RIGHT-ANGLED POLYGON.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 227, 25 September 1929, Page 20

RIGHT-ANGLED POLYGON.

In the year 150, ABCD, Professor Darge, V.C., D.5.0., 0.8., M.L.A., went fox* a trip to the Misery Star to hunt for the Right-angled Polygon, a fearsome monster who had escaped f1 om Geometry Land. On arrival there, the professor stopped his "Ford Phut Phut by the simple process of running it into a tree, and-then set out for the mountains, ■ where it had last been seen. At midnight there was a silent chang-* ing of geometrical instruments that made a terrible noise, and the Right Angled Polygon came into view. Its head was composed of two full-stops for eyes, question marks for ears, two intersecting straight circles for a nose, curved lines and its neck of Polyoctogans. For a body -t had the p*oof of The.rome 99 16.1 and Problem 00. The legs were composed of straight angles and the tail of oVal circles. _It ate geometry books and drank failures m examinations. Professor Darge grabbed a straight circle and endeavoured to lassoo it. At the first try he found himself hopelessly tied in a knot. He was soon free, but by that time the polygon was disappearing over the horizon. Just then j a great idea came to him. He took out his penknife, which was magnetic, and tied it to his plan. He released his four-propeller brakes, and was drawn at a terrific speed towards the monster. His blade pierced a circle, and he thus had the polygon safely secured. On arrival at Geometry Land he was rewarded with a grand old pair of compasses. Q.E.D.