[eye30]

An Italian economist says his flight was delayed after a fellow passenger saw him working on a differential equation and alerted the cabin crew.

Before the flight took off, the woman sitting next to him passed a note to a member of the cabin crew.

She initially told them she was feeling unwell but then voiced her suspicions about Mr Menzio's scribblings.

He wrote: "It's a bit funny. It's a bit worrisome.

"The lady just looked at me, looked at my writing of mysterious formulae, and concluded I was up to no good.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36240523

[Phil №❶]

I'm suspicious of anyone who claims to be an economist by profession. 

[Dazzler]

I guess she thought her numbers were up... 

[AlanHo]

I reckon she thought his name was Ali Gebra - an obvious candidate for being a terrorist, especially if he had a beard.

[Shambles]

I find it tough differentiating this story from an imaginary one. The lady should try to integrate into society, within limits of course.

[The Gonz]

Such hyperbole!   Extrapolating such an outcome is hardly a solutiuon.

[Shambles]

You make a good floating point.

[The Gonz]

I deduce our hypotheses are converging!

[Shambles]

That doesn't add up

[The Gonz]

Oh, Steve, I'm beginning to think that your inability to reconcile is a sine of a problem which is greater than (or equal to) the originally postulated scenario. What's your angle, anyway. You're not intentionally being obtuse, are you?

[Phil №❶]

Shambles is usually quite acute, in my experience

[The Gonz]

My parrot won't get its cracker...

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Polly no meal!

[Phil №❶]

 

[mjt57]

These darned weapons of maths instruction...

[Surferdude]

These darned weapons of maths instruction...