Since its inception, we have felt that Microsoft Barney was far more evil than Joe Camel. We had no tangible reason; maybe it was our fears that it would make kids addicts before they could even walk. This Monday, however, a document landed on our desk with the math that went beyond our wildest nightmares.
1. Start with the given:
CUTE PURPLE DINOSAUR
2. Change all the "U"s to "V"s (which is proper Latin anyway):
CVTE PVRPLE DINOSAVR
3. Extract all Roman numerals:
C V V L D I V
4. Convert into Arabic values:
100 5 5 50 500 1 5
5. Add the numbers:
666
Q. E. D.
this was written on Microsoft Word
