Geek Joke from Don...

[weswilson]

Why did the geek think that Christmas was Halloween?

Because OCT 31 = DEC 25

Comments

[jillykillroy.livejournal.com]

Wow. That's funny. I was just figuring out what 27 would be last night... synchronicity.

[thewordoffred.livejournal.com]

I am such a geek that I actually stopped and did the math in my head to check this!

yakdog told me about your haunted house. He said it was most excellent. I plan to attend. Please make it extra scary for me. Thank you.

[turbopunk.livejournal.com]

don't feel bad, i actually stopped to check it too . . .

[ex-debgirl0.livejournal.com]

hahaha

[turtlehead.livejournal.com]

I'm far too fucking ignorant to get that joke.
Is it funny?

[hugs.livejournal.com]

yes, extreamly....

like this one:

there are 10 types of people in the world, those that understand binary and those that don't

[turtlehead.livejournal.com]

I don't get that either.
What's a binary?
I've been to a winery.

[cisforcorrie.livejournal.com]

I'd pick winery over binary also.

c

[weswilson]

Yes... it is...

And to explain it:

31 in Base 8 is the same as 25 in base 10... OCTal DECimal

[turtlehead.livejournal.com]

Oh, okay.
So, they're army bases?

[alladinsane.livejournal.com]

All your base 8 and base 10 are belong to us!

[hugs.livejournal.com]

oh, that is good!!!

(now sending to all my non lj geek friends)

[alladinsane.livejournal.com]

hehehehe...sending that on to non LJ geek pals as well...

Verra nice!

[pickmansraven.livejournal.com]

I speak Oct very good.. I learn it from a book.

[oneeyedfreak.livejournal.com]

Amazing but true factoid...

Had math been invented in rural West Virginia we'd be counting in Base 11 or 12...
Base nine if a sawmill worker had been responsible