Math Enthusiast Mugs

Accountants just want to have fun...

Can't Do the Math/Won't Do the Math.

'How will THIS ever apply to my real life?'

'It's a foolproof formula for writing grant applications.'

Teacher: 'As an adult you'll probably only use a quarter of what you're taught at school - which brings us to fractions.'

'If the total is wrong, is the whole thing wrong?'

Falling off the Math Cliff

'I thought 60 was the new 40?'

'Depends on how many people in the yard.'

"4x4? That's an easy one: truck."

'The beauty of this is that it is only of theoretical importance, and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever.'

'I got you 10 roses. I believe strong relationships are based on the metric system.'

'Do we need this even if we're not planning to go to college?'

"I know it may be wrong, but it's how I feel."

'The numbers aren't working.'

'Just shoot! You're thinking about it too much!!'

First addition, then subtraction, then multiplication, and now this! Where is it all going to end?"

Angling.

'It's a government funded study to find out how many wrongs make a right.'

'Rather than learning how to solve that, shouldn't I be learning how to operate software that can solve that?'

"Well yes, Simson. I suppose another way of putting it is 'buy low, sell high.'"

As a matter of fact, it IS rocket science.

'Could I have some computer time to troubleshoot this problem?'

'All right, I got a pencil. Now, how do you figure the P/E ratio again?'

"This doesn't leave much room for creativity."

'How do you divide 17 potatoes between 4 people?'

'Everyone's using your theorem, Pythagoras. I told you you should have patented it.'

'This part was tenure.'

'Tell us, in layman's terms, what your breakthrough means.'

'Just a darn minute -- yesterday you said that X equals TWO!'

"You lie!!"

'190 divided by two...'

Mathematician determines that his partner doesn't exist.

Eventually they found someone to do the math, and because nothing added up, they went out of business.

'Just think of Maths as the App to help run the program called 'Balancing a Budget'.'