“Fast Fact Madness Equated to the Answer to Life, 42”

Me, racing the clock in class, doing fast-facts when I was eight ~

Six times six is thirty-six

Six times nine is fifty-four

Six times ten is sixty -

easy!

Six times seven is

Six times seven... is

Six-times-seven-is-six-times-seven-is...

Six. Times. Seven. Is.

Forty-six!

Missed two half-points for not finishing, and one whole point for answering six-times-seven wrong, as I recall.

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