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You yelled at the principle.

All right, you know what?

You're gonna find this interesting.

So I googled

"first graders who yelled at the principal"

And statistically you will never

believe how many kids do it.

How many?

None.

Frank, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.

Yeah, right.

You can't show off like that in school.

I know.

You promised you wouldn't

then at the first day...

I know, I screwed up.

Do you think this boat needs a test ride?

Go get, Fred.

Don't run.

d I listen to the wind,

to the wind of my soul d

d Where I will end up, well

I think only God really knows d

d I've sat upon the setting sun d

d But never, never, never, never d

d I never wanted water ones d

d Never, never, never d

Fred loves to watch the sandpipers.

He thinks he'd like to catch one,

but he'd regret it.

Fred's not the killer.

He's a lover.

Would mom want me to go to school?

I can only guess.

But I will tell you that, she would

have wanted you to have friends.

Idiot friends?

She'd want you to have

compassion for others.

Like a cat can have for a sandpiper.

But what if they don't like me?

Then they're idiots.

Good morning, class.

Good moring, Mrs. Stevenson.

Good morning, Mary.

Good morning, Mrs. Stevenson.

Okay, good morning.

Get a hold of yourself.

For my Show and tell I have...

the most awesome cat

in the history of times.

Not only is his name Fred, but...

He has just one eye.

Uno. Go ahead and count...

but I promise you is always one.

How did he lose his eye?

I don't know. I wasn't there.

Just found him inside a trash can next

to the bottle of alcohol or something.

He is a smart, smart cat,

but no one realizes that.

No one understands him. No one.

Put your name in on the top of the paper,

so I know who did such a good work.

I left my pen with you.

Pass those around guys.

Okay? I wanna see your work.

Turn around. Face the desk.

Think about how you get to the answer.

It's not just about, you know, guessing.

Don't be messy.

Done.

Let me see.

Okay, I thought you might finish quickly,

so a little something extra.

Done.

Francis Adler

Frank Adler speaks at this

year's Leader's Conference

Francis Adler, mathematician

A Mind for math:
Is Diane Adler the missing female variable

that finally solves the Navier-Stokes Equation?

Renowned Mathematician dead of an

apparent suicide

She is survived by a brother Frank.

Do you know who I am?

Hey! Mary's teacher...

Bonnie.

You lied to me.

Okay.

Can you narrow it down?

I'd like to know the truth about Mary...

...my student.

Your niece.

I was running ridiculously

late for a date...

and my sister showed up with Mary.

She never showed up unannounced.

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