Read The Funniest Math Joke by Evelyn Lamb (Scientific American | Roots of Unity)
No disrespect to "why was six afraid of seven," but "base 10" is the funniest math joke.
I get it, but I’m not getting it. There’s nothing funny about it to me, or I’m completely missing it. 7,8,9 on the other hand is still stupidly hilarious.

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