March 23, 2011

mathematical legislation?

Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-Ala.) wants to legally change the value of π:

Roby, raised in Montgomery, Ala., is on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education.

“It’s no panacea, but this legislation will point us in the right direction. Looking at hard data, we know our children are struggling with a heck of a lot of the math, including the geometry incorporating pi,” Roby said. “I guarantee you American scores will go up once pi is 3. It will be so much easier.”

Democrats first responded to the measure with a mixture of incredulity and amusement.

I’m confused.

UPDATE: The internet tells me this is a sham. Thank god.

posted by in law, math, politics | * | 29 comments 

comments

  1. Luke Neff on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:21 pm

    not satire.

  2. Deron Bauman on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:23 pm

    Legalize it!

  3. Cindy Scroggins on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    I’m thinking of adding a new category: motherfucking motherfuckers.

  4. Deron Bauman on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:27 pm

    “Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?”

  5. Cindy Scroggins on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:29 pm

    I’d like this a lot better if Democrats responded to the measure with a mixture of incredulity, amusement, and poots.

  6. Deron Bauman on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    If throwing poop is good enough for monkeys.

  7. Luke Neff on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:33 pm

    Students are also struggling with English. Suggestions?

  8. Daryl Scroggins on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:36 pm

    “Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) ridiculed objections from the left as further examples of classic elitist liberalism.”

  9. Cindy Scroggins on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:36 pm

    Well, we can start by eliminating apostrophes.

  10. Deron Bauman on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:36 pm

    Binary alphabet.

  11. Cindy Scroggins on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:37 pm

    Uh, A. B. Uh, wait.

  12. Cindy Scroggins on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:37 pm

    Shut up, Beavis.

  13. Deron Bauman on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    Tap once yes. Tap twice no.

  14. Luke Neff on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    rumors of pi 3.0 have been circulating the internet for awhile.

  15. Deron Bauman on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    Someone really needs to have a talk with Bono’s dad.

  16. Cindy Scroggins on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:39 pm

    tap tap!
    tap tap!

  17. Cindy Scroggins on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:40 pm

    Daddy!

  18. Deron Bauman on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:40 pm

    We’ve been punked.

  19. Daryl Scroggins on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:41 pm

    Get rid of the comma. I mean hell everybody knows what we mean unless there is some forgin language shit going on. Fastes way to get rid of runon sentences is to run the fuckers don’t like it out a town.

  20. Cindy Scroggins on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:42 pm

    Deron, have we been photoshopped?

  21. Luke Neff on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:43 pm

    Serious question: instead of March 14th being π day, would it get the whole month of March? Because that seems unfair to all the other hardworking mathematical concepts.

  22. Deron Bauman on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:43 pm

    I’m pretty sure we’ve been spammed.

  23. Cindy Scroggins on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:44 pm

    Deron, what is being spammed?

  24. Deron Bauman on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:45 pm

    Toilet seat assistance on row number one — thank you!

  25. Andrew Simone on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:46 pm

    See, also, Tau Day.

  26. Deron Bauman on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:48 pm

    We got a good thread out of it. So, there’s that.

  27. Andrew Simone on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:49 pm

    That’s all I ever go for.

  28. Cindy Scroggins on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:51 pm

    I’m holding on to the binary alphabet.

  29. Deron Bauman on March 23rd, 2011 at 9:51 pm

    Mmmmm. Pie.

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