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Posted on 07/26/2005 6:00:37 AM PDT by Billie
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From another email….and how timely?
Teaching math
Last week, I purchased a hamburger for $2.58. The young girl at the
counter took my three one-dollar bills, and I also handed her 8 cents. She
stood there, holding the nickel and three pennies, while looking at the
screen on her register.
I sensed her discomfort and told her to just give me two quarters, but she
called the manager, who had to explain the transaction to her. Today I ran
across the below "illustration" and felt compelled to share.
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Teaching Math In American Schools In 1946:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is
4/5 of the price. What is his profit?
Teaching Math In American Schools In 1957:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is
4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?
Teaching Math In American Schools In 1968:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is
$80. Did he make a profit?
Teaching Math In American Schools In 1979:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is
$80 and his profit is $20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.
Teaching Math In American Schools In 1990:
By cutting down beautiful forest trees, the logger selfishly makes $20.
What do you think of people who destroy nature just to make a living? Topic
for class participation after answering the question: How did the forest
birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down the trees? (There are no
wrong answer s.)
Teaching Math In American Schools In 2005:
El hachero vende un camion carga por $100. La cuesta de production es ...
Thank you for the pictures, OESY.
are you okay? we miss you!
I do respond... NO I do not speak spanish. It is maddening. I have learned enough spanish to understand what they are say (can piece together words), they mock us, and I have been able to call them on it,by asking for manager... that stops them. went thru drive by at MCD with son late evening, Mexican music was blaring and had to repeat order several times , they were to busy singing, and jibbering in spanish. Got home and son just lost it- wrong order. We called asked for manager and told them order was wrong, wrote to McDonalds headqtrs, store. Haven't heard their music again. STOP ME ... ranting again. What part of midwest. Heard Nebraska having same problems
HISTORY TEST- Please pause a moment, reflect back, and take the following multiple choice test. The events are actual cuts from past history. They actually happened!!! Do you remember?
1968 Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by
a. Superman
b. Jay Leno
c. Harry Potter
d. Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40
1. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by
a. Olga Corbett
b. Sitting Bull
c. Arnold Schwarzenegger
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
2. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by:
a. Lost Norwegians
b. Elvis
c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
3. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
a. John Dillinger
b. The King of Sweden
c. The Boy Scouts
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
4. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
a. A pizza delivery boy
b. Pee Wee Herman
c. Geraldo Rivera
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
5. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by:
a. The Smurfs
b. Davy Jones
c. The Little Mermaid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
6.In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by:
a. Captain Kidd
b. Charles Lindberg
c. Mother Teresa
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
7.In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
a. Scooby Doo
b. The Tooth Fairy
c. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
8. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
a. Richard Simmons
b. Grandma Moses
c. Michael Jordan
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
9. In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
a. Mr. Rogers
b.. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Wild Bill' s women problems
c.. The World Wrestling Federation
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
10. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers.Thousands of people were killed by:
a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
b. The Supreme Court of Florida
c. Mr. Bean
d Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
11. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
a. Enron
b. The Lutheran Church
c. The NFL
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40\
12. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
a. Bonnie and Clyde
b. Captain Kangaroo
c. Billy Graham
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
Nope, .....I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you?
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So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport security screeners will no longer be allowed to profile certain people. They must conduct random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, secret agents who are members of the President's security detail, 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honor winning and former Governor Joe Foss, but leave Muslim Males between the ages 17 and 40 alone because of profiling.
Let's send this to as many people as we can so that the Gloria Aldreds and other dunder-headed attorneys along with Federal Justices that want to thwart common sense, feel doubly ashamed of themselves - if they have any such sense.
As the writer of the award winning story "Forrest Gump" so aptly put it, "Stupid is as stupid does."
Come on people wake up!!! Keep this going. Pass it on to everyone in your address book. Our Country and our troops need our support
Keep up the good work, dubya.
Our Lord's Blessings to you and Eve.
I'm ready for take-off whenever you are. :-)
I loved the joke about the monks. I'll be sending that out.
I didn't keep the LEGO email so I can't help with the 'whodunnit' question you were asked but I don't think that it was by the LEGO company. I believe that it was privately done.
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Beautiful! This is better than a soapbox!
Excellent!
Here is your *logo* that you and Dolly talked about. :)
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Hi Billie!
Thank you very much! I love that logo! I started with something in mind but I kept making mistakes so I posted what I had. LOL! That looks great! Thanks! :)
Hey Pippin...enjoyed listening to you rant.
You have a great Home Page!
(rant on) I wish more people would take the time to fill out their home page with anything they would like to share. (rant off)
Where do you get these holidays? [grin!]
Keep'em coming!
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