Is this joke funny?

[carnivorousplant]

What do you get when you cross a mouse with an elephant?

mouse elephant sine theta.

[Enginerd]

I love it.

What do you get when you cross a mountain climber and a mosquito.

SPOILER:

What are you trying to pull? You can't cross a scalar and a vector!

[carnivorousplant]

Dammit, that's more funny!

[Gatopescado]

No.

[Covered_In_Bees!]

Originally Posted by Gatopescado

No.

Agreed.

[Taomist]

I'll answer honestly: I don't know. Apparantly I'm learned enough to get and appreciate XKCD and BBT, but that's as far as it goes.

[corkboard]

Not funny. Maybe if I was smarter, but so far, no.

[Heart of Dorkness]

Care to explain it? I find a joke is always funnier when it's explained.

[Bob Ducca]

Dear carniverousplant:

No.

Sincerely,
Bob Ducca, Comedy Expert

[billfish678]

First one. So so. Second one wins the gold.

[carnivorousplant]

Originally Posted by Heart of Dorkness

Care to explain it? I find a joke is always funnier when it's explained.

[Vinyl Turnip]

Frankly, no, but I'm not in your target audience.

Which I'm pretty sure is composed of tittering asthmatic math geeks with pocket protectors and dandruff-sprinkled shoulders.

[WhyNot]

I get that it would probably be funny to some people, but I am not in the target audience for the joke.

Which is not to say it's a bad joke. One of my favorite jokes is, "How many Sagittarians does it take to change a light bulb? One, and a Virgo to pick up the pieces." Which probably makes as much sense to most of the posters on this board as the joke in the OP. Possibly fewer. But there may be one or two readers loling right now.

[ugly ripe tomato]

Originally Posted by WhyNot

I get that it would probably be funny to some people, but I am not in the target audience for the joke.

Which is not to say it's a bad joke. One of my favorite jokes is, "How many Sagittarians does it take to change a light bulb? One, and a Virgo to pick up the pieces." Which probably makes as much sense to most of the posters on this board as the joke in the OP. Possibly fewer. But there may be one or two readers loling right now.

I lol'ed

[carnivorousplant]

Originally Posted by Vinyl Turnip

Frankly, no, but I'm not in your target audience.

Which I'm pretty sure is composed of tittering asthmatic math geeks with pocket protectors and dandruff-sprinkled shoulders.

Hey, Physicists fall down and roll on the floor when they hear it!

[Sir T-Cups]

Gonna go with no but I'm not your target audience...now if you want the funniest joke of all time....

Two antennae got married...the wedding wasn't to good, but the reception was great





You're welcome

[Living Well Is Best Revenge]

No.

[carnivorousplant]

Glad I didn't waste time on a poll.

[Malacandra]

Originally Posted by Vinyl Turnip

Frankly, no, but I'm not in your target audience.

Which I'm pretty sure is composed of tittering asthmatic math geeks with pocket protectors and dandruff-sprinkled shoulders.

I'm a math graduate, but I don't fit your stereotype, so, y'know, if ignorance of mathematics makes you feel better about yourself, go for it.

[Chimi]

I had always heard it as elephant x banana, because bananas have more comedy-juice than mouses.

I laughed, don't let anyone else in this thread get you down!

Made me remember this youtube video, which is more funny every time I watch it.

[brewha]

First one: pretty funny.

Second one: I guess.

I'm a math nerd, but I didn't know that disease carrying insects were called vectors. By the time I had googled it, the funny had worn right off.

[silenus]

I loathe math, but I got both and both merited at least a smile.

[KneadToKnow]

The notion of specialized terminology in humor always comes up for me when I watch Silence of the Lambs. The psychological evaluation pop quiz thing that Clarice gives to Lecter? Lecter says to her, "Did you really think you could dissect me with such a blunt little tool?"

"Instrument" would have been so much better.

[Munch]

I lived with a math major for two years, so I've heard those two jokes about a zillion times. If you know the math, they're funny. If you don't, they're just cryptic.

[Leaffan]

Esoteric jokes are always funny if you get the reference.

