>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 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 three 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.
2006-09-13
15:31:59
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