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Can you say the alphabet backwards without having it written down in front of you? I can’t, I get stuck at Y.

Posted - November 4, 2020

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  • 1363
    You mean, tebahpla?
      November 4, 2020 2:12 PM MST
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  • 7405
    Lol no, I mean the whole thing but I probably couldn‘t do just the word either :) 
      November 4, 2020 2:18 PM MST
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  • 1363
    Haha, you can do both for sure. I took this advice from a TV show as a child: it's easier to memorise a sequence or pattern when you divide it into sections. So instead of 26 disparate elements, you get a handful of combinations. For example, "S - R - Q - P," which just proved to be my stumbling block a few times.

    ... But I'm not going to try the Russian tebahpla tonight.
      November 4, 2020 2:30 PM MST
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  • 7405

    I think if I need to make up patterns for backwards alphabet that you should be working on Russian tebahpla. It’s only fair. 

      November 4, 2020 2:50 PM MST
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  • 1363
    FAIЯ?!
      November 5, 2020 3:33 AM MST
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  • 7405
    !riaf ,seY
      November 5, 2020 5:51 AM MST
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  • 52931

     

      Da, comrade!

    ~

      November 5, 2020 7:11 AM MST
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  • 32656
    Yes.
      November 4, 2020 5:01 PM MST
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  • 7405
    Jealous lol. 
      November 4, 2020 5:02 PM MST
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  • 32656
    I remember as a kid my Grandma did it and challenged me to see if I could. I couldn't then but I made myself learn. So I could make Grandma proud. :)
      November 4, 2020 5:08 PM MST
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  • 7405

    ahhh that’s cute :) 

    I have to share my office for the next month or so because our front building is closed due to covid with a new employee and he’s a complete douche bag and I hate his guts. He’s loud and obnoxious and I told my boss I’m gonna lose my shizzat on him by the end of week. My boss told me that when I feel like I’m starting to lose my temper to say the alphabet backwards in my head and that will calm me down. I CANT do that so that aggravated me even more today.  Didn’t calm me down at all.  

      November 4, 2020 5:13 PM MST
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  • 32656
    Maybe count back from 100? 
    It is annoying to have to deal with people sometimes. 
      November 5, 2020 9:03 AM MST
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  • 7405
    it is, especially when I’m used to having my space to myself. 
      November 6, 2020 5:29 AM MST
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  • 10511
    No  -  I  can't even say my name backwards and it's Bob. Cheers!
      November 4, 2020 5:13 PM MST
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  • 7405
    Lol :) I think I could spell your name backwards :) 
      November 4, 2020 5:14 PM MST
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  • 10511
    Impressive  but could you do it In English and French? Cheers!
      November 4, 2020 5:36 PM MST
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  • 7405
    On a good day, maybe... :) 
      November 4, 2020 5:55 PM MST
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  • 10511
    I can now spell my name backwards in French it is - La B - La O - La B. Cheers!
      November 5, 2020 5:43 PM MST
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  • 7405
    Oh la la :) 
      November 6, 2020 5:28 AM MST
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  • 339
    It helps if you drink five margaritas and do it while you're table dancing.
      November 5, 2020 4:19 AM MST
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  • 7405
    I’m willing to test this over the weekend, for science. 
      November 5, 2020 5:53 AM MST
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  • 52931

     

    *Randolph D prepares all of his cameras . . . 


     

    ~

      November 5, 2020 7:14 AM MST
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  • 7405
    More like this... 
      November 6, 2020 5:30 AM MST
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  • 339
    FOR SCIENCE - YEZZ!!
      November 5, 2020 11:23 AM MST
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