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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

http://news.excite.com/article/id/59409|oddlyenough|06-14-2002::20:39|reuters.html

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - A Canadian teacher has been suspended after shocking a small northern Manitoba school by distributing a math exam that included questions about pimps, prostitutes, machine guns, cocaine trafficking and getting "knocked up."

The math proficiency test included questions such as: "Rufus is a pimp for three girls. If the price is $65 per trick, how many tricks per day must each girl turn to support Rufus' $800 per day crack habit?"

Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :

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What a lousy exam.

Gotta hand it to him though, the bloke's original [Smile]

[ June 18, 2002, 17:05: Message edited by: Cartman ]

Posted by EdipisReks (Member # 510) on :

actually, if you look up the LA high school math proficiency, you will see that the questions were directly lifted. so, the bloke is unorginal. and probably soon to be unemployed.

Posted by David Templar (Member # 580) on :

In America, I can understand, they have to make the information relevent to the kids somehow, but in Canada? [Big Grin]

Posted by Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :

Haha. Snow-related joke. Haha. Sovereignity-related joke. Haha.

We be down wit' da pimpz, yo. Bizouse!

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

The "bloke" is also female...

Oh, and, as for the thread title, I vote for "funny".

Posted by Tahna Los (Member # 33) on :

Let this not be an attack on the Public Education system.

Posted by Vogon Poet (Member # 393) on :

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The test appeared to be modeled after an exam called "The City of Los Angeles High School Math Proficiency Exam," found on an Internet joke site.

I was wondering about that; from reading what people said while the page itself was loading, I knew I remembered a similar joke exam I read once. It is funny, although I can't believe anyone would be dumb enough to use it. With that in mind, and the (now-closed) Creationist thread I just caught up on, it seems I'm really going to have to revise my estimates of average human intelligence. Downwards.

Posted by Nim Pim (Member # 205) on :

I'll climb up and meet you half way, with two beersteins named Frieda and Chutney. But make no mistake, I NEVER WANT TO GET LAID!!

Posted by Vogon Poet (Member # 393) on :

There's absolutely no chance of that, believe me.

Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :

LOL!!! Oh my lord. I'm on the side of funny. But to think that someone would be dumb enough to distribute this test and think they're NOT going to be booted to the curb and lynched by parents.... that is just sad. Stupid people doing stupid things....

Oh well.

Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :

Would admitting not wanting to get laid count as an embarrassment????...

If your knees bent the other way would the door still hit one in the ass on the way out???

Posted by Vogon Poet (Member # 393) on :

If an ass'es knees bend backwards, then yes.