I’ve heard several good stories at the math workshop I am attending currently but this one takes the cake. Famous old mathematician asks a certain female international grad student in his depaterment how she likes it there. FIGS: Oh it’s great. Except for the cocks. FOM: Cocks? FIGS: Yes cocks! There are too many cocks [...]
Posts Tagged ‘funny’
Funny true story
Posted in math, people, tagged funny, humor, language on March 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Discrimination against Islamic fanatics in India!
Posted in India, tagged crapola, discrimination, funny, religious fundamentalism, satire on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Crapola network has the scoop.
Republican Liberty Caucus tries to expose the Agitator
Posted in libertarianism, people, tagged culture, funny, irony, radley balko, religious right, republican liberty caucus on February 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This is so freakin’ hilarious! For those lazy to follow through the above link, here’s the story. The Republican Liberty Caucus published a piece of news that attempted to portray Radley Balko as a liar. Except that they forgot that Forbes.com is not the same as Foxnews.com. Here’s what the Caucus post stated: Liberal (and [...]
Dating a Banker Anonymous
Posted in news and links, tagged banker, boyfriend, economy, financial crisis, funny, girlfriend, relationships on January 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Having a Wall Street boyfriend isn’t as attractive when there is a financial crisis.
The amazing new Apple laptop
Posted in sci, tech and gizmos, tagged apple, funny, laptop, onion, spoof, video on January 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Apple comes out with a laptop without a keyboard. Check out this video!
Sound and reasonable laws
Posted in on certain arts, writings and performances, politics, tagged funny, gun control, laws, new york times, nonsense, volokh on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Eugene Volokh takes apart a New York Times editorial in his inimitable style: The New York Times editorializes in favor of “sound gun-control laws.” Which ones? “Reasonable gun-control laws,” which can now be enacted following the “gun lobby”‘s defeat in November. (No word on the success of the “gay lobby,” “abortion lobby,” “women’s lobby,” and [...]
Atlas Shrugged updated
Posted in on certain arts, writings and performances, tagged atlas shrugged, economics, funny, humor, short story, spoof on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Click here to read an updated version of Atlas Shrugged in light of the current financial crisis.. (Hat Tip: Marginal Revolution)
How to kill yourself like a man
Posted in on certain arts, writings and performances, tagged fratire, funny, maddox, suicide, writing on November 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
If you are bored or simply wondering what’s the coolest way to die, check out this old Maddox classic. Not suitable for the easily offended. Wondering why anyone should ever commit suicide? Maddox has the answer to that too. Also, the letters at the end are funny. Lastly, if you a fan of fratire and [...]
Ramadoss meets Devadoss
Posted in miscellaneous, tagged funny, humor, ramadoss, satire on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Click here to see what happens next.
Sarah Palin facebook profile
Posted in people, tagged facebook, funny, humor, sarah palin on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is hilarious.
How to get a girl
Posted in on certain arts, writings and performances, tagged funny, girl, humor, video, youtube on September 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is hilarious! Videos like this — funny, politically incorrect, quirky, creative and virtually zero-budget — abound on YouTube and represent one of the greatest achievements of the internet; the ability of anyone to disseminate their work to a wide public with minimal advertising. It is the ultimate free-market and I love it.
Frenchmen and math
Posted in math, quote for the week, tagged funny, goethe, math, quote on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Mathematicians are like Frenchmen: whatever you say to them, they translate it into their own language, and forthwith it means something entirely different.“ – Goethe
Cindy McCain, Sarah Palin
Posted in people, tagged funny, humor, joke, mccain on August 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
John McCain left both his first wife and Mitt Romney for beauty queens. Honestly, that’s the best political witticism I have heard in a long time. [Edit:] Check out this video.
Hilarious facebook spoof
Posted in miscellaneous, tagged facebook, funny, humor, spoof, video, wall on August 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What if Facebook was played out in real life? Check out the video below.
McCain on his economic credentials
Posted in politics, tagged debate, economics, election 2008, funny, mccain, politician, quote on July 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Via Reason Hit and Run, I came across this remarkable snippet from John McCain during the final primary debate: JANET HOOK: There’s been a lot of discussion lately about the importance of leadership and management experience. What makes you more qualified than Mitt Romney, a successful CEO and businessman, to manage our economy? MCCAIN: Because [...]

