Here is a joke I heard in Freiburg, Germany at the
Mathematics Dept. (from Susanne Press):
Q: What do a mathematician and a physiscist [or engineer, or
musician , or whatever the profession of the person
adressed] have in common?
A; They are both stupid, with the exception of the
mathematician.
From: nehaniv@math.berkeley.edu (Chrystopher Lev Nehaniv)
Mathematics Dept. (from Susanne Press):
Q: What do a mathematician and a physiscist [or engineer, or
musician , or whatever the profession of the person
adressed] have in common?
A; They are both stupid, with the exception of the
mathematician.
From: nehaniv@math.berkeley.edu (Chrystopher Lev Nehaniv)
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