So, no.

[Tom Scud]

First is only funny as the setup to the second; taken together, kind of funny (but not as funny as the "what's brown and sticky?" joke).

[Enderw24]

Knock Knock

[carnivorousplant]

Originally Posted by Enderw24

Knock Knock

Oh, G-d.

Ahem.

"Who's there?"

[Enderw24]

I eat mop.

[Ravenman]

Originally Posted by carnivorousplant

mouse elephant sine theta.

Needs a verb. And also needs some funny.

[billfish678]

One of my favorite math jokes.

Two math professors are in a bar. One is lamenting how little math is appreciated and how stupid most people are math wise. The other disagrees. They bicker back and forth. Finally the second prof has to go to the bathroom. He swings past a blonde waitress and tells her " heres five dollars, come over to our table in a minute. I am going to ask you a question. Just answer X squared over 2". She agrees.

So, a few minutes later prof two gets back the table. Tells prof one "I wanna make a bet with you. See that blonde over there? I bet even she knows the answer to a simple calculus problem". "No way! Put me down for twenty" prof one responds.

Blonde waitress comes over. Prof two "mam, what is the integral of y=x?"

Blonde waitress "x squared over 2 "

Prof one is dumbfounded. Prof two happily collects his ill gotten twenty.

Blonde waitress gives the gentlemen their beers and quitely says " and plus of course an arbitrary constant C" as she walks away.

[Chimi]

Originally Posted by Enderw24

I eat mop.

Seriously? No one? I gotta throw myself on this grenade? Fine.

*sigh* I eat mop who?

[Enderw24]

Originally Posted by Chimi

I eat mop who

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[Taomist]

Originally Posted by WhyNot

I get that it would probably be funny to some people, but I am not in the target audience for the joke.

Which is not to say it's a bad joke. One of my favorite jokes is, "How many Sagittarians does it take to change a light bulb? One, and a Virgo to pick up the pieces." Which probably makes as much sense to most of the posters on this board as the joke in the OP. Possibly fewer. But there may be one or two readers loling right now.

As I'm Sagittarian, I WANT to get the joke, but...I don't. EXPLAIN!!! Or I will bug you forever. You know how stubbornly single-minded we can be.

[Sir T-Cups]

that youtube video was very funny.

[Taomist]

Originally Posted by billfish678

One of my favorite math jokes.

Two math professors are in a bar. One is lamenting how little math is appreciated and how stupid most people are math wise. The other disagrees. They bicker back and forth. Finally the second prof has to go to the bathroom. He swings past a blonde waitress and tells her " heres five dollars, come over to our table in a minute. I am going to ask you a question. Just answer X squared over 2". She agrees.

So, a few minutes later prof two gets back the table. Tells prof one "I wanna make a bet with you. See that blonde over there? I bet even she knows the answer to a simple calculus problem". "No way! Put me down for twenty" prof one responds.

Blonde waitress comes over. Prof two "mam, what is the integral of y=x?"

Blonde waitress "x squared over 2 "

Prof one is dumbfounded. Prof two happily collects his ill gotten twenty.

Blonde waitress gives the gentlemen their beers and quitely says " and plus of course an arbitrary constant C" as she walks away.

See, this is a math joke that anyone can 'get' and appreciate. /thumbsup

[neuroman]

Originally Posted by Chimi

I eat mop who?

Originally Posted by Enderw24

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Lol'ed. Best joke in the thread. Ftr I understood the mountain climber mosquito but failed to grok the OP, which obviously isn't funny.

[carnivorousplant]

Originally Posted by Ravenman

Needs a verb. And also needs some funny.

Everyone's a critic.


I asked for it...

[Vinyl Turnip]

Originally Posted by Malacandra

I'm a math graduate, but I don't fit your stereotype, so, y'know, if ignorance of mathematics makes you feel better about yourself, go for it.

It doesn't. I'm actually sadder now, picturing you with an ink-stained shirt pocket.

[carnivorousplant]

Originally Posted by Vinyl Turnip

It doesn't. I'm actually sadder now, picturing you with an ink-stained shirt pocket.

