Comments on: An unfortunate loss of a good joke: leftist thinking finally overtakes math parody http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/09/an-unfortunate-loss-of-a-good-joke-leftist-thinking-finally-overtakes-math-parody/ "All manner of statistical analyses cheerfully undertaken." Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:15:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jassalasca Jape http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/09/an-unfortunate-loss-of-a-good-joke-leftist-thinking-finally-overtakes-math-parody/#comment-8331 Jassalasca Jape Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:42:12 +0000 http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/09/an-unfortunate-loss-of-a-good-joke-leftist-thinking-finally-overtakes-math-parody/#comment-8331 Ah, satire. Here's a little gift for you: http://jassalasca.blogspot.com/ Ah, satire. Here’s a little gift for you: http://jassalasca.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Forcing Comedians Out Of Work — Right Wing Nation http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/09/an-unfortunate-loss-of-a-good-joke-leftist-thinking-finally-overtakes-math-parody/#comment-80 Forcing Comedians Out Of Work — Right Wing Nation Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:56:02 +0000 http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/09/an-unfortunate-loss-of-a-good-joke-leftist-thinking-finally-overtakes-math-parody/#comment-80 [...] Wait, I need to get my Kleenex. There. Hat tip to Moonbattery for the link to Wm. M. Briggs, Statistician (which is going on my blogroll), particularly this: An unfortunate loss of a good joke: leftist thinking finally overtakes math parody. This is not the first time that reality has overtaken parody (here is one small example), but the rate at which it is doing so is beginning to exceed the rate at which comedians can create new jokes. And, it should be obvious, if comedians cannot write funny satirical material quickly enough, they will be out of work and forced into collecting unemployment, further burdening the welfare system. Therefore, I propose a law banning all new social behavior that overlaps with any prior-produced satire, unless that said behavior is itself unintentionally hilarious. [...] […] Wait, I need to get my Kleenex. There. Hat tip to Moonbattery for the link to Wm. M. Briggs, Statistician (which is going on my blogroll), particularly this: An unfortunate loss of a good joke: leftist thinking finally overtakes math parody. This is not the first time that reality has overtaken parody (here is one small example), but the rate at which it is doing so is beginning to exceed the rate at which comedians can create new jokes. And, it should be obvious, if comedians cannot write funny satirical material quickly enough, they will be out of work and forced into collecting unemployment, further burdening the welfare system. Therefore, I propose a law banning all new social behavior that overlaps with any prior-produced satire, unless that said behavior is itself unintentionally hilarious. […]

]]> By: jh sepanski http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/09/an-unfortunate-loss-of-a-good-joke-leftist-thinking-finally-overtakes-math-parody/#comment-57 jh sepanski Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:00:35 +0000 http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/09/an-unfortunate-loss-of-a-good-joke-leftist-thinking-finally-overtakes-math-parody/#comment-57 This reminds me of a link my student sent me. Here we go. http://static.scribd.com/docs/736egzypod07v.swf?INITIAL_VIEW=width This reminds me of a link my student sent me. Here we go.
http://static.scribd.com/docs/736egzypod07v.swf?INITIAL_VIEW=width

]]> By: Administrator http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/09/an-unfortunate-loss-of-a-good-joke-leftist-thinking-finally-overtakes-math-parody/#comment-51 Administrator Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:47:10 +0000 http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/09/an-unfortunate-loss-of-a-good-joke-leftist-thinking-finally-overtakes-math-parody/#comment-51 Be sure to visit the "Malaysian School..." link above. It has many more real-life examples of what happens when you teach teachers how to teach and fail to teach them what to teach. E.g. http://michellemalkin.com/2007/11/28/fuzzy-math-a-nationwide-epidemic/ Be sure to visit the “Malaysian School…” link above. It has many more real-life examples of what happens when you teach teachers how to teach and fail to teach them what to teach.

E.g. http://michellemalkin.com/2007/11/28/fuzzy-math-a-nationwide-epidemic/

]]> By: Malaysian School Education May Suck, But So Does Post-Modern Western Maths « BUUUUURRRRNING HOT http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/09/an-unfortunate-loss-of-a-good-joke-leftist-thinking-finally-overtakes-math-parody/#comment-49 Malaysian School Education May Suck, But So Does Post-Modern Western Maths « BUUUUURRRRNING HOT Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:52:57 +0000 http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/09/an-unfortunate-loss-of-a-good-joke-leftist-thinking-finally-overtakes-math-parody/#comment-49 [...] Sample math quiz question from a German maths textbook: [...] […] Sample math quiz question from a German maths textbook: […]

]]> By: Jpeditor http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/09/an-unfortunate-loss-of-a-good-joke-leftist-thinking-finally-overtakes-math-parody/#comment-38 Jpeditor Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:09:53 +0000 http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/09/an-unfortunate-loss-of-a-good-joke-leftist-thinking-finally-overtakes-math-parody/#comment-38 We al know where the $0.38 / roll goes - into the pockets of the evil wholesalers and merchants! Why, we can do much better if we collectivize the farms, and if we "sell" all bread at state-run "shops" - don't worry about the "bread-lines" they allow for more "community"! Just ask the Russians and the Poles, etc...! We al know where the $0.38 / roll goes - into the pockets of the evil wholesalers and merchants!

Why, we can do much better if we collectivize the farms, and if we “sell” all bread at state-run “shops” - don’t worry about the “bread-lines” they allow for more “community”!

Just ask the Russians and the Poles, etc…!

]]> By: John Perry http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/09/an-unfortunate-loss-of-a-good-joke-leftist-thinking-finally-overtakes-math-parody/#comment-37 John Perry Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:03:45 +0000 http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/09/an-unfortunate-loss-of-a-good-joke-leftist-thinking-finally-overtakes-math-parody/#comment-37 Bah. That's what I get for <i>not</i> looking at the pictures. Thanks! Bah. That’s what I get for not looking at the pictures.

Thanks!

]]> By: Administrator http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/09/an-unfortunate-loss-of-a-good-joke-leftist-thinking-finally-overtakes-math-parody/#comment-36 Administrator Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:34:43 +0000 http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/09/an-unfortunate-loss-of-a-good-joke-leftist-thinking-finally-overtakes-math-parody/#comment-36 John, I got it originally from following the link (all the way to the right---no pun intended) http://aldaily.com under "Essays & Opinion". This is the link they have: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4095&page=0 About one-quarter of the way down the article, they have a large picture showing examples from several textbooks. Here's a screenshot of the math example: <img src="http://wmbriggs.com/pics/foreginaffair.png" /> John,

I got it originally from following the link (all the way to the right—no pun intended) http://aldaily.com under “Essays & Opinion”.
This is the link they have:
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4095&page=0

About one-quarter of the way down the article, they have a large picture showing examples from several textbooks. Here’s a screenshot of the math example:

]]> By: John Perry http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/09/an-unfortunate-loss-of-a-good-joke-leftist-thinking-finally-overtakes-math-parody/#comment-34 John Perry Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:45:54 +0000 http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/09/an-unfortunate-loss-of-a-good-joke-leftist-thinking-finally-overtakes-math-parody/#comment-34 I looked at the Foreign Policy article & didn't see that question you claim is in a German textbook. I can't even find the word "bread" in the article. Did you obtain the question from another source? I looked at the Foreign Policy article & didn’t see that question you claim is in a German textbook. I can’t even find the word “bread” in the article. Did you obtain the question from another source?

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