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 compass, a slide-rule and a
calculator. At a morning press conference, Attorney General Eric Holder
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 derive
solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in
search of absolute values.' They use secret code names like "X" and "Y"
and refer to themselves as "unknowns" but we have determined that they
belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates
in every country. As the Greek philosopher Isosceles used to say,
"There are 3 sides to every triangle."

When asked to comment on the arrest, President Obama 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. It is believed that another Nobel Prize will follow

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1987 560SL
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Ha!

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

Admittedly, I got this in an email, and didn't check it out on Snopes prior to posting it. There's a slim chance that it's false...

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1987 560SL
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I don't care WHO you are --- that's funneh!!!



Meet on the level, leave on the square. Great words to live by



Indeed...

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1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

My 8th grade math class textbook used this 'Al Gebra' guy in describing a problem to solve. The math teacher, Mr. Wally Lovercheck seemed to get a particular kick out of reciting 'Al Gebra's' name. This was in 1964. You don't suppose it could be the same 'Al Gebra', 49 years later do you?

It was probably George W. Bush in disguise !!

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I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

One of my favorite movie scenes is in "Stand and Deliver" when Angel walks into the classroom

Stand and Deliver - What's calculus? - YouTube

Might be a son, you know that craziness runs in families!!

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LMAO

I've got to send that to my math prof. FIL. Of course, knowing those wild and crazy math professors, it's been in their email circle for months.

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'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

"Algebra" (al-Jebr) is actually an Arabic loanword.

This is probably a reasonably accurate indication of how much Al-Gebra that our fearless leaders in Washington actually understood when in school.

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2001 SLK 320 six speed manual
2014 Porsche Cayenne six speed manual

Annoy a Liberal, Read the Constitution

Yes, a slim chance. Given the screwed up mindset of our pols in Washington, it is quite pluasible though.

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2001 SLK 320 six speed manual
2014 Porsche Cayenne six speed manual

Annoy a Liberal, Read the Constitution

More than just a borrowed name. Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī is credited with compiling algebra into a separate mathematical discipline in 700s CE.

Arabs also named alfalfa. Which reminds me, time to go feed....

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

I call B.S. on this one. Ain't no way they could have foretold the "Little Rascals" series!

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