[From “Sappho’s Breathing”:http://www.sapphosbreathing.com/archives/000433.html]
bq. Q: What’s the difference between an extroverted mathematician and an introverted mathematician?
A: The extroverted mathematician will look at your feet when s/he’s talking to you.
Substitute your favorite geeky pursuit for mathematics, if you like.
Humour is very important for human mental health.
The Sappho’s Breathing link firstly sounds like a site for poetry. Sappho was very talented and I recommend the reading of her works.
July 23rd, 2004, at 5:17 pm #This joke is funnier without the ‘when’ clause. It’s important to get the contrastive stress right — it’s gotta be a pair. The punch line should go:
An EXtroverted mathematician looks at YOUR feet.
(pause while audience computes: an INtroverted mathematician looks at HIS (OWN) feet; wild laughter.)
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August 31st, 2004, at 1:59 pm #