jokes
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A Cunning Addict
The chairman of Alcoholics Anonymous meets Jef on the street carrying a bottle of gin. Jef is a member and has trouble with his addiction. “You promised you would stop drinking” the chairman says angrily. “That is true but only half the bottle is for me”, Jef answers. “The other half is for my neighbour”.…
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The Art of Map Reading
Ivo is driving and his friend Jef is reading the map. “How far to the next town ?” Ivo asks. “Approximately 3 centemeters” is Jef’s answer.
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Introducing Satyrical: Humor in Leadership Critique
If you were thinking there is a typo in the title of this post then of course you were right. But it is intentional. I invented a new word referring to both satire and satyr. I needed a new category for posts that make fun of the current state of affairs in the world (satire),…
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Why Units are Important
A customer in a shop: “One kilogram milk please.” To which the shop owner replies: “Sir, we don’t weigh the milk;” “OK”, answers the customer, “give me one meter of milk then.” (uit Argument 3 leerboek Meetkunde, ISBN 9789045533643)
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The shortest distance
A ship is sinking. “How far is it to land ?” a panicking passenger asks the captain. “500 meters” anwers the captain. “What a relief answers the passenger. I am a trained swimmer. In which direction do I have to swim ?” “Straight down” answers the captain. (uit Argument 3 leerboek Meetkunde, ISBN 9789045533643)
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De kortste afstand
Een schip is aan het zinken. “Hoe ver is het dichtsbijzijnde land ?” vraagt een passagier in paniek aan de kapitein. “Vijfhonderd meter”, antwoordt de kapitein. “Valt dat mee”, zegt de passagier opgelucht. “Ik ben een geoefend zwemmer. In welke richting moet ik zwemmen ?” “Naar beneden” antwoordt de kapitein. (uit Argument 3 leerboek Meetkunde,…
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Familie Ultradom
In de familie Ultradom zetten ze de kachel altijd in een hoek van een rechthoekige kamer. Weet je waarom ? Antwoord : ze weten dat het daar 90° is. (uit Argument 3 leerboek Meetkunde, ISBN 9789045533643)
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The relative meaning of words
Trump is regularly in the news to promote his current and future MAGA achievements. One of them is to bring jobs and industry back to America and what better prize than to have an iPhone made in the USA. According to economists this is not realistic unless Americans would be suddenly willing to pay at…
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Vanity and the Rise of the Web
‘I’m so vain. I probably think this page is about me.‘― Dr Chuck Severance in Web Applications for Everybody
