Nonsense math problem from Facebook

soroban · Sep 25, 2012

My wife found this on Facebook.

If I have four pencils and you have seven apples,
how many pancakes will fit on the roof?

Answer: Purple, because aliens don't wear hats.

Jameson · Sep 25, 2012

Would someone please explain the joke for me? Can't decide whether it's absurdest or just missed the punchline.

SuperSonic4 · Sep 26, 2012

Jameson said:

Would someone please explain the joke for me? Can't decide whether it's absurdest or just missed the punchline.

Seconded.

soroban · Sep 28, 2012

Do I really have to explain the joke?

It is a parody of all word problems.

This is probably the way word problems look
. . to 99% of the general population.

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