Why a mathematician, in particular? I'd hack off... well, nevermind. Here's what snopes had to say about it: http://www.snopes.com/science/nobel.asp
In this case, I'd rewrite the penultimate line: "Whenever a man's motivations for a course of action aren't clear, attributing them to something [mathematical] usually creates a tale both plausible and entertaining." ak On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 12:30 PM, erik quanstrom <[email protected]> wrote: > i'd be a little hacked off if my wife ran off with a mathematician, too. > alfred just had the money to do something about it. > > - erik
