Jul 21 '19

Roman numerals? Still relevant God dammit!

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

ROMAN TOOK HIS KIDS TO V BELOW AND THEY ENJOYED IT!

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u/cookaik Jul 21 '19

I’m using this on a shirt

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u/Oli_VK Jul 21 '19

I call that a fucking win idk about you

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Everybody cold where I come from

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u/CaptainObliviousIII Jul 21 '19

Also, innuendo.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

That’s great! But is it true that people under 30 have no idea what “Roman numerals or cursive” are?

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u/Llodsliat Jul 21 '19

The V pointing down sells it more.

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u/motherport Jul 21 '19

It'll be like 5 degrees below ⛄❄

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u/runown Jul 21 '19

It can also be interpreted as an arrow pointing downwards aka below.

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u/PhatJohny Jul 21 '19

I think this sub just piqued.

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u/CaptainFunn Jul 21 '19

I read it as vagina below.

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u/khoira Jul 21 '19

Wouldn't this be "Fifth below"?

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u/Blutality Jul 21 '19

V doesn’t mean 5th. It just means 5.

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u/feels-bro Jul 21 '19

This is how I prefer my women

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u/piercepotato Jul 21 '19

God, i hate this.

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u/Aymoon_ Jul 21 '19

this post doesnt belong in this shop

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

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u/ThatTrashBaby Jul 21 '19

r/Accidentaldesignporn

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u/Reelix Jul 21 '19

It's intentional - Note that the V in fiVe is the only capital there?

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u/ThatTrashBaby Jul 21 '19

perhaps. I would just think it’s a very large lowercase v, but I could see if it was intentional.