When My Hat Is Here, I'm Here!
Custom at Duquesne University dictated that if a professor was ten minutes late, class was canceled. One professor arrived early for a 9 a.m. lecture. He placed his hat on his desk, and went to the faculty room. Before he knew it, it was 9:10. By the time he got back ......
Written on 19/11/2008

Grass Sandwich
At a local college dance, a guy from America asked the girl from Sweden to dance. While they were dancing, he gives her a little squeeze, and says, "In America, we call this a hug". She replies, "Yaah, in Sveden, we call it a hug too." A little ......
Written on 22/11/2008

The Mathematician At The Bar
Every Friday afternoon, a mathematician goes down to the bar, sits in the second-to-last seat, turns to the last seat, which is empty, and asks a girl who isn't there if he can buy her a drink. The bartender, who is used to weird university types, always shrugs but keeps quiet. ......
Written on 26/11/2008

This & That
True story: When I was a new recruit in the army my drill sergeant's name was, Demon real name. He had only four short rules regarding our barracks: "If it moves, salute it. If it doesn't move, sweep it up. If it's too big to sweep up, pick it up. If ......
Written on 02/12/2008

The Hell Freezes Over
The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington Chemistry mid-term. The answer by one student was so "profound" that the Professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well. Bonus Question: ......
Written on 07/12/2008