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... and my favorite recent version:berkeman said:
How can an earthquake in A cause a tsunami warning in B?
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How can an earthquake in A cause a tsunami warning in B?
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It has to bounce off of antarctica 
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Although it would have been a lot better if they could have been in a snowbank with that pillar...
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I have just seen a tshirt featuring Schrödinger's Opossum. You don't know if it's alive or dead even after opening the box.
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Found unattributed on Facebook:
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On a traffic stop the cop asks Professor Shrödinger if it's okay to search his trunk. With permission he proceeds. Afterwards the cop says "Professor, do you realize there's a dead cat in your trunk?"
Shrödinger replies, "Well, there is now".
Shrödinger replies, "Well, there is now".
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All doorways have a minimum safe speed at very low temperatures.
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Meanwhile, at the alternative universe hillbilly redneck research institute,
Heisenberg on visiting his friend: I'm not sure, but I am certain your cat is dead.
Schrödinger poking it with a stick: I think so. Been like that for 3 days now..
Heisenberg on visiting his friend: I'm not sure, but I am certain your cat is dead.
Schrödinger poking it with a stick: I think so. Been like that for 3 days now..
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Did you hear about the quantum physicist who fainted? Unconsciousness causes collapse.
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DaveC426913 said:
Thanks for ruining my day.
Until now, it had never crossed my mind that I've been a sexagenarian for quite a while now.
And don't anyone trot out that old joke about how it sounds like more fun than it is.
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Maybe it has crossed my mind that I'm a sexagenarian, but I've forgotten.Swamp Thing said:
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jack action said:
So I found out that this theory applies to the other sex in a similar way as well:
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For @phinds and other xylophiles.
A person with two watches is never sure what time it is, especially if I got them one of the watches.
A person with two watches is never sure what time it is, especially if I got them one of the watches.
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A binary star system is when it has either 0 or 1 stars.
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No, it has 10.BillTre said:
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Why it's called science *fiction*:
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