Harold & Kumar, The Square Root of Three
By Bob Plankers on Apr 29, 2008 in General Rambling
I saw “Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay” tonight. Pretty funny, but not as good as “Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle” in my opinion. The end is terribly anticlimactic. NPH does a good job, though. Mmm, unicorns.
Kumar does recite a poem by David Feinberg, “The Square Root of Three,” which I thought bears more attention since it’s my kind of dorky. Props to FilmChat for having a copy.
I fear that I will always be
A lonely number like root threeThe three is all that’s good and right,
Why must my three keep out of sight
Beneath the vicious square root sign,
I wish instead I were a nineFor nine could thwart this evil trick,
with just some quick arithmeticI know I’ll never see the sun, as 1.7321
Such is my reality, a sad irrationalityWhen hark! What is this I see,
Another square root of a threeHas quietly come waltzing by,
Together now we multiply
To form a number we prefer,
Rejoicing as an integerWe break free from our mortal bonds
With the wave of magic wandsOur square root signs become unglued
Your love for me has been renewed
:-)

5 Comment(s)
By DaMamaJama on May 11, 2008 | Reply
Just saw the clip on YouTube again - some slight modifications based on Kumar’s recitation:
Line 1: instead of “I’m sure that I will always be”, it’s “I fear that I will always be”
Line 13: instead of “As quietly co-waltzing by”, it’s “Has quietly come waltzing by”
Thanks!
By ira on May 18, 2008 | Reply
i love this!:)
By Bob Plankers on May 19, 2008 | Reply
Edits are made, thanks for the corrections!
By Gauravkittz on Jul 18, 2008 | Reply
Awsm ;)
By HICHAM on Sep 18, 2008 | Reply
damn i liked that part of da movie, cuz it totally make sense, who ever thought that math and love could ever meet :P
its gr8