NEW YORK, NY - 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 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 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.

via: Of course, I could be wrong


5 Responses to “Al-gerbra”

  1. 1 Daniel Johnson, Jr. 

    Hahaha. One of the reasons I keep coming back here.

  2. 2 April Reign 

    ROTFL! :D

  3. 3 Bill Kinnon 

    Thanks! I needed that.

  4. 4 Dino 

    Brilliant!

    That made me smile.

  5. 5 hamster 

    Bene, that was a low blow even for you!
    I think I’ll go and eat some apple 3.14159
    and drink some Timmys and think a bit.

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