I've been meaning to get my hair cut for weeks. My usual indicator is "long enough to see", and that was met at least a fortnight ago. Another, more annoying indicator is "touching my ears" and that had been met too... so it was time!
I got my haircut on the weekend! Not something exciting on its own, I know. It wasn't the haircut itself I found particularly noteworthy, but the barber cutting it.
The barber I usually see wasn't in, so I sat down with a barber I was not familiar with. Not a very talkative lad, he just asked "What do you want done today?". "Short back and sides, blade two, and about a third taken off the top." was my request. And off he went! Buzz buzz, snip snip. I was feeling much better without the hair touching my ears. :D
Then I noticed that the top was getting particularly short. "Looks like you're taking off a little more than a third." I said. And totally without sarcasm, he replied;
"Mate, I'm a hairdresser, not a mathematician."
I loved this response. I loved it so much that I didn't even care about the incredibly short haircut I had received. But that got me thinking about where else I could say "I'm a not a mathematician". Here are some I came up with;
- "Sir, are you aware you were doing 95 in a 60 zone?" "Officer, I'm a motorist, not a mathematician."
- "This applicatin took twice as long to deliver as originally promised!" "Look, I'm a developer, not a mathematician."
So, the lesson here is 'If you make a mistake, its cause you aren't a mathematician.' :D
