11/7    > in attendance: njh jhs darin 'muy' 'julia' 'malcolm' jrleek jsampson
        > joining: 'malcolm' 'julia'
        > questions:
        >       how do you cut a cake into eight pieces with three strokes?
        top of cake:   (|)   - one
        top of cake:   (+)   - two
        SIDE of cake  |----| - three
        you have 8 pcs, because you cut the cake first into qtrs and then
        you cut sideways.