A question on 3.8 [Updated]

Princess Eileen asked:
"I got a new brainstorming question for you 3.8 means kepo right? Haha, suddenly got inspired :P"

3.8 = kepo?
well well, lets start of by explaining the Theory of Association. People tend to associate a certain something with something else. For example, most may associated 38=sanpat=kepo=busybody. See how it relates?

Alrite. Lets use another example.
The alphabet 'A' may not mean a lot. But if you add a 's' at the back, 'A' becomes 'As'. [A -> As]
And I know how some of you all like to pronounce the word 'As' as 'Ass' [As -> Ass]
So, By adding a 's' at the back of 'A', you would probably think of Ass. [A+s = Ass]
I always find it amusing at how people find 'Ass' funny and hilarious. [Ass = Fun]

Lets move the the extreme right of the equation.
Assassin. The word Assassin has the alphabet 'A' as a foundation. Which means that you add 'ssassin' to 'A' in order to make up for the word 'Assassin' [ssassin + A = Assassin]
People may feel fear and tremble when they hear the word assassin. Thats understandable since a professional assassin kill people as their full time job. Their hobby may include feeding cute little bunnies with home made body parts. [Assassin -> fear]
Get me so far?

This may not be the case for a highly perceptive person. Thats cause the word Assassin is the combination of 'ass' 'ass' 'in'. [Assassin = Ass+Ass+In]
Ass Ass In. [Double Ass = Double Fun!] which makes [Ass ass in = Double Fun in ???]
(let your imagination run wild!) These special group of people might find assassin as a very funny word indeed.


My point is, by adding something in something, you can turn it into something totally different. 38 is pronounced as 'san-pat' in Chinese and by a slight distortion in pronunciation, it means 'kepo' which also means 'busybody'. [38 -> sanpat -> kepo = busybody]

But what princess eileen asked for is 3.8 [Notice the decimal point in between the 3 and 8?] 38 may mean kepo, but 3.8 may not mean kepo. In Chinese 'point' is pronounced as 'dim'. [3.8 = 3point8 = 3dim8] And when some people think of dim, they may think of dim sum! [3.8 = 38kia eating dim sum?] No, thats not the case.

3.8 is the abbreviation of 3point8. So, if someone asked about 3.8, he/she is actually asking for 3point8. If you google the word '3point8', it'll generate lots of links. Lets look at the most dominating link, the 1st link. The 1st link shall define the meaning of '3point8'. If you click on the 1st link, it'll bring you to this blog [http://4-4-4-4.blogspot.com]

To conclude, [3.8 = 3point8 = http://4-4-4-4.blogspot.com]
In fact, http://3point8.blogspot.com would do the same too!
[Actually, the true meaning behind 3point8 is mentioned in this post: 3point8 4444 v2]

There you go....Theory of Association.
What is the most bizarre 'association' that you have came across with?
[My friend has this bizarre association of 'RotiBom=BreadofDeath']