Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for April 02, 1997
April 01, 1997
April 03, 1997
Transcript:
Mr. Slocum: This B+ is wrong, man! You're dissin' me here big time! Teacher: Mr. Slocum, I merely gave you the grade you deserved. Mr. Slocum: Can't be, man! This is way off base! Teacher: As was your entire proof, in which you held the square root of 144 to be 15. It is, in fact 12. Mr. Slocum: Well, sure, from a narrow, absolutist, eurocentric perspective, maybe it's 12. Teacher: So? Mr. Slocum: So my culture teaches it's 15, man! Teacher: Fascinating. Would this be an advanced civilization?
