h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

It wasn't easy for those of us who had gotten used to the impirical system.

The what??

*realizes she looks like a dolt*

*realizes it doesn't matter*

*repeats question* The what?

The olden money.

Not that I know anything about it, being born in 1986 and everthing.

*is all of a sudden thrilled* You're younger than I am!!!

Well... decimals are easy. And I am not good at mathematics.

That's strange, because I'm very good at mathematics.

Wanna tutor me? I'll pay ya in... jelly beans!

You say you're bad at numbers, but your PS says you work in insurance.

Can I get a quote form you?

I do customer service. I DO NOT SELL INSURANCE!!!

*whew*

I answer phones and such.

But you can get a quote anyway coz you seem kinda cool.

Here: Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater. -Albert Einstein-

1 plus 1 = some s

Yes!!! I understand that!!!

Well you can* do math then!: and I did a mathmatics module at university! and a lot* of statistics! which was all very* painful actually

Well I'm taking intermediate algebra next semester. It will be painful.

*Runs past, while fighting off swarms of tooth-fairies*

Why don't you switch to indeterminate algebra?

Because you don't get the karma for that.

Because I took a placement test and they told me I had to take intermediate algebra. Or else I can never take any other math classes. And then I can never graduate. And if I don't graduate, I'll... stay at my current job forever. And if I do that, I'll start to hate it. And if I hate it, I'll kill my coworkers. And if I kill my coworkers I'll go to prison. And I don't wanna go to prison!

So I'm taking intermediate algebra so that I don't have to go to prison.

Why not skip the intermediate stages? Go down the corridor marked "razorblades" and choose the door with the stylized drawing of a man eating a kangaroo. There should be instant prison, available in new salsa flavours.

I do not like salsa. Or prison.

So who can I pay to do my mathematics homework starting January 18?? I'll pay in cold hard candies!

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You've not seen Bowling for Columbine then?

No.

Well in it Matt Stone . . . or was it Trey Parker . . . anyway, one of the guys who made South Park said nearly exactly the same thing in an ironic way.