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A curated collection of intellectual jokes that actually teach interesting ideas and make you think, not just rely on insider-jargon and smart-people stereotypes The one about the mathematician's always been one of my favorites. Reminds me of: Three logicians walk into a bar. The bartender asks: "Do you all want a drink?" The first logician says: "I don't know." The second logician says: "I don't know." The third logician says: "Yes." --- Also there's another variety type of boolean logic humor that I have _really_ enjoyed recently, though it's a bit less intellectual - laughing at ChatGPT's failure to answer boolean statements correctly. For instance: https://open.substack.com/pub/ramblingafter/p/why-does-chatgpt-think-mammoths-were?r=1ml1p0&selection=e20ae6f3-3a23-4a3a-8e1e-5ac8aa9e5d9c I enjoyed it! I think it definitely fulfills both of my criteria of a) being funny and b) being about ideas I decided not to include it in my top 9 list above, but it was a difficult decision. Ninotch

I enjoyed it! I think it definitely fulfills both of my criteria of a) being funny and b) being about ideas I decided not to include it in my top 9 list above, but it was a difficult decision. Ninotchka! !!! Of course. Thank you. I’m old and forgetful. Tomorrow morning when I wake up I’ll try it again and see if I get it. 😎 I’m not ashamed to admit I’m a dummy. Can u explain this one. The key is that the bartender is asking if ALL the logicians want a drink, so each logician considers what the others want as well as themselves. If the first logician did NOT want a drink, then he…

Comments - It Never Worked Before: Nine Intellectual Jokes

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