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> Irish Maths
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> An Irishman applies for a job, but the foreman won't employ him until He
> passes a little maths test.
>
> "Here's your first question, the foreman said, "without using numbers,
> represent the number 9."
>
> "Without numbers?" the Irishman says, "Dat is easy." and proceeds to draw
> three trees.
>
> "What's this?" the boss asks?
>
> "Haven't you got a brain? Tree and tree and tree makes nine," says the
> Irishman.
>
> "Fair enough," says the boss. "Here's your second question. Apply the same
> rules using the number 99, this time."
>
> The Irishman stares into space for a while, then picks up the picture that
> he has just drawn and makes a Smudge on each tree.
>
>
> "Dere you go."
>
> The boss scratches his head and asks, "How on earth do you get that to
> represent 99?"
>
> "Each of da trees is dirty now. So, it's dirty tree, and dirty tree, and
> dirty tree. Dat equals 99."
>
> The boss starts getting worried that he's actually going to have to give
> the
> Irishman the job, so he says, "All right, final question: same rules
> again,
> but represent the number 100."
>
> The Irishman stares into space for a while, then picks up the picture
> again
> and makes a little mark at the base of each tree and says, "dere you go.
> One
> hundred."
>
> The boss looks at the illustration and bursts out: "You must be nuts if
> you
> think that represents a hundred!"
>
> Whereby the Irishman leans forward and points to the marks at the base of
> each tree, saying: "A little dog came along and $$$$ped by each tree. So
> now
> you've got dirty tree and a turd, dirty tree and a turd, and dirty tree
> and
> a turd, dat makes one hundred. ... So, when do I be starting the job?!"
>
>
>
> An Irishman applies for a job, but the foreman won't employ him until He
> passes a little maths test.
>
> "Here's your first question, the foreman said, "without using numbers,
> represent the number 9."
>
> "Without numbers?" the Irishman says, "Dat is easy." and proceeds to draw
> three trees.
>
> "What's this?" the boss asks?
>
> "Haven't you got a brain? Tree and tree and tree makes nine," says the
> Irishman.
>
> "Fair enough," says the boss. "Here's your second question. Apply the same
> rules using the number 99, this time."
>
> The Irishman stares into space for a while, then picks up the picture that
> he has just drawn and makes a Smudge on each tree.
>
>
> "Dere you go."
>
> The boss scratches his head and asks, "How on earth do you get that to
> represent 99?"
>
> "Each of da trees is dirty now. So, it's dirty tree, and dirty tree, and
> dirty tree. Dat equals 99."
>
> The boss starts getting worried that he's actually going to have to give
> the
> Irishman the job, so he says, "All right, final question: same rules
> again,
> but represent the number 100."
>
> The Irishman stares into space for a while, then picks up the picture
> again
> and makes a little mark at the base of each tree and says, "dere you go.
> One
> hundred."
>
> The boss looks at the illustration and bursts out: "You must be nuts if
> you
> think that represents a hundred!"
>
> Whereby the Irishman leans forward and points to the marks at the base of
> each tree, saying: "A little dog came along and $$$$ped by each tree. So
> now
> you've got dirty tree and a turd, dirty tree and a turd, and dirty tree
> and
> a turd, dat makes one hundred. ... So, when do I be starting the job?!"