Re: Norwegian Math

null@example.com (Auendove) — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 12:24:10 +0000

Norwegian Math

null@example.com (whywhywhy) — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 17:19:31 +0000

> A Norwegian man wants a job, but the foreman
> won't hire him until he passes a little math test.
>
> "Here's your first question," the foreman said.
> "Without using numbers, represent the number 9."
>
> "Without numbers?" the Norwegian says, "Dat is
> easy." And he proceeds to draw three trees.
>
> "What's this?" the boss asks.
>
> "Ave you got no brain? Tree and tree and tree
> make nine," says the Norwegian.
>
> "Fair enough," says the boss. "Here's your second
> question. Use the same rules, but this time the
> number is 99."
>
> The Norwegian stares into space for a while, then
> picks up the picture that he has just drawn and
> makes a smudge on each tree. "Ere you go."
>
> The boss scratches his head and says, "How
> on earth do you get that to represent 99?"
>
> "Each of da trees is dirty now. So, it's dirty tree,
> and dirty tree, and dirty tree. Dat is 99."
>
> The boss is getting worried that he's going to
> actually have to hire this Norwegian, so he says,
> "All right, last question. Same rules again, but
> represent the number 100."
>
> The Norwegian stares into space some more,
> then he picks up the picture again and makes a
> little mark at the base of each tree and says,
> "Ere you go. One hundred."
>
> The boss looks at the attempt. "You must be
> nuts if you think that represents a hundred!"
>
> (You're going to love this one!!!)
>
> The Norwegian leans forward and points to the
> marks at the base of each tree and says, "A little
> dog came along and crap by each tree. So now
> you got dirty tree and a turd, dirty tree and a turd,
> and dirty tree and a turd, dat make one hundred.
> So, when I start?"

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