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From: apak@oddjob.UUCP (Adrian Kent)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: Miss Poly's adventures
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Date: Tue, 4-Mar-86 01:33:42 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar  4 01:33:42 1986
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In article <4475S35@PSUVM> S35@PSUVM.BITNET writes:
>
> Many people know about the following piece about Poly Nomial.
>I am curious about its origin !
>     IMPURE MATHEMATICS
>     
>     Wherein it is related how  that polygon of womanly virtue
>  young ** Polly Nomial ** (our  heroine)  is accosted by that
>  notorious villain %% Curly Pi %%, and factored (Oh Horror!).
      I saw it circa 1980 in an edition of EUREKA, the journal of the 
      Archimedeans (the Cambridge University math society). I don't think
      it was attributed to an earlier source, so that may be the original
      version. 

A joke? How about a real live practical joke, requiring eight (8) people 
(a rowing crew is traditional) and a reasonable supply of bars?
The joke's called "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves", and works as follows.
1. A bar is chosen.
2. One of the eight ("Snow White") goes in, and orders a double whisky and 
seven glasses of beer.
3. When the drinks arrive, S.W. takes the whisky, and loudly calls out
"Hi Ho Hi Ho Hi Ho".
4. The other seven then enter the bar, on their knees, singing "Hi Ho Hi Ho,
It's Off to Work We Go ...", and drink their beers.
5. Iterate at different bars, taking turns to play the role of S.W.
       If you're part of this, and rules 1-5 are all you're aware of, let me
warn you that the other seven have conspired to play a trick on you. When it
comes to your turn to be Snow White (probably the fifth or sixth bar), rules
1-3 will operate as usual. Sadly, the others will fail to appear, leaving 
you with the attention of a curious bar.
       It actually works quite well, but maybe you have to be there. 

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