Mental Nuts-- Can You Crack 'em?

classicman · 01-09-2012, 02:24 PM

The worst part of that is that it was homework from a school.

ZenGum · 01-09-2012, 06:20 PM

It's absolutely shocking that a school would set that as a puzzle.

I mean, oranges are a countable noun, so the question should be "... how many..." not "...how much...".

Oh and they spelled "Mexicans" wrong.

Lamplighter · 01-09-2012, 06:30 PM

Re the slaves picking oranges.... Another 3rd grade homework on that test was:

"If Frederick got two beatings per day, how many beatings did he get in 1 week?"

The Principal is collecting the homework and destroying it, and looking for a teacher named Fred.

01-09-2012, 02:24 PM	#1
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	The worst part of that is that it was homework from a school. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-09-2012, 06:20 PM	#2
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	It's absolutely shocking that a school would set that as a puzzle. I mean, oranges are a countable noun, so the question should be "... how many..." not "...how much...". Oh and they spelled "Mexicans" wrong. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

01-09-2012, 06:30 PM	#3
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Re the slaves picking oranges.... Another 3rd grade homework on that test was: "If Frederick got two beatings per day, how many beatings did he get in 1 week?" The Principal is collecting the homework and destroying it, and looking for a teacher named Fred.

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