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Thanks to everyone for joining us again for First Friday Q&A.

So episode 203, Mark, this is my first Friday Q&A.

This is the first time we've used our podcast table.

Yep.

We actually could not find the perfect table since this is the number one podcast in the world in all, I guess.

It needs the best furniture.

And so what did we do?

About a six foot piece of wood and I stained it, sanded it and stained it and all that. We built our own podcast table. Yep. Yeah. Actually, maybe we'll get some pictures out on social media. It came out really well. And speaking of coming out really well, it's really well when you support the show by leaving us a review. So I got a five-star review from H-P-H-I-G-G-S from the U.S.

Great podcast. well when you support the show by leaving us a review. So I got a five-star review from

HPH-I-G-G-S from the U.S. Great podcast, however, a note about numerals. Guys, Eric numbers

are a misdemeanor. These numbers were invented by the Indians from India, including the

concept of zero in the decimal system. Arabs copy them and paste them on to Europe. It's got

to be the biggest intellectual theft in the last two millennia. Read it on Wikipedia. You know what, Paige? That's so random. I don't even know what he's talking about. I do. On a show a long time ago, I was talking about the Middle East and some of the great stuff that's come out, some of the ancient cultures there, one of which was Arabic numbers. And I actually found out because of APH IGES that that was actually

Strait. cultures there, and one of which was Arabic numerals. And I actually found out because of APH-I-G-G-D-S that that was actually stolen. A long time ago in history. I actually went back and did the research. He's absolutely right. So you know us. When we make a mistake, we always try to correct it. So thank you for writing in and let us know that we gave credit to the Arabs from Vinton Arabic numerals and we shouldn't have. Oh, okay, yeah. And since this is the first Friday Q&A, it's time for the questions. You know the drill, you ask us stuff. We try to help answer questions and educate our audience. The goal is not to stump us. Paige, let's get in the first question. Okay, so it's from Anonymous, and the question is, Oh, Paige, would you like to marry me, become my wife? That's awkward. Wow. And definitely at first, I will have to politely decline. But thank you. Yeah. I think you've made it when people give you marriage proposals in the first Friday Q&A. Yeah, that's a little weird.

And I actually know who this is.

And he asked me a little bit later to not mention his name because of some business dealings he's doing. But I just thought it was cute that he asked you to marry him. Yeah. Yeah. So I guess there's more to this than just a marriage. Yeah, a marriage proposal. It says due to Corona is crew stuck on ships.

Ship owners and operators are complaining about this huge. Yeah, marriage proposal. It says due to Corona, is crew stuck on ships?

Ship owners and operators are complaining about this here in the Netherlands.

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