A mathematician, a scientist, and a dean were kidnapped.  When their university refused to pay the ransom, the kipnappers announced that they would kill them all, but only after each got his last wish.<p>The mathematician said he had an elegant alternative proof to the four color theorem and would like to sketch it out.  It would only take 1 hour.<p>The scientist wanted to show his proof that the universe is flat.  It would only take 2 hours.<p>The dean said, "Kill me first."