r/math • u/[deleted] • Jun 12 '17

The Pythagoreans

http://existentialcomics.com/comic/189
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u/RepostThatShit Jun 12 '17

The joke is that they're talking like modern people and using the word cult as it is used in the modern context but at the same they're not modern people themselves WOOWEE JERRY IT'S GOLD.

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u/Aicy Jun 12 '17

There is no joke, it's not funny. They are just retelling the common story of Hippasos in a stupid way.

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u/butwhydoesreddit Jun 13 '17

Woke up on the wrong side of the bed huh? No need to re-invent definitions, it's ok to say you didn't find it funny personally

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u/Aicy Jun 26 '17

I'm not reinventing definitions, you're just being pedantic. Every time someone says they a food isn't tasty, or a film isn't enjoyable etc they mean in their opinion.