Tsarren <tsarren at alyra.org> writes: > On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 11:49:41AM -0700, Shawn Burns wrote: > > > > The Vallista joke is the perfect place to insert the Engineer Joke Steve > > alludes to: > > > > How many Vallista does it take to sharpen a sword? > > Assume a spherical sword... > > > > 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." The spherical cow is generally associated with physics. At Minicon this year, one also showed up for Ask Dr. Mike: <http://www.dd-b.net/gallery/picpage/ddb/SnapshotAlbum/data/2006/04140-Minicon/140-friday?pic=ddb%2020060414%20020-025> -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b at dd-b.net>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>