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I didn't want to continue the errant path of the Vanity Fair Thread, but working for a university (and being a bit geeky myself), I find geek jokes irresistible.

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A mathematician, physicist, and engineer are taking a math test. One question asks "Are all odd numbers prime?"

The mathematician thinks, "3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is not prime -- nope, not all odd numbers are prime."

The physicist thinks, " 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is not prime -- that could be experimental error -- 11 is prime, 13 is prime, yes, they're all prime."

The engineer thinks, " 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is prime, 11 is prime, ..."

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There are 10 types of people in the world.

Those who understand binary,
and those who don't.

terryg wrote:I didn't want to continue the errant path of the Vanity Fair Thread, but working for a university (and being a bit geeky myself), I find geek jokes irresistible.

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A mathematician, physicist, and engineer are taking a math test. One question asks "Are all odd numbers prime?"

The mathematician thinks, "3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is not prime -- nope, not all odd numbers are prime."

The physicist thinks, " 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is not prime -- that could be experimental error -- 11 is prime, 13 is prime, yes, they're all prime."

The engineer thinks, " 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is prime, 11 is prime, ..."

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I didn't realize that I am an Engineer!

terryg wrote:There are 10 types of people in the world.

Those who understand binary,
and those who don't.

Bah! You stole my joke!

terryg wrote:I didn't want to continue the errant path of the Vanity Fair Thread, but working for a university (and being a bit geeky myself), I find geek jokes irresistible.

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A mathematician, physicist, and engineer are taking a math test. One question asks "Are all odd numbers prime?"

The mathematician thinks, "3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is not prime -- nope, not all odd numbers are prime."

The physicist thinks, " 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is not prime -- that could be experimental error -- 11 is prime, 13 is prime, yes, they're all prime."

The engineer thinks, " 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is prime, 11 is prime, ..."

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You left off 2. 2 is prime too.

Not a joke, but a "Geek" Limerick

There was a young woman named Bright,
Who traveled much faster than light.
She set out one day
In a relative way,
And returned on the previous night.
- Author Unknown

From the Vanity Fair thread:

terryg wrote:

OldSchool wrote:GEEK JOKES?

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend. Perhaps I should have said:

Jokes Similarly Themed Around Concepts Generally Considered Esoteric And Usually Only Discussed In Academic Settings. ?

Apology accepted. Please distill this down to a pronounceable acronym for it to become a journal-worthy topic....

The Annoyed Man wrote:You left off 2. 2 is prime too.

True, but the premise of the joke ruled it out as the test question was "Are all odd numbers prime?" So, while 2 is the only even prime number, it would not have been considered as part of the proof by the students. Perhaps more significant is the absence of the number 1. It is an odd number and it is only divisible by itself and 1 - but by definition and convention is not considered a prime number.

WildBill wrote:Not a joke, but a "Geek" Limerick

There was a young woman named Bright,
Who traveled much faster than light.
She set out one day
In a relative way,
And returned on the previous night.
- Author Unknown

That's awesome!!!

WildBill wrote:Not a joke, but a "Geek" Limerick

There was a young woman named Bright,
Who traveled much faster than light.
She set out one day
In a relative way,
And returned on the previous night.
- Author Unknown

Sounds like a regressive personality....

terryg wrote:

WildBill wrote:Not a joke, but a "Geek" Limerick

There was a young woman named Bright,
Who traveled much faster than light.
She set out one day
In a relative way,
And returned on the previous night.
- Author Unknown

That's awesome!!!

As awesome as it is, my understanding of physics (as bad as it is) is that she would have returned on a much later night.

Purplehood wrote:

terryg wrote:

WildBill wrote:Not a joke, but a "Geek" Limerick

There was a young woman named Bright,
Who traveled much faster than light.
She set out one day
In a relative way,
And returned on the previous night.
- Author Unknown

That's awesome!!!

As awesome as it is, my understanding of physics (as bad as it is) is that she would have returned on a much later night.

It's relative to the observer -- unfortunately, I haven't yet found the inebriation factor in Einstein's equations....

TxLobo wrote:There is no place like 127.0.0.1

But you can join 192.168.0.1 and see the world!