[HCRA] Some Math Humor

[Daniel Sullivan]

Normally I would never send this on this list but there are far, far too 
many engineers (or at least extras who took the old Advanced exam and 
struggled through Calc equations) who have dealt with this foe for far too 
long not to get a good morning chuckle with their coffee.

Hope I don't step on toes and it's taken in the humorous vein it is written.

TEACHER ARRESTED.. - A public school teacher was arrested today at John F. 
Kennedy International Airport as he attempted to board a flight while in 
possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square, a slide rule, and a 
calculator. At a morning press conference, Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez 
said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-gebra movement. He 
did not identify the man, who has been charged by the FBI with carrying 
weapons of math instruction. "Al-gebra is a problem for us," Gonzalez said. 
"They desire solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on 
tangents in a search of absolute value. They use secret code names like 'x' 
and 'y' and refer to themselves as 'unknowns,' but we have determined they 
belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in 
every country As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to say, 'There are 3 
sides to every triangle.' When asked to comment on the arrest, President 
Bush said, "If God had wanted us to have better Weapons of Math Instruction, 
He would have given us more fingers and toes." White House aides told 
reporters they could not recall a more intelligent or profound statement by 
the president.

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