Bubba had been going to Purdue for 11 years and just
couldn't graduate. One day, the dean of students calls Bubba in to his
office and says, "Bubba, we're going to give you the opportunity to
lgraduate. In a month, at half time of the homecoming football game, we
are going to bring you out on the field and ask you one question. If you get
it right, you get your degree. If you get it wrong, you have to go home
without it and not come back."
Bubba agreed to this and ran off to start studying. He studied night and
day for a month. Finally the day came. It was a special day with
homecoming and Bubba's shindig. The whole stadium was packed with Purdue
students and alumni, all waiting to see how Bubba would do. The dean
stepped up and said, "Bubba, are you ready for your question?"
Bubba said he was.
The dean said, "Bubba, what is 3 X 3?"
Bubba thought about it for about ten minutes and then finally stepped
up to the microphone and said, "9?"
Before the dean could respond, thousands of Purdue students and
alumni jumped up and yelled,
"GIVE HIM ANOTHER CHANCE!!"