Bad Math Jokes

[symbolipoint]

Most of us missed this year's International Talk Like A Pirate Day. (Referring to post #450)

 

[Baluncore]

Most of us missed this year's International Talk Like A Pirate Day.

It was 10PM in Australia on 'Talk like a Pirate Day' before I saw the first reference to 'Talk like a Pirate Day'.

Would it make any difference if a pirate ship, crossing the dateline at midnight, completely missed 'Talk Like a Pirate Day'.

 

[DaveC426913]

 

[Baluncore]

"sinh( q ) / cosh( q )" can be an alternative ratio.

 

[collinsmark]

"sinh( q ) / cosh( q )" can be an alternative ratio.

I've always pronounced the hyperbolic tangent as "tanch" (as opposed to "than"). But maybe I'm in the minority.

 

[Baluncore]

I've always pronounced the hyperbolic tangent as "tanch" (as opposed to "than"). But maybe I'm in the minority.

"Than" is a legitimate and standard pronunciation in the UK and countries following the British educational system, such as Australia and New Zealand.

Was the girlfriend from Ireland ? Maybe they met through Trinity College Dublin ?
"Than" is pronounced "tan" mostly in Ireland. In many traditional Irish English accents, particularly in rural areas and working-class Dublin, the "th" sounds are heavily stopped, as they are in some North East USA working class accents.

There are other possibilities. Depending on the specific regional emphasis, "than" can easily sound like a sharp "tan" in the Caribbean, the Newfoundland English dialects, and in Singapore and Philippine English, where speakers routinely substitute dental stops for "th" sounds, making "tan" the standard conversational pronunciation.

This may have gone beyond the joke.

 

[WWGD]

Mr Ed taught me Stable Homology.

 

[symbolipoint]

Mr Ed taught me Stable Homology.

I do not know the meaning of Homology but I like the way the joke goes regardless.

 

[WWGD]

I do not know the meaning of Homology but I like the way the joke goes regardless.

It's part of the field of Algebraic Topology in Math.

 

[WWGD]

Most of us missed this year's International Talk Like A Pirate Day. (Referring to post #450)

Is there still time this year for " Walk like an Egyptian " day?

 

[Baluncore]

Is there still time this year for " Walk like an Egyptian " day?

It should be combined with "talk like a pirate" day, since both have a maritime theme.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_Like_an_Egyptian#Inspiration
Songwriter Liam Sternberg got the idea after watching people on a ferry struggle to keep their balance in rough water, which made their jerky, stiff movements look like figures from ancient Egyptian art.

 

[symbolipoint]

Baluncore, nice description. Regarding some of this, September 16 was pegged as International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Try looking around to read about it, but a sports team member became frustrated during a game and uttered, "Aaaaaarrrghhhh", and resembled the sound which had been earlier thought and played with to mimic what some seafaring pirates said. Later on, maybe with the help of some pirate movies, talk like a pirate became associated with the West Country Accent.

 

[WWGD]

It should be combined with "talk like a pirate" day, since both have a maritime theme.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_Like_an_Egyptian#Inspiration
Songwriter Liam Sternberg got the idea after watching people on a ferry struggle to keep their balance in rough water, which made their jerky, stiff movements look like figures from ancient Egyptian art.

There was too, a pop song by that name.

 

[Baluncore]

There was too, a pop song by that name.