WHEN MATHEMATICS GETS FUNNY

Two mathematicians were in a restaurant. One of them was a hard-core misogynist and claimed that women were never any good at maths, especially the blonde ones. His friend claimed that there was no difference and that women were just as capable as men. When the misogynist went for a cigarette, the other guy called over the blonde waitress.“My friend and I are having an argument. When he gets back I’ll call you over and ask you a question. The answer you need to give is ‘a third X cubed’. Can you do that?”“Thurdeks coobed?”“a third X cubed.”“a Third Ekscubed. Sure I can do that.”The other chap comes back to the table and his friend says.“I’ll prove to you that women are as good as men at maths. See the blond waitress; I’ll ask her a question and we’ll see if she knows any maths.”So he calls the waitress over and asks, “What is the integral of X squared?”As quick as a shot, she comes out with “A third X cubed.”The misogynist is stunned. The waitress smiles and walks away.Then she stops and calls back, “plus a constant.”

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