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out of order by kAuZ October 7, 2003
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Out of Order
A phrase applied by authority figures in college dormitories to disuade the use of certain things (such as water fountains, bathrooms, or kitchens) for extended periods of time when, in truth, the appliance or room in question is actually in perfect working order.
This is usually a form of punishment implemented by people in positions of authority within a residence hall to teach the students a lesson.
Note, this tactic has had mixed results, in extreme cases of failure inciting riots and all out mayhem.
This is usually a form of punishment implemented by people in positions of authority within a residence hall to teach the students a lesson.
Note, this tactic has had mixed results, in extreme cases of failure inciting riots and all out mayhem.
Someone threw up in the second floor water-fountain and then--after it was cleaned and visibly functioning--deemed "out of order".
Out of Order by Chris Corddis March 13, 2012
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out of order • Out-of-Order Math • bang out of order • well out of order • Order Out Of Chaos • dude I am so sorry I didn't get back to you earlier but I was out of town and was not able and I was going to try and get to the good old days in order for you guys probably going back and I didn't want to go to the bottom earthquake and I was • out of ordure • Out of Pocket • out of the frying pan and into the fire • Out of your league
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Out-of-Order Math
When someone fails to carry out the operations in a math problem correctly, often because they couldn’t remember the rule, or they use their own oft-flawed logic to do so.
John flunked his recent class test, because he’s a victim of out-of-order math—he repeatedly misused the BODMAS rule to simplify arithmetic expressions, and misapplied the procedure to find the inverse of a matrix.
Out-of-Order Math by Fasters January 7, 2023
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