Oldest Sculpture Found, and it’s Porno

From Yahoo news:

A sexually suggestive Venus figurine with oversized breasts and thighs dates back at least 35,000 years and shows ancient humans had sex on their minds, researchers said Wednesday.

The 60-millimetre-long figurine may be the oldest piece of its kind yet discovered and suggests Palaeolithic art was far more complex than many had thought, Nicholas Conard of Tubingen University in Germany wrote in the journal Nature.

And my young friends who grew up with the internet though their generation invented porn.

World’s Best Complaint Letter?

This is worth clicking through to , I almost fell off my chair laughing.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/4344890/Virgin-the-worlds-best-passenger-complaint-letter.html

It’s a complaint about airline food, complete with photographic documentation. The photos scroll horizontally across the top of the page and are numbered. These numbers are referred to in the letter.

Horny Goat Weed natural Viagra Alternative

I’m not making this up, click through to verify this.

Horny Goat Weed may offer Viagra alternative: study – Yahoo! News via kwout

Horny Goat Weed. What a great name for this type of product. Maybe I’ll copyright it and start a spam campaign. Or not. How come none of the big pharma marketing folks didn’t come up with this name?

Political Joke (sort of)

Hillary Clinton, Barak Obama, and John McCain are in a small boat sinking in the middle of the ocean.

Question: Who gets saved?

Answer: America!

I saw this in an email that was making the rounds yesterday. I liked it, so I’m sharing it with you all!

The evolution of teaching math: 1950’s to today

I got this by email from friend G.H.:

The evolution in teaching math since the  1950s:

Teaching Math In 1950
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit?

Teaching Math In 1960
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. Whatis his profit?

Teaching Math In 1970
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?

Teaching Math In 1980
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20 Your assignment: Underline the number 20.

Teaching Math In 1990
A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of $20. What do you think of this way of making a living?
Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong  answers.)

Teaching Math In 2005
Un ranchero vende una carretera de madera para $100. El cuesto de la produccion era $80. Cuantos tortillas
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