A number of similar "jokes" were popular when the first of the decent calculators became popular. Since you can only use numbers for the early calculator routines, it's helpful to have a font that includes numerals similar to the ones used on the early calculators for simulation in text. The most critical features of the number font is having the "open-form number 4 and a "squarish" number 5.

With current versions of Windows, most people will have TrueType fonts ATX_A and/or one of the "OCR" forms. TrueType font "OCR A Extended" works well.

In Microsoft Word, a simplified version of one of them:

1. Select Font "OCR A Extended" or "ATX_A" at your current cursor position.

2. Key "Ctl-F9" and type "=505198.8972249^0.5\#0.00000" (omit the "")

3. You should get a line that looks like:

{=505198.8972249^0.5\#0.00000}

The "{" and "}" should be "fuzzy" indicating that they are "field markers" and not simple characters.

With your cursor anywhere between the "{" and "}" markers, hit F9 and you will see the "Liberals' version of the cause of all the modern world's problems." (ca. 1960 or so)

John