I used pencils.

[drewtwo99]

I think both are cute. I actually started a thread sometime back about the mountain climber/mosquito joke because it requires 3 domains of knowledge to get (Math of cross products, another name for mountain climbers, and another name for disease carriers in biology). I love jokes that require lots of specific knowledge, and having them explained to me doesn't ever ruin the fun

[billfish678]

Originally Posted by Taomist

See, this is a math joke that anyone can 'get' and appreciate. /thumbsup

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. I now remember a slightly better version of the story. The two profs each put their twenty down on the table. When she answers "x squared over 2" both comment on how thats the right answer! Then as she leaves the table she grabs both twenties and says "and plus, of course, an arbitrary constant C".

[Arabella Flynn]

I think the joke's funny. Technically my diploma says I'm supposed to be a sociologist, but I do a lot of math for fun.

I have a similar joke that I use to identify any physicists in the room:

Q: Why did the cat fall off the roof when he caught laryngitis?

A: Because he lost his mu.

For those who enjoy the explanations :

SPOILER:

The Greek letter mu is used in physics for the coefficient of static friction, which is the measure of how "grippy" a surface is when you're standing still on it. Static friction is often greater than sliding friction, which is why sometimes you have to give something an extra tug to start it moving. With no mu, there's not enough force to keep the kitty cat sitting on a slanted roof, so the poor thing succumbs to gravity and slides down the slope.

[WhyNot]

Originally Posted by Taomist

As I'm Sagittarian, I WANT to get the joke, but...I don't. EXPLAIN!!! Or I will bug you forever. You know how stubbornly single-minded we can be.

Sagittariuses are "known" to be goal oriented (in classic imagery, the archer aiming an arrow at a target)...but we (yes, me too) are so focused on the target, we often miss the mess we're creating in pursuit of that goal. And to add to the fun, we're not always so great at pursuing a goal long term. Great at start ups, but tend to leave messes in our wake, and then we're not much interested in actually finishing that project and cleaning up after ourselves, because another project has caught our attention.

Virgoes, of course, are all about clean up. Meticulous and detail oriented, a Virgo is a Sag's best friend. (Literally, in my case, which is why I love that joke so much. My Virgo bff has saved my butt sooooooo many times!) Whether it's cleaning up after a messy kitchen experiment or consoling a heartbroken love interest when the Sag's interest flits away, the Virgo is there to deal with the disaster in her wake.

So it only takes one Sag to change a light bulb, but she's going to leave a heck of a mess behind, and her faithful Virgo pal will tidy up behind her.




...and if anyone berates me for talking astrology on the Dope or asks for a cite, I'm going to find something shiny in another thread to post about instead, and leave the rest of the job to a passing Virgo.

[Civil Guy]

It won't be any Capricorn. Capricorns don't believe in astrology.

[AaronX]

It's not funny because it's wrong. The cross product should be a vector, and there's no unit vector in the answer.

[Askance]

Q: What's a polar bear?
A: A rectangular bear after a co-ordinate transformation.

[bengangmo]

Originally Posted by Arabella Flynn

I think the joke's funny. Technically my diploma says I'm supposed to be a sociologist, but I do a lot of math for fun.

I have a similar joke that I use to identify any physicists in the room:

Q: Why did the cat fall off the roof when he caught laryngitis?

A: Because he lost his mu.

For those who enjoy the explanations :

SPOILER:

The Greek letter mu is used in physics for the coefficient of static friction, which is the measure of how "grippy" a surface is when you're standing still on it. Static friction is often greater than sliding friction, which is why sometimes you have to give something an extra tug to start it moving. With no mu, there's not enough force to keep the kitty cat sitting on a slanted roof, so the poor thing succumbs to gravity and slides down the slope.

Now that's funny - and having it explained didn't even spoil the fun...

but the sine theta thingy - still waiting...

[Antigen]

Originally Posted by Askance

Q: What's a polar bear?
A: A rectangular bear after a co-ordinate transformation.

Why did the bear dissolve when he jumped in the water?
He was a polar bear.