Lesson in mathematics

The 80-year-old woman chose a 20-year-old man and her ex-husband chose a 23-year-old woman. During the wedding ceremony, the 80-year-old woman was smiling continuously, while her ex-husband carried a constant frown.

After the weddings, her ex-husband asked the 80-year-old woman why she was smiling and she replied that it was because of the maths involved as she knew that 20 can go into 80 but 80 cannot go into 23.

The calypso only came to life when the name Sat Maharaj was mentioned because the calypso crowd always loves to hate someone and since Basdeo Panday and Kamla Persad- Bissessar are no longer there, Maharaj is the obvious choice.

May I remind the public that Maharaj is a revered educator in sections of the community and is one who demands good behaviour and outstanding academic results of his charges and was recently praised by letter writer Lynette Joseph for the work he is doing.

For the record, there is less crime among his followers and always good scholastic results. Prof Theodore Lewis should study the life of Maharaj and he may find the many youths that he is missing.

Finally, as a professor in our local university and as a service to the entire nation and women especially, Chalkdust should have written on the topic “26 going into 82” as presently being addressed in our local courts as this would have shown that as men we are all concerned about brutality towards women.

Satnarine Singh La Romain