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Arabia
Seminar on teaching and learning of maths opens
2004-12-07
MUSCAT — Minister of Education Yahya bin Saud Al Sualimi opened a four-day forum on 'teaching and learning of mathematics and its applications in the economy and administration' here on Sunday.
"Hey! Stop that! That ain't Islamic!"
Under-secretary for General Education and Syllabuses at the ministry Muna bint Salim Al Jaradaniya, in a speech, said she hoped the forum would lead to "new ideas on mathematics teaching and learning techniques and syllabuses for the benefit of teachers and supervisors of the subject in schools."
"WHA-T-T-T-T? A WOMAN! Stop that right now or by Allan I'll get my gun!"
Posted by:Steve White

#9  Lol! Why did Kreb and Ayla immediately come to mind?
Posted by: .com   2004-12-07 3:49:20 PM  

#8  Ability in mathematics is not ethnically dependant. It does seem to be more prevalent in young people, however. Older folks rarely make math discoveries.
Posted by: mojo   2004-12-07 3:32:12 PM  

#7  There are 15 men in Mohammed-Phillippe's jihad cell when US forces attack Fallujah. 3 are killed by snipers as they move up to their assigned positions. 1 blows himself trying to rig a booby-trap. The remainder split into two equal groups. One group is wiped out when a JDAM hits the chicken coop they are hiding in. Two others are killed when a tank shell hits their minaret. One is knifed in the back by an irate civilian who gives away their position. How many have survived the battle?
A: One, the guy who shot Mohammed-Phillippe and surrendered.
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2004-12-07 3:16:46 PM  

#6  That's bad, AC. I'd already started doing the arithmatic in my head when I got to the last sentence, and I laughed so hard I completely lost my place. Which is just as well, since I was clearly well on my way to the wrong answer.
Posted by: trailing wife   2004-12-07 2:56:15 PM  

#5  Achmed moves to Europe and is given $1 million dollars in cash to influence western opinion. He pays out $400,000 to politicians, invests $250,000 in a publishing company, and uses $200,000 to fund a special bonus program for BBC and Reuters employees.

How much can he then pocket after buying off 500 British professors?
A. Nothing, he'll need more.
B. $150,000, they work for free
C. $3,000,000 they pay him for the privelege.
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2004-12-07 2:55:39 PM  

#4  Al Jazeerah incites 5,000 volunteers to join the jihad, and Al Arabiya incites 2,000, and the BBC incites 300. If 70% go to Iraq, 25% to Afghanistan, and 5% to other places, how many will return home in five years or less?

Answer: The three who went to Berkeley.
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2004-12-07 2:43:56 PM  

#3  If Zedun has 2 kilo of RDX, and Ahmad has 3 kilo of TNT, how many virgins they get?
Posted by: gromgorru   2004-12-07 11:40:04 AM  

#2  What, Mahmud and Yahya in the same class?! We can't have boys and girls together. Git yer Yahyas out!
Posted by: Spot   2004-12-07 8:51:13 AM  

#1  Now,
Mahmud and Yahya repeat slowly after me :
1+1=2
2+2=4
4+4=8
8+8= ??

Teacher, we are out of fingers....Duh...
Posted by: Snetch Wholuth8444   2004-12-07 3:34:16 AM  

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