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ColinWright
on Oct 18, 2013
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Why mathematicians make great comedy writers
I remember an interview with Tom Lehrer in which he said that writing lyrics is like solving a puzzle - I can see the similarity.
prateekj
on Oct 18, 2013
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Exactly! Writing something that is both meaningful and interesting is like solving a puzzle.
uniqueid
on Oct 19, 2013
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Thank goodness someone mentioned Tom Lehrer. He's "exhibit A" in the case for funny mathematicians. I wish there were a Youtube clip of Tom performing "New Math", but this is close:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHuRcDnJOAQ
mkndr
on Oct 19, 2013
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Absolutely true. I am a songwriter who happens to know how to program. Equivalences abound.
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