Prowl News September 8 2008

Baghdad Boys High, Year 8.
Maths.Q1.Without firing your machine gun into the air, show why the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides.(10 Marks)
Q2. If an AK47 bullet travels at 840m/sec, how long would it take to hit a woman who is running for cover at 6m/sec?Why would she not hear the bullet?(15 Marks)
Civics. Q1 If an election result disappoints you, examine the relative merits of torching a library, or exploding a bomb in a market place. You are not limited to the options given here. (10 Marks)
Q2. If a man's team has won a soccer match, examine the rule of etiquette that requires him to hang on the side of a truck being driven down crowded streets at night while cheering and brandishing a side arm? (10 Marks)
Economics. Q1. In one and a half pages (excluding graphs) explain why even the poorest and most drought stricken countries still find the money for arms and ammunition, and can support a very large army and police force. (25 marks)

It is not well known that the concept of franchising began in Victoria, Australia, in 1843 when businesswoman, Amanda Love, began servicing the wheat and barley industry with her 'Jack the Reaper' harvesting business. Her advertisement was noticed by Basil Twit, a press agent, whose client was a psychopath specialising in murdering and disemboweling prostitutes, but whose press coverage was lamentable, as the country was engrossed in sporting results. He began planting stories about 'Jack the Ripper' borrowing and altering Amanda Love's creation, and made his client a figure of national interest. The two fell out over a dispute concerning expenses and Twit threatened to write a letter to The Times. For some unexplained reason Twit simply disappeared and the letter was never published. (History of Victoria, Charles Manson, Vol 3, 1898)

Useful tip from Mrs. Greta Garbo– this time in verse -
Those who abide in glass houses,
Should think when removing their trousers.

And Paris Milton writes; “I met this incredible guy. He finished school and everything, and knows nearly everything in the world. He said I was just like Helen of Troy. He said her face launched a thousand ships. I couldn't ask questions at a time like that, you know? But what I really want to know is, did he mean that sailors fancied Helen and she fancied them? Please don't say yes.” No.