Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Dumb or Smart?
"The thing is...a dumb guy can't say he's dumb because that's smart, so he wouldn't be dumb after all. And a smart guy can't say he's dumb because he'd be wrong so he wouldn't be smart. But if a dumb guy says he's smart, that makes sense because he'd be wrong which is dumb which is what he is, and a smart guy who says he's smart is fine too, because he'd be right. So no matter if you're smart or dumb you've got to say you're smart."
'William Shakespeare wasn't too well-known for his mathematical prowess, so when he had to include this formula in his long forgotten play Henry XII part 5, it went like this:
Act VIII scene 27
Trigonomo (a servant):
If a triangle has no right angle
And the area needs to be seen,
Multiply half by two of the sides
And the sin of the angle between.
Lady Radiana:
Fie, fool, and get thee gone
with thy clumsy rhymes ere
I perforate thine buttcheeks
with my dividers.
[Exeunt]
'William Shakespeare wasn't too well-known for his mathematical prowess, so when he had to include this formula in his long forgotten play Henry XII part 5, it went like this:
Act VIII scene 27
Trigonomo (a servant):
If a triangle has no right angle
And the area needs to be seen,
Multiply half by two of the sides
And the sin of the angle between.
Lady Radiana:
Fie, fool, and get thee gone
with thy clumsy rhymes ere
I perforate thine buttcheeks
with my dividers.
[Exeunt]
