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Re:Ask HN: Any good math jokes? by troymc on Sunday November 07, 2010 @01:11AM (#1878826)
This joke might be funnier if the answer is:

To get to the other side.

(The mathematicians will know that the chicken's quest will fail. Then they'll feel sorry for the chicken...)

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Re:Ask HN: Any good math jokes? by dcbell on Sunday November 07, 2010 @01:40AM (#1878870)
But the non-mathematicians will JUST give you a weird look, rather than laughing and then giving you a weird look.
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Re:Ask HN: Any good math jokes? by troymc on Wednesday November 17, 2010 @03:03PM (#1915504)
I don't know. A cliche can seem funny if you add a little twist, even if the twist is incomprehensible.
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