Comments on: Geek Joke http://semantics-online.org/2004/07/geek-joke A weblog on semantics, pragmatics, philosophy of language, and intersections thereof Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:49:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Heidi Harley http://semantics-online.org/2004/07/geek-joke#comment-130 Heidi Harley Tue, 31 Aug 2004 20:59:44 +0000 http://www.semantics-online.org/wp/uncategorized/2004/07/geek-joke#comment-130 <p>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:</p> <p>An EXtroverted mathematician looks at YOUR feet.</p> <p>(pause while audience computes: an INtroverted mathematician looks at HIS (OWN) feet; wild laughter.) </p> <p>:) hh</p> 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.)

:) hh

]]> By: Tony Marmo http://semantics-online.org/2004/07/geek-joke#comment-129 Tony Marmo Sat, 24 Jul 2004 00:17:01 +0000 http://www.semantics-online.org/wp/uncategorized/2004/07/geek-joke#comment-129 <p>Humour is very important for human mental health.</p> <p>The <i>Sappho's Breathing</i> link firstly sounds like a site for poetry. Sappho was very talented and I recommend the reading of her works.</p> 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.

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