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From: res@ihlpl.UUCP (Rich Strebendt @ AT&T Information Systems - Indian Hill West; formerly)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: Miss Poly's adventures
Message-ID: <668@ihlpl.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 4-Mar-86 17:25:22 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar  4 17:25:22 1986
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> 
>  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!).

Well, I know that it goes back to AT LEAST the mid '60s.  I have a
copy from the Wayne Engineer "Stress Relief" section from about 1966.

					Rich Strebendt
					...!ihnp4!iwsl6!res