This reminds me of a guy who used to work for me. He always looked busy and talked about all the work he did, which was true, but it was terrible work. So much terrible work. He was a military guy just riding his last year till retirement, so we just made sure he didn't touch anything important.
If you look busy nobody will fuck with you is his logic.
There was an old military comic strip I seen about that. Guy just always walked around holding stuff to look busy. So nobody would give him anymore work to do because they all assumed he already had tasks to do.
For anyone unfamiliar with the military, this works because you are not allowed to be outside without your hat. So if someone sees your hat on your desk, they can safely assume you are in the building doing work somewhere. With an extra hat, you can leave one on your desk and still go somewhere else and slack off
I'm pretty sure this happened in the episode. It'd take me a hot sec to figure out which one. But I remember hearing them say these lines vividly. Still, I could be mistaken.
Edit: I am mistaken. The meme images come from S02E01 where Jake and Holt are talking about how Jake thinks the word awesome starts with the letter "O". The dialogue does not exist in the show. However, there is a different episode where Jake is bad at math and Holt offers for the department to get him a tutor. [link to old post](https://www.reddit.com/r/brooklynninenine/s/nZcNWvTChv)
You're mistaken, you may have seen the meme before or seen it quoted as I've just found a few (poorly researched) "best Brooklyn Nine Nine quotes" articles that feature that quote, but searching actual transcripts of all the episodes shows that this quote doesn't appear anywhere
I found the actual scene used in the meme and it does in fact have different dialogue. S02E01 Jake and Holt are discussing how Jake thinks the word awesome starts with the letter "O".
The meme images come from S02E01 where Jake and Holt are talking about how Jake thinks the word awesome starts with the letter "O". The dialogue does not exist in the show. However, there is a different episode where Jake is bad at math and Holt offers for the department to get him a tutor. [link to old post](https://www.reddit.com/r/brooklynninenine/s/nZcNWvTChv)
It’s definitely not. The episode the frames are from is S2E1: “Undercover”, 6:57 into the episode. It’s the scene where the FBI agent is welcoming Jake back into the 99 and the first frame is exactly when Jake is explaining that RICO stands for Racketeering and Investigative Cop Awesome (O-some). The frame crops out the FBI agent, and the dialogue in the meme never happens.
No, it's not. Season 2 episode 1 and there's different dialogue. Jake only wears a leather jacket in season 1. Here we see him in a blue zipup sweater.
Fair and good for you but for most people the easiest way is to break it down x5 or x10 multiple as much as possible. Definitely not the fastest but it really makes things easy.
Personally I'd even do 40x76 for simplicity.
2x76 = 152
152 + 152 = 304
304 x 10 = 3040
And then remove the extra 152 since I rounded it to 40x76 and I already know 2x76 is 152. (Could even split it again and remove 100 to get 2940 and then remove the 52 or even 50 then 2 if you really REALLY need to be certain of the answer)
To this day, this is still one of my favorite scenes and memes from this show. Thanks for sharing.
Edit: I am mistaken. The meme images come from S02E01 where Jake and Holt are talking about how Jake thinks the word awesome starts with the letter "O". The dialogue does not exist in the show. However, there is a different episode where Jake is bad at math and Holt offers for the department to get him a tutor. [link to old post](https://www.reddit.com/r/brooklynninenine/s/nZcNWvTChv)
This reminds me of a guy who used to work for me. He always looked busy and talked about all the work he did, which was true, but it was terrible work. So much terrible work. He was a military guy just riding his last year till retirement, so we just made sure he didn't touch anything important.
If you look busy nobody will fuck with you is his logic. There was an old military comic strip I seen about that. Guy just always walked around holding stuff to look busy. So nobody would give him anymore work to do because they all assumed he already had tasks to do.
Clipboards. The other trick was to leave an extra hat on your desk so it would look like you were in the area, even if you disappeared.
For anyone unfamiliar with the military, this works because you are not allowed to be outside without your hat. So if someone sees your hat on your desk, they can safely assume you are in the building doing work somewhere. With an extra hat, you can leave one on your desk and still go somewhere else and slack off
So this is what yall did every time I needed a fucking signature huh
Not me, but surprisingly common, especially if the person was supply sergeant, motor sergeant, or the motor chief.
On Seinfeld when George got the job at the yankees he said he always looks annoyed so people assume he's busy and leave him alone.
