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...students] want to learn it, then they can come and see me,” says Butler, who—by the way—was born on a Saturday...
...Butler says he uses the birthday trick as a way to get to know the students, but not all are receptive to his antics at first...
Kirkland House residents have become accustomed to Butler’s friendly birthday inquiry. “I’ve heard him describe his algorithm and known him so long that the mysticism has worn off,” says James R. Whittle ’03, who Butler says was born on a Friday. Whittle says has no idea which day of the week he was born and he hasn’t bothered to check if Butler’s right. This is typical, Butler says, but he is undeterred...
...Butler can also can square three-digit numbers in his head, but he is reluctant to reveal his techniques. It takes several Kirkland House visitors and 30 minutes of chit-chat, but he finally caves and shares his secret algorithm with FM—on the condition that it not be published. “I’ll sue the F off your M,” he warns. A few hints: The trick involves massive amounts of mental math, memorization and effort. And it only works for dates after...
...exactly the sort of fellow Bush Administration hawks would have chosen to send to Baghdad as their point man on disarmament. Blix was actually as a compromise appointment in 2000, when Iraq rejected the Washington-backed Rolf Ekeus to replace Richard Butler, the abrasive Australian whose confrontational tactics had more than once precipitated crises. His reported reluctance to take the job couldn't have been more graphic - Blix was on vacation in Antarctica when Kofi Annan called to recruit...