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hughee99

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28. I'm not scratching my head at all.

Sun Dec 8, 2013, 01:16 PM

Dec 2013

I'm not saying 10 is funny, but 3 is not funny or clever. I don't understand how it would work better.

If the joke was "3 kinds of people, those that can count and those that can't" it works, but not for binary.

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Enough of dumb jokes, here are some intellectual jokes [View all] flamingdem Dec 2013 OP

well, if these are intelectual, then clydefrand Dec 2013 #1

Love it! Thanks crazylikafox Dec 2013 #2

Blonds are not as dumb as lawyers: bemildred Dec 2013 #3

Another Smart Blonde Joke Captain Stern Dec 2013 #4

+1. Yes. nt bemildred Dec 2013 #6

One of my favorites, thanks. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #44

THAT is a cool joke. WinkyDink Dec 2013 #27

It's hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because they always take things literally. n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #5

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Dave Berry on puns lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #16

Exactly! Demeter Dec 2013 #19

hah! penultimate Dec 2013 #30

I don't get it... sarisataka Dec 2013 #41

There are 10 kinds of people in the world Android3.14 Dec 2013 #7

No offense, but ... JEFF9K Dec 2013 #11

No offense, but that places you squarely in the "doesn't understand binary" category. Thor_MN Dec 2013 #20

In common usage, "binary" means there are only two choices. ... JEFF9K Dec 2013 #61

If the first and second definitions don't make sense, go with the one that makes it funny. Thor_MN Dec 2013 #63

This is a POLITICAL website. ... JEFF9K Dec 2013 #68

You didn't get the joke... And no amount of quibbling is going to change that. Thor_MN Dec 2013 #69

I understand binary. ... JEFF9K Dec 2013 #70

And yet you suggested 3 might be better. Thor_MN Dec 2013 #71

There going to kill me for clueing you in Springslips Dec 2013 #65

I don't understand why 3 would be funnier? hughee99 Dec 2013 #22

If you are still scratching your coconut, 10 in binary = 2 in the base 10 system. geckosfeet Dec 2013 #25

I'm not scratching my head at all. hughee99 Dec 2013 #28

I know - three does not work in any sense. Except the non-sense sense. geckosfeet Dec 2013 #46

Well that just Hz Android3.14 Dec 2013 #49

Mhz - if you can't take the butt hurt you be in the wrong place.... geckosfeet Dec 2013 #50

If you're going to consider non-sense to be humor hughee99 Dec 2013 #59

Good question. I suppose the answer is that it was the nature of the original "joke". geckosfeet Dec 2013 #67

But that would be 11 people and would ruin the joke. n/t hootinholler Dec 2013 #53

These wouldn't make it on late-night comedy ... JEFF9K Dec 2013 #8

Great! albino65 Dec 2013 #9

Good change of pace! randome Dec 2013 #10

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Angele Merkel German joke flamingdem Dec 2013 #18

Best one here. :>)))))) pangaia Dec 2013 #29

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That's my new favorite. nt Codeine Dec 2013 #35

I came back to peruse thread and found your post!!!!! etherealtruth Dec 2013 #40

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