Hilarious letter to the New York Times

[Proud Public Servant]

In response to an op-ed on Romney:

Suppose the problem is to determine 2 + 3. The realists like Paul Krugman or Elizabeth Warren argue from facts and logic and say the answer is 5. The conservatives like Michelle Bachman and Gov. Perry say it is 23. They argue that is seems logical to them and why spend the money to introduce this new figure "5" when you don't need it. Anyway, the uncle of a friend of their cousin, told them 23 is the right answer.

Obama would start the debate by suggesting we compromise on the average, 14. Then we would argue for a year or so and settle on 18 or 19.

Romney would say that while he had been a supporter of 5 in the past, on careful reflection of the pain and suffering this would inflict, he has come around to the belief that 23 is better, but if you think 32 is the right answer, he could probably support that.

Hats off to Len Charlap of Princeton, NJ! :rofl:

http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/opinion/keller-how-romney-could-win.html?permid=6#comment6

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. Don't Panic!

That's the real answer.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. Six (2x3) times Nine (3 to 2nd power)

Ergo, the proper answer is 42.

[Jackpine Radical]

3. --give or take the odd dozen.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. if a baker's dozen is odd, then an odd dozen is even?

[Jackpine Radical]

6. Even so.

Odd, isn't it?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

8. Oddly, even I get it.

[tblue]

5. Haha! Except Obama would start at 23

and say he'll approve that for 2 years if the Repubs agree to revisit it with an open mind. Then he would chastise and lecture the people who said the answer is 5, and tell them to stop whining.

[Jackpine Radical]

7. Oh, no, not at all.

He would simply reverse the digits and offer 32, hoping to compromise on 90 or something.

[tblue]

14. Haha! You're prolly right.

He drives me nuts.

[saras]

9. The law of fives strikes again.

[Peace Patriot]

10. Best Letter to the Editor I've ever read! Thanks for posting!

And the answer to 3 + 2 can be found in Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal."

Eat the poor.

[Orsino]

11. When six would be a victory for Republicans, but they have the power to demand 14...

...Congressional Democrats aren't going to talk them down to five.

Fucking Obama, putting all those Republicans in Congress. :argh:

[redqueen]

12. He summed it up well there. (nt)

[beac]

13. Smart, hilarious and TRUE! Thanks for posting. n/t

[GeorgeGist]

15. And Cain would say ...

2 is an apple, and 3 is an orange.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

16. Sour grapes, per Michele and her lack of press access.

[Doctor_J]

17. Love that Liz Warren gets attention in sentence 2

as is lumped in with Krugman.