Teacher: Let x equal the number of sheep.

Pupil: But teacher, what if x is not the number of sheep?

Haha, this reminds me of a story I heard when I was student, I don't know if it is true or just campus folklore, but older students used to tell it about a professor I know, and a student I don't remember, and at the time I heard the story it was "believable", because both the professor and the student were "those kind of guys".

During the oral exam, the student didn't know much, he was not really prepared and his presentation sucked, but he was quite insistent to get a 5 (minimum passing mark), so the professor said, "look here, I will give you a five if you tell me without looking how many light bulbs are in the amphitheater", the student concentrated for a little while (it was not easy to count, quite a big hall) and he said "24", which was the right answer. Then the professor took out a light bulb from his pocket and said "you are wrong, they are 25, so you have to come in autumn" (the re-examination session).

Then the student came in "re"s, but he wasn't prepared much better either, and when he picked up the subject (oral exams were a "lucky draw" style, you pick up, or "draw" by yourself two or there subjects from all the subjects taught, and present as much as you know about them) he told to the professor directly "well, I am not prepared much better, but if I can tell exactly how many light bulbs are in the class, will you give me a five?" The professor laughed and agreed and the student said "25". Then the professor laughed more and said "sorry, you are wrong again, because now I do not have any light bulb with me". Then the student said "but I have mine" and he took out a light bulb from his pocket... He got a five.

[QUOTE=LaurV;522203]..."well, I am not prepared much better, but if I can tell exactly how many light bulbs are in the class, will you give me a five?" The professor laughed and agreed and the student said "25". Then the professor laughed more and said "sorry, you are wrong again, because now I do not have any light bulb with me". Then the student said "but I have mine" and he took out a light bulb from his pocket... He got a five.[/QUOTE]

He should get a 5.5 for extra preparedness

[QUOTE=LaurV;522203]<snip>
Then the student came in "re"s, but he wasn't prepared much better either, and when he picked up the subject (oral exams were a "lucky draw" style, you pick up, or "draw" by yourself two or there subjects from all the subjects taught, and present as much as you know about them) he told to the professor directly "well, I am not prepared much better, but if I can tell exactly how many light bulbs are in the class, will you give me a five?" The professor laughed and agreed and the student said "25". Then the professor laughed more and said "sorry, you are wrong again, because now I do not have any light bulb with me". Then the student said "but I have mine" and he took out a light bulb from his pocket... He got a five.[/QUOTE]
Reminds me of a scene in the old TV series [i]Alias Smith and Jones[/i]. After they won a bet (being able to make five "pat hands" from 25 cards drawn from a poker deck) their mark tried to recoup his losses by betting he could cut the Ace of Spades in one try. So, one of our heroes laid the deck on the table. The guy took out a big knife and impaled to whole deck, driving the tip of the knife into the table. "See? I [i]cut[/i] the Ace of Spades in one try!" To which the guy who'd laid the deck on the table replied, "No you didn't," and held up the Ace of Spades, which he'd palmed.

What do prime numbers and stoners have in common?

[SPOILER]The higher they are, the more spaced out they get.[/SPOILER]

[QUOTE=paulunderwood;523209]What do prime numbers and stoners have in common?

[SPOILER]The higher they are, the more spaced out they get.[/SPOILER][/QUOTE]

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[QUOTE=paulunderwood;523209]What do prime numbers and stoners have in common?
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Haha, good one, I had to google what a stoner is. :blush:

[QUOTE=paulunderwood;523209]What do prime numbers and stoners have in common?

[SPOILER]The higher they are, the more spaced out they get.[/SPOILER][/QUOTE]

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[QUOTE=paulunderwood;523209]What do prime numbers and stoners have in common?

[SPOILER]The higher they are, the more spaced out they get.[/SPOILER][/QUOTE]

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Ye getting older, posting two times in a row the same answer for the same joke :razz:

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