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Sat 19 Aug, 2006 06:09 pm
NEW YORK -- 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 Gonzales 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," Gonzales said. "They desire 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 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.
Not what I expected, but more than I could have hoped for.
oh boy, i needed a good laugh
So happy to be able to provide one, djjd.
That is indeed a funny terrorist story
The really intriguing (and sad) thing is that if you read only the first paragraph, it's a perfectly believable story. Have you tried to get on an airliner lately with, say, a nail-file in your bag or pocket?