[simpits-tech] Arrest at Kennedy International! (fwd)

[Gene Buckle]

Arrest at Kennedy International!!

At New York Kennedy airport today, an individual later discovered to be
a public school teacher, was arrested trying to board a flight while in
possession of a ruler, a protractor, a setsquare, a slide rule and a
calculator.

Attorney general John Ashcroft believes the man is a member of the
notorious al-gebra movement. He is being charged with carrying weapons
of math instruction.

"Al-gebra is a very fearsome cult, indeed", Ashcroft said. "They desire
average solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on a
tangent in a search of absolute value. They consist of quite shadowy figures,
with names like "x" and "y", and, although they are frequently referred to as
"unknowns", we know they really belong to a common denominator and are
part of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country.

"As the great 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."





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