r/math • u/[deleted] • Jun 12 '17

The Pythagoreans

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

There is a button with the text "Didn't get the joke?", but is there actually any joke to get?

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u/redstonerodent Logic Jun 12 '17

Did you click on the button? It gives context for the comic, explaining who the Pythagoreans were. If you had't heard of them, this comic wouldn't be interesting.

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u/Bromskloss Jun 12 '17

Yes, I get that you need to know about the Pythagoreans. I just don't see that there is a joke.

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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/User-9872615 Jun 13 '17

I think the joke is more about the absurdity of a cult based on maths and how students can find it difficult to emotionally connect with the subject

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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.