math jokes always crack me up

…that is, IF I understand them!

Here are a few of my favorites that I found.

An infinite crowd of mathematicians enters a bar.
The first one orders a pint, the second one a half pint, the third one a quarter pint…

“I understand”, says the bartender - and pours two pints.

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Q: Why do mathematicians, after a dinner at a Chinese restaurant, always insist on taking the leftovers home?
A: Because they know the Chinese remainder theorem!

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Theorem. A cat has nine tails.

Proof. No cat has eight tails. Since one cat has one more tail than no cat, it must have nine tails.

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There are 10 kinds of mathematicians. Those who can think binarily and those who can’t…

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08/09/09 at 11:55pm