Humor
Blig Blug has it all. Math. Geekiness. A conscience. Some pro-union stuff.
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Here’s a joke I got a good chuckle out of. I’m not sure who to credit since there a number of web-sites with this joke so I’ll credit the site where I first found it, Savage Research.
Two mathematicians were having dinner in a restaurant, arguing about the average mathematical knowledge of the American public. One mathematician claimed that this average was woefully inadequate, the other maintained that it was surprisingly high.
“I’ll tell you what,” said the cynic. “Ask that waitress a simple math question. If she gets it right, I’ll pick up dinner. If not, you do.” He then excused himself to visit the men’s room, and the other called the waitress over.
“When my friend comes back,” he told her, “I’m going to ask you a question, and I want you to respond `one-third x cubed.’ There’s twenty bucks in it for you.” She agreed.
The cynic returned from the bathroom and called the waitress over. “The food was wonderful, thank you,” the mathematician started. “Incidentally, do you know what the integral of x squared is?”
The waitress looked pensive; almost pained. She looked around the room, at her feet, made gurgling noises, and finally said, “Um, one-third x cubed?”
So the cynic paid the check. The waitress wheeled around, walked a few paces away, looked back at the two men, and muttered under her breath, “…plus a constant.”
Zeno (Halfway there) posts a video of Hugh Laurie (Dr. House) doing a country western Bush impression. If you like that sort of thing, Dave Lippman and his alter-ego, George Shrub are performing in a rare NYC appearance, downtown tomorrow, Saturday 2/23/08:
People’s Voice Cafe, with the Prince Myshkins
45 East 33rd St.
8pm $12
[ Credit goes to Mighty Wombat. ]
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