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Hogtown Mathematics...

...I suppose it's hard being the supreme academic institution in the state sometimes.

University of Florida Athletic Association marketing interns pass out free UF 100 Years shirts Tuesday. The shirts have the incorrect Roman numerals, which read 26 instead of 2006.

To denote the year 2006, the shirts should have featured the numerals "MMVI," not "XXVI."

"I think that emphasizes this is a failure of a proofing process, rather than a lack of understanding of Roman numerals," Hill said.

Ummm yeah. Silly Gators.

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And a Roman Numeral table for future reference is here