Grandfather: So. You been reading a lot so far this summer? Lots of science?Astronomy, cosmology? There's some really neat stuff about to happen with the Large Hadron Collider.
Grandson: Ehhh, not so much.
Gf: What?!! That's no good! Well, at least you've been practicing your math skills, right? Axing yerma to make up some problems, just so you can stay in practice?
Gs: Aw jeeeeezzz, gramps.
Gf: What? What!!! You can't just sit there glued to your DS. Your brain's gonna turn into mush! Just because you're on vacation, doesn't mean your brain can go on vacation!!! Ok. Listen up now. What's three squared?
Gs: Nine
Gf: What's three cubed?
Gs: Twenty-seven
Gf: Good. What's five cubed?
Gs: (long pause) one-twenty-five?
Gf: Excellent! What's . . .
Gs: (interrupting) Gramps!
Gf: What.
Gs: What's seventeen cubed?
Gf: (verrrrry long pause) Uhhhhhhhh. (more pause) Fortyeighthundredandthree?
Gs: (thumbing away on his cell phone) Nope.
Gf: Rats.
Gs: (not making eye contact but grinning like the little demon he is) Maybe somebody else's brain is on vacation this summer?
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That's our wonderful grandson!! He will rule the world I am sure so stay on his good side!! LOL
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