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Friday, December 7. 2012

Over the transom:


Einstein, Newton, and Pascal are hanging out one afternoon.

Einstein is bored, so he suggests, "Let's play hide-and-seek. I'll be it!"

The others agree, so Einstein begins counting. "One... Two... Three..."

Pascal runs off right away to find a place to hide.

But Newton merely takes out a piece of chalk and draws a mid-sized square. He finishes and steps into the square just as Einstein shouts, "Ready or not -- here I come!"

Einstein looks up and immediately spots Newton standing right in front of him. He says, "I found you, Newton!"

Newton replies, "No, you found one Newton per square meter -- You found Pascal!"
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Geek Humor - Part 'e'
By way of Maggie's Farm comes this bit of humor geeks like me enjoy...or understand. (This means you, Skip!) Einstein, Newton, and Pascal are hanging out one afternoon. Einstein is bored, so he suggests, "Let's play hide-and-seek. I'll be it!"...
Weblog: Weekend Pundit
Tracked: Dec 08, 10:22

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darn sight better than that pix from a few days ago, thanks!
#1 westoakland on 2012-12-07 18:48 (Reply)
Lol!
Love that sort of wit.
#2 Dan Knowles on 2012-12-07 18:58 (Reply)
Had a prof do this: Draw a generic bug on blackboard and say, "Let's call this a 'centimeter'.

He draws another one, upside down, and says "This is a dyne centimeter"; we'll call it an erg.

Pascal's better
#3 Sam L. on 2012-12-07 20:30 (Reply)
And Niels Bohr walked up and said, "No, just a pascal!"
#4 Jimmythetrigger on 2012-12-07 20:47 (Reply)
I feel better now. Does this mean we all get a free pass for one corny comment? No, it was good, I jest.
#5 W. C. Taqiyya on 2012-12-07 23:20 (Reply)
You asked for it.
What do you call a platypus with magnetic feet?

A weber-footed mammal.
#6 MP Ryan on 2012-12-07 23:58 (Reply)
--reading these i rousseau much, i kant go on, camus?
#7 buddy larsen on 2012-12-08 02:28 (Reply)
About 50 years ago grape jokes were a fad. A golden oldie:

What's purple and commutes?

An abelian grape.
#8 Roy Lofquist on 2012-12-08 10:35 (Reply)
Not getting that one, Roy.
#9 Sam L. on 2012-12-08 12:47 (Reply)
Abelian grape, Abelian group: You need to have been exposed to junior-senior level college mathematics to have gotten it. More specifically, a course on Abstract Algebra. No, I don't mean quadratic equations.
#9.1 Gringo on 2012-12-08 12:57 (Reply)
oh. i see.
#9.1.1 buddy larsen on 2012-12-09 01:11 (Reply)

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