IP: Rosie O'Donnell on Math

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

>From: "Tim Onosko" <tim@onosko.com>
>To: <farber@cis.upenn.edu>
>Subject: Rosie O'Donnell on Math
>Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 18:25:26 -0600
>David Farber:
>
>I heard this coming from the TV set in the den, and couldn't believe what I
>heard.  Luckily, I've got one of those hard disk video recorders (ReplayTV)
>connected to the set, so I could back up to accurately pick up the quote.
>Dialogue guaranteed verbatim.  -- Tim Onosko
>
>---------------------------------------------------
>
> >From the March 23, 2001 Rosie O'Donnell show.  During a segment with guest,
>actress Mary Stuart Masterson ("Fried Green Tomatoes"), the subject of math
>education comes up.  Rosie, the children's champion, speaks her mind on the
>topic of mathematics in schools, and her guest chimes in on the idea.
>
>Rosie: "I think there's no way they should have to teach it, now.  We have
>computers.  We no longer need to know why 3X equals 2Y over 4.  Or if a bus
>leaves Utah at 4 pm, how many blonde-haired people [are] on it?  I mean, how
>the hell do you figure that out?"
>
>Guest: "And why?  Why would you want to know?  Leave some things up to
>chance, you know?"



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