Friday, June 01, 2007

Professor Einstein


The phone rang. Caller ID identified the caller as Prissy.


"Hi, Prissy."


"What's 20 percent of $15?


"20 percent of $15?" Himself was getting ready for graduation, and he chuckled. I'm not know as the bright crayon in the math box.


"How do you get 20 percent of $15?"


"Oh, the easiest way is to take 10 percent and double it." I stuck my tongue out at Himself. There was dead silence on the end of the phone. Ten percent of $15 is a buck and a half. A buck and a half and a buck and a half is...."


"Three dollars."


"Good. Ok?"


"I thought she cheated me. But I can see now she didn't." She hung up the phone.


After I hung up the phone, I turned smugly to Himself. "Proud of me? I did the math in my head."


He snorted. "You could have multiplied the dollar amount by 2 and just moved the decimal point."


I stuck my tongue out.

2 comments:

Alesia said...

Oh those I'm-good-at-math-people are so SMUG! Good for you for *only* sticking out your tongue. I might have waved - but all my fingers wouldnt' be up :-)

Erica Vetsch said...

LOLOLOLOL!!!! You can be the Bright Blue Crayon in the math box now! LOL