January 2010
63 posts
Four friends have been doing really well in their calculus class: they have been getting top grades for their homework and on the midterm. So, when it’s time for the final, they decide not to study on the weekend before, but to drive to another friend’s birthday party in another city - even though the exam is scheduled for Monday morning. As it happens, they drink too much at the...
fuckyeahmath:
A mathematician, statistician and accountant were finalists for a position as VP in a large corporation. The hiring committee asked them all the same last question:
The mathematician was first.”How much is 500 plus 500 ?” , they asked”1000” he replied without hesitation.”Thank you”, they dismissed him.
Next the statistician.”How much is 500 plus 500?”“On the average, 1000...
Ten Commandments for Mathematics
fuckyeahmath:
1. Thou shalt read Thy problems.
2. Whatsoever Thou doest to one side of ye equation, Do ye also to the other.
3. Thou must use Thy “Common Sense” else Thou wilt have flagpoles 9,000 feets in height, yea… even fathers younger than sons.
4. Thous shalt ignore the teachings of false prophets to do work in Thy head.
5. When Thou knowest not, Thou shalt look it up, and if...
“Can I talk to you a second? I’ve been married twice before, and am a recovering...”
– Studio 60 on the sunset strip, 1x11 (via februarysong)
“People are stupid and just want to be loved. That’s the only reason anyone does...”
– Miranda Bailey (via fuckyeahgreysanatomy)
“I want to marry you. I want to have kids with you. I want to build us a house. I...”
– Derek Shepherd (via fuckyeahgreysanatomy)
“But, I’m good actually. I feel like it’s all gonna be ok. Like we’re all gonna...”
– Meredith Grey (via fuckyeahgreysanatomy)
“Just whatever you do, stop worrying. Because the only cure for paranoia is to be...”
– Meredith Grey (via fuckyeahgreysanatomy)
Cristina: She attended state school!
Alex: So did I!
Cristina: She's skinny and blonde.
Alex: So is Mer.
Cristina: She's annoying.
Alex: So are you.
“I have loved you forever. I have loved you when I was coupled up, I have loved...”
– Teddy Altman (via fuckyeahgreysanatomy)
“…Because I know now that I’m good enough not to deserve this…not to have to feel...”
– Alex Karev (via fuckyeahgreysanatomy)
Bartlet: Sweden has a one hundred percent literacy rate, Leo. A hundred percent. How do they do that?
Leo: Well maybe they don't and they also can't count.
“Have her beheaded for my birthday!”
– Josiah Bartlet - Swiss Diplomacy (4.09) (via iamthelizardqueen)
“Um…I work in the West Wing so I have a really fast speech to say. I must...”
– Bradley Whitford, 2001 Emmys Speech (via iamthelizardqueen)
Stuff that I would love to receive on my 18th...
insertstraightfacehere:
shoesformythoughts:
1. A cute boy blazer that would fit me well. Preferably Navy Blue in color.
2. A boatload of accessories that scream VINTAGE.
3. Set of floral skirts of different colors and designs (I love pink and black together) and plain white t-shirts.
4. A set of cardigans. Plain ones and Sequined ones.
5. DVD copies of Hana Yori Dango (Japanese with...
“It seems so out of context
In this gaudy apartment complex
A stranger with...”
– The Postal Service, The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
Math actually excites me. That is sad.
