MightyDog
Well-Known Member
When Mr. Maltirculation was a little boy he had just learned to count on his fingers.
One day his uncle came to visit and MM was anxious to show off his newly acquired skill. He told the uncle to ask him an addition question.
So the uncle asked, "What is three plus four?"
MM counts it out on his fingers and said, "Seven."
The uncle said, "Listen kid, you can't count it out on your hands because someday when you are in school, a teacher will get mad at you for it. Now put your hands in your pockets."
So MM put his hands in his pockets and his uncle asked, "What
is five plus five?"
The uncle saw movement in MM pockets, then he said, "Eleven."
One day his uncle came to visit and MM was anxious to show off his newly acquired skill. He told the uncle to ask him an addition question.
So the uncle asked, "What is three plus four?"
MM counts it out on his fingers and said, "Seven."
The uncle said, "Listen kid, you can't count it out on your hands because someday when you are in school, a teacher will get mad at you for it. Now put your hands in your pockets."
So MM put his hands in his pockets and his uncle asked, "What
is five plus five?"
The uncle saw movement in MM pockets, then he said, "Eleven."