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Horrible mathematical pun Message #1 Posted by Dave Shaffer (Arizona) on 8 Oct 2012, 10:24 p.m. From a few days ago: Herman cartoon

Re: Horrible mathematical pun Message #2 Posted by Valentin Albillo on 9 Oct 2012, 3:39 a.m., in response to message #1 by Dave Shaffer (Arizona) Not bad at all. This kind of verbal pun reminds me of this other much more elaborated one I saw decades ago in one of the late Martin Gardner's superb books on recreational mathematics (the Native American [i.e.: Indian] version, that is): http://komplexify.com/math/jokes/PythagoreanTheoremPun.html Regards. V.

Re: Horrible mathematical pun Message #3 Posted by BruceH on 9 Oct 2012, 5:49 p.m., in response to message #1 by Dave Shaffer (Arizona) Some more math puns.

Re: Horrible mathematical pun Message #4 Posted by Gerson W. Barbosa on 9 Oct 2012, 7:20 p.m., in response to message #3 by BruceH 32. Two mathematicians arguing about even numbers were at odds. They're still at sixes and sevens with each other.

Re: Horrible mathematical pun Message #5 Posted by Bob Patton on 9 Oct 2012, 7:43 p.m., in response to message #1 by Dave Shaffer (Arizona) There is a remarkable alphanumeric equation in which two anagram phrases are equal, both alphabetically and numerically. ELEVEN + TWO = TWELVE + ONE

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