[simpits-tech] Arrest at Kennedy International!

[Marv De Beque]

Too funny!

Marv


On 12/18/03 4:30 PM, "Gene Buckle" <geneb at deltasoft.com> wrote:

> 
> 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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> g.
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