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lil  ·  4164 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 21 jokes only nerds will understand.

I don't get the one about the three logicians in a bar. My favourite is #20. I really like #19 too, although I probably don't get it.





briandmyers  ·  4164 days ago  ·  link  ·  

First wants a beer, but doesn't know if the other two do. If he didn't, he'd say no (since not ALL want a beer). Same story for second. Third deduces that they do in fact all want a beer.

lil  ·  4164 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thanks - "all" is the operative word here. I also liked the one about the Higgs-Boson #9 I feel quite religious about the Higgs-Boson. I know thenewgreen does too.

thenewgreen  ·  4164 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ha! I'd say that I was feeling more "romantic" than religious when writing that. I wonder if Peter Higgs has ever heard it? In my delusions of grandeur, I picture him walking around the halls of the Cern laboratories whistling the melody.

thenewgreen  ·  4164 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I enjoyed 19 too. I will admit, I had to reread #20 twice before getting it.

lil  ·  4164 days ago  ·  link  ·  

me too. I guess that makes us plumbers.

thenewgreen  ·  4164 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Speak for yourself, I immediately read it as un-ionized. I kid.