MythTickle by Justin Thompson for September 17, 2010

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    Sisyphos  about 14 years ago

    Creatrix Dziva had to go to school?! –Besides, algebra wasn’t all that bad.

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    Wenthral  about 14 years ago

    Geometry was the bane of my existence, did pretty well in Algebra

    Well that and history…hmm, and Gym, and uh, well english wasn’t very high up the list either.

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    mhs1075  about 14 years ago

    Algebra! Yup! Works for me too. I guess my wishing is a bit more sophisticated than theirs- I don’t want to be young again, I want to be YOUTHFUL and also have the smarts and maturity I have accumulated over the years.

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    autumnfire1957  about 14 years ago

    Did anyone get the answer to question 6 and what was the value of X on the 7th equation?

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    Twonky  about 14 years ago

    Acne? Junior high (Middle school) wasn’t too great. Remember though that growing older is mandatory, growing up is optional.

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    celeconecca  about 14 years ago

    Algebra. That’s the word. Hands down.

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    mntim  about 14 years ago

    Oh, don’t get me started about algebra. It’s a myth that you don’t need it after high school. You need it to understand spreadsheets. You need it to understand escrow. If you truly understand algebra, you will use it … .

    Like I said, don’t get me started about algebra.

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    puddleglum1066  about 14 years ago

    I would have said “gym class.” Gang showers and puberty are a terrible combination. Especially if your glands were, shall we say, taking their own sweet time coming on-line…

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    twj0729  about 14 years ago

    I loved Algebra still use it. I do algebra problems for relaxation! You can’t think of anything else while your working through a quadratic equation!

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    Rakkav  about 14 years ago

    I really regret not using algebra anymore, except on rare occasions. I loved it. I never met a math class I didn’t like, or ace. Thing is, I’ve gotten so distracted by the humanities that I barely have time for the sciences anymore.

    This quote apparently wasn’t original with Berkeley Breathed or his Bloom County, but it’s always worked for me:

    ”It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.”

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    my_discworld  about 14 years ago

    YES. High school. College. Ick. You couldn’t PAY me enough to experience my youth again.

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    mathpup0627  about 14 years ago

    Don’t any of you remember Trig?

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    ursen1  about 14 years ago

    I took Algebra 3 times before I passed it. The first time they gave it to me it was early on as an “honor” because I was so good in math. Mathematically things proceeded downhill from there.

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    alviebird  about 14 years ago

    Basic algebra was easy. (I still apply the concept, and occasionally the actual math, to many things). But I quickly got lost as we advanced.

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    kelleymck  about 14 years ago

    I laughed out loud! Thanks Justin!

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    screamingdolai  about 14 years ago

    I would rather parse a compound sentence than any kind of math ANY DAY.

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    GreenBikeGuy  about 14 years ago

    I was fine at math; it was GYM that I hated!

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    Rakkav  about 14 years ago

    Yes, I remember trigonometry. I liked that too, but analytical geometry was way cooler.

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    bmonk  about 14 years ago

    I’m with puddleglum1066: I would have said “gym class.”

    And screamingdolai said, about 4 classes ago

    I would rather parse a compound sentence than any kind of math ANY DAY.

    Why pick one or the other? I enjoyed both!

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    Me_Again  about 14 years ago

    I love math, but I abhor P.E. (difficult, probably due to lack of discipline) and English (good at it, but it’s WAY more fun without having to show output modality.).

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    Trisha_Evenstar  about 14 years ago

    very true!!!!!

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