"Refrain from Discussing Mathematics"

[George Jones]

Sign at a deli in Connecticut: "Please refrain from discussing mathematics while waiting in line."

To hear the story, start listening at 13:40 of the audio file
http://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/as-it-happens/episode/13012528

I heard this on the CBC program "As It Happens" while driving my daughter to soccer last night.

 

[jedishrfu]

The earlier stories are interesting too. A funny viral story.

Reminds me of the soup nazi story from Seinfeld without the soup nazi.

 

[jedishrfu]

The jokes were funny too.

Don't drink and derive.

Let L be a group. No G is a group and L is a line...

Also mentioned the mathoverflow.net website where graduate level math problems are discussed.

 

[fresh_42]

Reminds me of the soup nazi story from Seinfeld without the soup nazi.

... and me on an occasion in which "Differentiation and Integration" as a book's title granted us a (from economy students) emptied table at a crowded deli, where we first took place at their table. Duration: est. 7 min.

 

[russ_watters]

Sign at a deli in Connecticut: "Please refrain from discussing mathematics while waiting in line."

Didn't listen to it yet, but as an engineer I can sympathize.