> -----Original Message----- > From: dragaera-bounces at dragaera.info > [mailto:dragaera-bounces at dragaera.info] On Behalf Of Scott Raun > Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 11:27 AM > To: Dragaera at dragaera.info > Subject: Re: Sword Jokes. > > On Wed, May 03, 2006 at 01:03:16PM -0500, Tsarren wrote: > > I thought that was a mathematician joke, but I may not be thinking > > about the same joke. The jokes of which I know involve a > > mathematician and two other scientists (one of which is usually an > > engineer, the other a biologist or chemist); the latter two come up > > with practical solutions to things, while the mathematician has the > > punchlines, one of which is, "assume a spherical cow." > > I'm used to that being the punchline of a physicist joke. > > My wife made one to give to Dr. Mike this past Minicon - DD-B > has a picture up at > http://www.dd-b.net/gallery/picpage/ddb/SnapshotAlbum/data/200 6/04140-Minicon/140-friday?pic=ddb%2020060414%20020-025 > It's on the J & A page of Cracks and Shards, listed as an engineer joke. Shawn