Joke: Maths Teacher Arrested

brian24001


Joined: 23/03/2008
Posts: 606

Message Posted:
24/09/2008 09:45

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 setsquare, a slide rule, and a calculator. At a morning press conference, the Attorney General 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,' the Attorney General 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, Senator McCain said, 'If God had wanted us to have better Weapons of Math Instruction, he would have given us more fingers and toes.' Republican leaders told reporters t

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
24/09/2008 10:03

sorry it didnt add up............

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
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Message Posted:
24/09/2008 10:13

it's a numbers game!

cyprusgaz



Joined: 25/08/2008
Posts: 79

Message Posted:
24/09/2008 10:15

My opinion dosen't count

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
24/09/2008 11:17

Its a slippery business. Who use slide rules these days except me?

ismet

ilovecyprus


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Posts: 2880

Message Posted:
24/09/2008 11:18

Nice one Brian. Good little number

karakum5c



Joined: 18/03/2008
Posts: 1021

Message Posted:
24/09/2008 14:08

An American would probably think this is fact not fiction. GOD BLESS AMERICA.