Yes! She was hilarious. She made several other comments that I liked. I think she was British or something and her blend of honesty, cultural detachment, and naivete was refreshing.

One is only allowed to use this phrase when one is wearing a silk robe in the Dragon Of The Black Pool Chinese restaurant.

And your phone is dead, by the way.

She's Irish. I first heard her on the "Everything is Alive" podcast playing a lamppost. She was a riot.

She's also been on Judge John Hodgman.

Her name is Maeve Higgins.

You can use it in math, too.

Time is money
---> TIME = MONEY

Money is the root of all evil
---> MONEY = (EVIL) ^ (1/2) ---> MONEY² = EVIL

Women require money and time
---> WOMEN = MONEY x TIME
---> WOMEN = MONEY x MONEY
---> WOMEN = MONEY²
---> WOMEN = EVIL

Like...the show or the person?

The show, at least. She was a guest bailiff.

Have you heard the show? It's pretty great.

No. I don't really do podcasts.

Which is the better made-up insult from a movie?

Cotton-headed ninnimuggins

OR

Scruffy-looking nerf-herder?

Personally, I'm leaning towards the ninnimuggins because the nerf-herder carries with it the baggage of implying that there one is inherently inferior if you make your living in agriculture or other blue-collar professions.

Cotton-headed ninnimuggins. I always gasp with shock.

Hands down. Nerf herder sounds dumb in a serious context. Elf is a silly movie by default and that put-down is amazing in context.

"Math is hard." - Barbie

Well, Ken sure isn't.

Fact Check:

Barbie never actually said "Math is hard."

She said "Math class is tough."

This changes my take on the whole thing. Math class IS tough. I found it tough sitting still. I found it tough listening to teachers who sucked. I found it tough being told that I could not start my homework while the teacher was still explaining even though I totally understood how to do it already.

I am no fan of Barbie or any part of society, culture, or media that tells girls how they look and feel is more important than what they can DO. But I don't really see why this was such a big deal. I think people heard what they wanted to hear to give them an excuse to attack a piece of plastic and feel like they were good and smart for doing so.

I'm a Haven girl, in a Haven world
Life is drastic, it's sarcastic
You can crush my flair, depress me everywhere
Abomination, life is your damnation

The actual quote is not, "Money is the root of all evil."
It is, "For the love of money is the root of all evil..."

You could probably still make your calculations work with that, though.


See also: "Beam me up, Scotty," and, "Luke, I am your father."