The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for June 10, 2011
June 09, 2011
June 11, 2011
Transcript:
VII XL
Wilberforce: Those ancient Romans sure were a mixed-up bunch!
Hurricane Hattie O'Hara: How so?
Wilberforce: They used letters to write their numbers!
Well, this is MMXI, so we should all know how to write Roman Numerals… for those interested: I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50, C = 100, D = 500, M = 1000 Thus, next year is MMXII and 2015 is MMXV. 2100 is MMC
i_am_the_jam almost 13 years ago
Which contributed to their fall :D :D :D
McGehee almost 13 years ago
I wouldn’t have thought Rome would have very remarkable seasons, but I keep hearing about its fall…
Allan CB Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Well, this is MMXI, so we should all know how to write Roman Numerals… for those interested: I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50, C = 100, D = 500, M = 1000 Thus, next year is MMXII and 2015 is MMXV. 2100 is MMC
Lyons Group, Inc. almost 13 years ago
This is the reason why he (and his cousin Hurricane) has been in elementary school since this strip began!