Jokes Thread (Was named Anyone know any good jokes ? I'll start :D )

[Dave]

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[Mr. B]

Thank you, Common Core, for politicizing EVERYTHING. 

[Icarus]

^^ that is a sad commentary xSP. Too bad that it is largely true.  As a long time volunteer math tutor, I can say that the math ignorance joke is not a joke, it is an unfortunate reality.  That reality pains me because some of my students have been really bright people who had a built in aversion to anything that used number manipulation.

[Dave]

^^ that is a sad commentary xSP. Too bad that it is largely true.  As a long time volunteer math tutor, I can say that the math ignorance joke is not a joke, it is an unfortunate reality.  That reality pains me because some of my students have been really bright people who had a built in aversion to anything that used number manipulation.

I loved English at school, especially essay writing. I loved describing things as well as creating new stuff.

If they had convinced me back then that I could also describe things with numbers . . .

Closest I came to it was in science, but science was very basic stuff in British state schools in the 50s. Hardly any maths, just basic properties and reactions. Mostly demonstrations rather than experimental proofs, no time for extra curricular questions.

Had it been different my life might have been very different.

[xSilverPhinx]

[xSilverPhinx]

^^ that is a sad commentary xSP. Too bad that it is largely true.  As a long time volunteer math tutor, I can say that the math ignorance joke is not a joke, it is an unfortunate reality.  That reality pains me because some of my students have been really bright people who had a built in aversion to anything that used number manipulation.

I loved English at school, especially essay writing. I loved describing things as well as creating new stuff.

If they had convinced me back then that I could also describe things with numbers . . .

Closest I came to it was in science, but science was very basic stuff in British state schools in the 50s. Hardly any maths, just basic properties and reactions. Mostly demonstrations rather than experimental proofs, no time for extra curricular questions.

Had it been different my life might have been very different.

Great Literature Is Surprisingly Arithmetic

[Dave]

^^ that is a sad commentary xSP. Too bad that it is largely true.  As a long time volunteer math tutor, I can say that the math ignorance joke is not a joke, it is an unfortunate reality.  That reality pains me because some of my students have been really bright people who had a built in aversion to anything that used number manipulation.

I loved English at school, especially essay writing. I loved describing things as well as creating new stuff.

If they had convinced me back then that I could also describe things with numbers . . .

Closest I came to it was in science, but science was very basic stuff in British state schools in the 50s. Hardly any maths, just basic properties and reactions. Mostly demonstrations rather than experimental proofs, no time for extra curricular questions.

Had it been different my life might have been very different.

Great Literature Is Surprisingly Arithmetic

Excellent link, xSP!!

Strangely one of those things that seems quite obvious once it is pointed out. Patterns are important, especially to those, such as myself, who have a tendency towards the analytic.

Now I have an inkling as to why some authors can successfully do "chapter swaps" between two or more threads in a story than some others. Too much of an emotional roller-coaster ride can be confusing and mentally/emotionally tiring. Perhaps they need to look for "saw-tooth" waveforms in some books, repetitive climbs to an emotional peak each followed by a cliff edge to suspense for a chapter or three? Too long and it takes effort to put the components into a coherent strream.

[Biggus Dickus]

Here are some Betsy Devos jokes (America's new Secretary of Education, who here in Michigan worked to elevate for-profit schools with no consideration of the severe harm done to traditional public schools. )

Elementary math being taught under Devos.
Q: Dragonia and Icarus each have 4 apples . Who has more apples?
A: Whomever Mike Pence decides has more apples.

Betsy Devos's first order as Secretary of Education is the flattening of all school globes.


Please post more jokes about Betsy if you have them as it's important to get these jokes in while people can still actually read.

[xSilverPhinx]

Elementary math being taught under Devos.
Q: Dragonia and Icarus each have 4 apples . Who has more apples?
A: Whomever Mike Pence decides has more apples.

Betsy Devos's first order as Secretary of Education is the flattening of all school globes.


Please post more jokes about Betsy if you have them as it's important to get these jokes in while people can still actually read.

Saw this one on Twitter:

"Betsy DeVos is replacing school meals with the Body of Christ."

[Dave]

Elementary math being taught under Devos.
Q: Dragonia and Icarus each have 4 apples . Who has more apples?
A: Whomever Mike Pence decides has more apples.

Betsy Devos's first order as Secretary of Education is the flattening of all school globes.


Please post more jokes about Betsy if you have them as it's important to get these jokes in while people can still actually read.

Saw this one on Twitter:

"Betsy DeVos is replacing school meals with the Body of Christ."

And no blood to go with it?

Oh, they will be underage I suppose.

[xSilverPhinx]

No! No daily blood. It leads kids to beer, which leads to parties and ultimately to the grave sin of homosexuality. 

[Icarus]

I have a set of DVDs that are lectures about the way that music is related to math and visa versa. The Great Courses are mainly lectures by notable college profs that are specialists in their fields. The music/math one is by an Asian American prof named David Kung.  He is a PHD math prof and an accomplished violinist. The lecture course is educational as well as entertaining.  You do not need to be a math geek to enjoy the course.

Betsy DeVos  is an unfortunate choice for Secretary of Education. The great course series includes hundreds of courses about many subjects. I would have Ms DeVos take some of those courses in order to learn about education.

[hermes2015]

This is worth a smile:

http://www.itv.com/news/2016-10-21/amateur-artists-church-sculpture-repair-prompts-outrage-among-parishioners/

[Icarus]

Looks like the bay Jesus to me........what is the problem. Nice sculptor lady tries to be helpful and now this.

[xSilverPhinx]