Horrible mathematical pun
#1

From a few days ago:

Herman cartoon

#2

Not bad at all.

This kind of verbal pun reminds me of this other much more elaborated one I saw decades ago in one of the late Martin Gardner's superb books on recreational mathematics (the Native American [i.e.: Indian] version, that is):

http://komplexify.com/math/jokes/PythagoreanTheoremPun.html

Regards.
V.

#3

Some more math puns.

#4

32. Two mathematicians arguing about even numbers were at odds. They're still at sixes and sevens with each other.

#5

There is a remarkable alphanumeric equation in which two anagram phrases are equal, both alphabetically and numerically.

ELEVEN + TWO = TWELVE + ONE



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