Really, Justice Scalia?

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

Gave a commencement address.

And yes, it was nice of him to appear

At the ceremony; nevertheless,

 

When he spoke to the graduating class,

I wonder if there were some sneers

When he said that we've been around

For at least 5,000 years

 

And that challenges humans faced back then

Weren't different, one could say,

Or even worse from the many challenges

That we are facing today.

 

Your number there, Justice Scalia,

Is off by a tad.

Math must not have been your thing,

For your math is really bad.

 

Multiply 5,000 by 40

To get a number that's sound--

The number of years that Homo sapiens

Indeed has been around.

 

If I could, Justice Scalia,

I'd do whatever it took

To give you something that you could use:

An excellent science book.

 

(6-9-15) By Bob B