Is Math Cool?

My father used to tell me that hard work and knowledge were the keys to success and furthermore, one needed to deliver 100% if you wished to succeed in anything. I asked him if math was an important factor in the equation and he confirmed that without math we would not have progressed very far on the evolutionary scale. So, I did a little research and discovered that from a strictly mathematical viewpoint one can not only avoid hard work but also achieve more than 100% and my mathematical proof goes like this:

What is 100% comprised of? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?
Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?
We’ve all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%.
How about achieving 103%?

Here’s a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions:

If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z were represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Then:

H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K = 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
and
K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E = 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

But,

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E = 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
and,
B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T = 2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103%

Astonishing to me but obviously not to those ‘in the know’:

A-S-S-K-I-S-S-I-N-G = 1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118%

So, one can then conclude with mathematical certainty that: while Hard Work and Knowledge will
get you close, Attitude delivers the goods and both Bullshit and Ass Kissing will put you over the top!

Needless to say my father was not impressed and I got grounded for a week. If I remember correctly, my theorem put a smile on a few faces before the chalkboard got erased.