George W. Bush was sitting in the Oval Office... ..... when his secretary walks in with a phone in his hand. He says, ""Four Brazilian soldiers were killed today in Iraq."" Upon hearing this The President says, ""Oh my God!"" and he buries his head in his hands. The entire Cabinet was stunned. Usually George Bush showed no reaction whatsoever to these types of reports. Just then, Bush looked up and said, ""How many is a Brazilian??""

The worker at the match factory. This guy works in a match factory on the assembly line. One day he has an epiphany, the next day he marches up to the presidents office. *""I figured out how to save you millions""* he says. *""For my idea I want 1 million dollars, if you implement it and it works you have to pay me as per this contract""* The president scoffs at him *""I went to the Harvard school of business, I think I know a bit more than you when it comes to saving this company money""* The p…

10. You ticked him off once and your next phone bill was $20,000. 9. He's won the Publisher's Clearing House sweepstakes three years running. 8. When asked for his phone number, he gives it in hex. 7. Seems strangely calm whenever the office LAN goes down. 6. Somehow he/she gets HBO on his PC at work. 5. Mumbled, ""Oh, puh-leeez"" 95 times during the movie ""The Net"" 4. Massive RRSP contribution made in half-cent increments. 3. Video dating profile lists ""public-key encryption"" among turn-ons…

Teaching Math in 1950: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 the price. What is his profit? Teaching Math in 1960: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit? Teaching Math in 1970: A logger exchanges a set ""L"" of lumber for a set ""M"" of money. The cardinality of set ""M"" is 100. Each element is worth one dollar. Make 100 dots representing the elements of the set ""M"". The set …