An assemblage of the most gifted minds in the world were all posedthe following question: "What is 2 x 2?"
The engineer whips out his slide rule (so it's old) and shuffles it back and forth, and finally announces 3.99.
The physicist consults his technical references, sets up the problem on his computer, and announces, "It lies between 3.98 and 4.02''
The mathematician cogitates for a while, oblivious to the rest of the world, then announces, "I don't know what the answer is, but I tell you, an answer exists!"
Philosopher, "But what do you mean by 2 x 2?"
Logician: "Please define 2 x 2 more precisely."
Accountant closes all the doors and windows, looks around carefully, then asks, "What do you want the answer to be?"
Elementary school teacher from Columbus, Georgia, USA: 4.