Mathemagician

Mummy has been teaching Sammy how to multiply.  He now knows at least the times 2, times 3, times 5, and times 10 tables.

One day…Daddy was washing dishes.  Sammy was standing beside the fridge.

Sammy: Daddy, I already know the times 4 table.  You can test me.

Daddy: Ok, 4 x 4?

Sammy: (looks to one side of the fridge and thinks a couple of seconds) 16!

Daddy: 4 x 7?

Sammy: (looks to one side of the fridge and thinks a couple of seconds) 28!

Daddy: Very good. 

The next day, Daddy discovers there is a multiplication table pasted on the side of the fridge where Sammy was “thinking”

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Not quite right, but not quite wrong

Daddy was reading a Bible story to the children during bedtime.

Daddy: “Jesus went to the sea. A multitude of people followed him. Some came from Galilee..” Where did some of the people come from?

Pia: The gallery?

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Bubby Fischer Declines a Match

Sammy is bored and is asking Daddy what he can do.

Sammy: Daddy, what can I do?

Mummy: Come Sammy, lets’ play chess.

Sammy: I don’t want to play chess.

Daddy: Why don’t you like to play chess?

Sammy: (whispering) I already know how to beat Mummy

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Unexciting Walk

Domu and Pia are using one computer.  Mummy is using the other computer.  Daddy is watching TV.

But Sammy has go nothing to do.

Sammy: Mummy, what can I do?

Mummy: Why don’t you play computer?

Sammy: Achie and Anya are using the computer (starts walking around the living room) All I can do is walk.  It’s so boring.

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