"Refrain from Discussing Mathematics"

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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.
 
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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.
 
jedishrfu said:
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.
 
George Jones said:
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.