Brevity by Dan Thompson for August 12, 2022

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    pschearer Premium Member about 2 years ago

    A retired school-teacher tells me that the 7-ate-9 joke was forbidden at her school because it is violent. (Ooooh. So scary!)

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    BigBoy  about 2 years ago

    But then they gave up trying with 9 8 7

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    The Reader Premium Member about 2 years ago

    You two, get back to picking up sticks!

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    Doug Taylor Premium Member about 2 years ago

    How do you say three cats drowned in French?

    Trois chats se sont noyés.

    No. Trois quatre cinq.

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    MickMaus  about 2 years ago

    No, no, you can only even. ;-)

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    oakie817  about 2 years ago

    hey, it’s too early for math!

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    Zebrastripes  about 2 years ago

    I can’t either…

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    JaneCl  about 2 years ago

    How do you make even odd? Add an S and make it seven.

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    biz.gocomics  about 2 years ago

    Ah, but why did seven eat nine in the first place? Well, everyone needs three square(d) meals a day…

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    halvincobbes Premium Member about 2 years ago

    I would think six couldn’t odd.

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    Kev_a_Swing_Dancer Premium Member about 2 years ago

    Even though I was completely familiar with the old joke, I couldn’t help but see the individual numbers as being “56” and wondered “why 56?”. After dividing it by 2 a few times, I realized it was 7×8, which was always the only odd-feeling one for me in the times table. I guess that, because ‘5’ was never part of the riddle, my brain, all on its own, tried to come up with a new interpretation.

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    bucker39 Premium Member about 2 years ago

    7 ate 9, the goose drank wine, the monkey chewed tobacco on the street car line; the line broke, the monkey got choked, and we all went to heaven in a little row boat.

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    PaulGoes  about 2 years ago

    That’s odd

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