Day: December 16, 2003
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Weapons of Math Destruction
Arrest at Kennedy International!At New York Kennedy airport today, an individual later discovered to be a public school teacher, was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square, a slide rule and a calculator.Attorney general John Ashcroft believes the man is a member of the notorious…
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Recognition
It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.Mark Twain
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Snow Globe
Snow Globe like it should be.via email from John Treworgy, Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:57:20 -0500
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Mr. Picassohead
Now you too can be Picasso. With Mr. Picassohead you can create a masterwork for all to love and admire.via email from my friend Bonnie Knutson, Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:48:51 -0700
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Duck Hunting
A Native Indian went hunting one day in Alberta and bagged three ducks. He put them in the bed of his pickup truck and was about to drive home when he was confronted by a racist game warden who didn’t like Native Indians.The game warden ordered the Indian to show his hunting license, and the…
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Notable
I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: "no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall".Eleanor RooseveltThe secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending and having the…