Survival of the Mathiest

So, we're back to the inscrutable chalkboard messages. In this case, Skyler's class is learning the following: 3+1 = CAT. They are also apparently studying the ancient Egyptians and their worship of cats . . . so the "CAT" on the chalkboard is related to this? Pure coincidence? Who knows?

What we do know is that the birds are learning some pretty bizarre arithmetic. 3+1=CAT??? Really? In what system of mathematics? Now, I know what you Kansas school board members are going to say: Arithmetic is simply a theory. 3+1=4 has not been proven in any real sense, and there are some who do say 3+1=CAT. Skyler's teacher is just teaching the controversy, and letting Skyler and the gang decide for themselves whether three plus one equals four or cat.

Here's the thing, though: these birds are being left behind!!! As long as Skyler doesn't really know that 3+1=4, he will be out-tested by the birds from other countries that take math more seriously. Now, in human terms, that would be the Asian children, but since the Asian birds are currently so busy with the H5N1 math (i.e., bird flu), I'm not sure who's going to be outclassing Skyler and his cohorts, but it will be someone as long as they are learning this crap.

In the end, this is why humans are better than birds. We are better at math. If the birds really knew math, you'd think be designing and building skyscrapers, not running smack dab into them, you know? Humans are smarter than birds, because birds can't do math. Also: God wanted it that way. (Genesis 1:26)