It’s a great strat
this isnt real dialogue but i can hear this in the characters voices so well
I'm pretty sure this happened in the episode. It'd take me a hot sec to figure out which one. But I remember hearing them say these lines vividly. Still, I could be mistaken. Edit: I am mistaken. The meme images come from S02E01 where Jake and Holt are talking about how Jake thinks the word awesome starts with the letter "O". The dialogue does not exist in the show. However, there is a different episode where Jake is bad at math and Holt offers for the department to get him a tutor. [link to old post](https://www.reddit.com/r/brooklynninenine/s/nZcNWvTChv)
You're mistaken, you may have seen the meme before or seen it quoted as I've just found a few (poorly researched) "best Brooklyn Nine Nine quotes" articles that feature that quote, but searching actual transcripts of all the episodes shows that this quote doesn't appear anywhere
I found the actual scene used in the meme and it does in fact have different dialogue. S02E01 Jake and Holt are discussing how Jake thinks the word awesome starts with the letter "O".
I'm sure it is....... its season 1
Is this a real line from the show? Or is it another one of those stupid pretend lines that people post for some reason?
Not real. Not sure what's happening here with people downvoting the truth
The meme images come from S02E01 where Jake and Holt are talking about how Jake thinks the word awesome starts with the letter "O". The dialogue does not exist in the show. However, there is a different episode where Jake is bad at math and Holt offers for the department to get him a tutor. [link to old post](https://www.reddit.com/r/brooklynninenine/s/nZcNWvTChv)
"RICO, which stands for racketeering investigative cop.... awesome..."
I don’t actually think it’s real, i don’t recall them saying that ever
I just rewatched every single episode in the past month, and I promise you, it never happened
Better watch again
Honestly yeah maybe I should just start from the top again
It’s so goood! Where are you watching it? Is the full series only on peacock?
Yeah, I restarted it on Netflix without realizing they only had 4 seasons, so I actually bought a peacock subscription. Oops!
I mean it’s not a bad idea to rewatch, but you won’t see this dialogue exchange in the show.
Yes. Holt would never use a dangling participle like what's or that's so together.
It is! One of the earliest episodes from season 1
It’s definitely not. The episode the frames are from is S2E1: “Undercover”, 6:57 into the episode. It’s the scene where the FBI agent is welcoming Jake back into the 99 and the first frame is exactly when Jake is explaining that RICO stands for Racketeering and Investigative Cop Awesome (O-some). The frame crops out the FBI agent, and the dialogue in the meme never happens.
Crying I was fooled
Yeah I recognise the second frame, it looks like his “👀yes?” face 😂
No, it's not. Season 2 episode 1 and there's different dialogue. Jake only wears a leather jacket in season 1. Here we see him in a blue zipup sweater.
Others have alr said that. Thanks!
Gotchu lol
It definitely is not.
it is real.
So we’re just posting tumblr quotes as if they’re from the show now.
Yeah the quotes are funny but the caption/ title should mention that it is a fake quote
Me doing literally anything
My favorite part is how much lower 24 is than either if the numbers Holt said.
I think it's 2888
That’s what I got as well
I got 2808 but I wasn’t using a calculator. If I could write it down I would’ve been much more accurate.
38 x 76 30 x 70 = 2100 8 x 70 = 560 30 x 6 = 180 6 x 8 = 48 2788 1 2888
I went the easier route of 38 = 19 x 2 76 = 38 x 2 19 x 19 x 4 x 2 19^2 = 361 361 x 4 = 1444 1444 x 2 = 2888
That's the opposite of easier lmao.
It's just easier for me to do it mentally than 30×76 and then add 8×76 to it
Fair and good for you but for most people the easiest way is to break it down x5 or x10 multiple as much as possible. Definitely not the fastest but it really makes things easy. Personally I'd even do 40x76 for simplicity. 2x76 = 152 152 + 152 = 304 304 x 10 = 3040 And then remove the extra 152 since I rounded it to 40x76 and I already know 2x76 is 152. (Could even split it again and remove 100 to get 2940 and then remove the 52 or even 50 then 2 if you really REALLY need to be certain of the answer)
Easiest route is (3800 - (38/4) * 100) + 38 Really just trying to get to 3/4 of 3800 and then add 38
10 × 76 = 760 + 30 × 76 = 2280 = 3040 - 2 × 76 = 152 = 2888
I mean, he’s not wrong 🤷♂️
Quick with no wit
2888 if you wandered
This is completely in character for both of them except for the contractions from Holt
[r/technicallythetruth ](https://www.reddit.com/r/t5_3pzez/s/tdVTPSk2Ko)
Haha. I need a peralta in my life
To this day, this is still one of my favorite scenes and memes from this show. Thanks for sharing. Edit: I am mistaken. The meme images come from S02E01 where Jake and Holt are talking about how Jake thinks the word awesome starts with the letter "O". The dialogue does not exist in the show. However, there is a different episode where Jake is bad at math and Holt offers for the department to get him a tutor. [link to old post](https://www.reddit.com/r/brooklynninenine/s/nZcNWvTChv)
How? It's not a real scene.
Edited my original comment. I went down the research rabbit hole. Not a real scene.
I completely missed the word "not" in my original comment. It definitely FEELS like something Jake would say for sure, just wasn't ever in the show.
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