Hither, Thither, and Yawn
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When Moran (of the basketball team) was asked, "Which is correct - 5 and 3 is 9 or 5 and 3 are 9?" he replied, "5 and 3 is 9." A grammarian, perhaps, but not mathematician, this Moran
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Source: Powder Keg, December 24th, 1943, Pg 2
