Lent Puns

Discussion in 'Chatter' started by Tim Bruening, Feb 22, 2008.

  1. Tim Bruening

    Tim Bruening Guest

    nemo wrote:

    > "Tim Bruening" <tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
    > news:44A0DC37.775DB435@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us...
    > >
    > > "J. A. Mc." wrote:
    > >
    > > > On Sun, 6 Jun 2004 22:27:40 -0400, "Kathy" <tn5ktkachuk@cogeco.ca>

    > > found
    > > > these unused words floating about:
    > > >
    > > > >
    > > > >"Tim Bruening" <tsbrueni@dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
    > > > >news:a69c46fe.0406061631.63197855@posting.google.com...
    > > > >> "Michael Balarama" <mbalar@ev1.net> wrote in message
    > > > >news:<10c405f2h12r45b@corp.supernews.com>...
    > > > >> > was sent this:
    > > > >> > A farmer had a cow, Bessie. She was difficult, kicking over the

    > > milk
    > > > >> > pail and refusing to come in at night. Well, Bessie got pregnant.

    > >
    > > After
    > > > >> > she gave birth, she changed. "Bessie's really mellowed out," the
    > > > >> > farmer told his wife. "What do you think happened?" "That's

    > > easy," she
    > > > >> > replied. "Don't you know, Bessie's been decalf-inated!"
    > > > >>
    > > > >> How cheesy.
    > > > >
    > > > >Udder nonsense.
    > > > >
    > > > Bulling for you ...

    > >
    > > Bull Lee: A pushy Korean male bovine.
    > >

    >
    > Don't you mean a bossy Korean male bovine.
    >
    > You should be using Latin derivatives more now.


    As in the derivative of X Squared is 2X, and the derivative of X Cubed
    is 3X Squared? IIRC correctly, the derivative of Sine X is Cosine X,
    and the derivative of Cosine X is minus Sine X.
     
  2. Bart Goddard

    Bart Goddard Guest

    Tim Bruening <tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in
    news:47BEAF72.75266435@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us:

    >
    > nemo wrote:
    >
    >> "Tim Bruening" <tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
    >> news:44A0DC37.775DB435@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us...
    >> >
    >> > "J. A. Mc." wrote:
    >> >
    >> > > On Sun, 6 Jun 2004 22:27:40 -0400, "Kathy"
    >> > > <tn5ktkachuk@cogeco.ca>
    >> > found
    >> > > these unused words floating about:
    >> > >
    >> > > >
    >> > > >"Tim Bruening" <tsbrueni@dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
    >> > > >news:a69c46fe.0406061631.63197855@posting.google.com...
    >> > > >> "Michael Balarama" <mbalar@ev1.net> wrote in message
    >> > > >news:<10c405f2h12r45b@corp.supernews.com>...
    >> > > >> > was sent this:
    >> > > >> > A farmer had a cow, Bessie. She was difficult, kicking over
    >> > > >> > the
    >> > milk
    >> > > >> > pail and refusing to come in at night. Well, Bessie got
    >> > > >> > pregnant.
    >> >
    >> > After
    >> > > >> > she gave birth, she changed. "Bessie's really mellowed out,"
    >> > > >> > the farmer told his wife. "What do you think happened?"
    >> > > >> > "That's
    >> > easy," she
    >> > > >> > replied. "Don't you know, Bessie's been decalf-inated!"
    >> > > >>
    >> > > >> How cheesy.
    >> > > >
    >> > > >Udder nonsense.
    >> > > >
    >> > > Bulling for you ...
    >> >
    >> > Bull Lee: A pushy Korean male bovine.
    >> >

    >>
    >> Don't you mean a bossy Korean male bovine.
    >>
    >> You should be using Latin derivatives more now.

    >
    > As in the derivative of X Squared is 2X, and the derivative of X Cubed
    > is 3X Squared? IIRC correctly, the derivative of Sine X is Cosine X,
    > and the derivative of Cosine X is minus Sine X.


    No. In Latin, X is a constant, so all the above derivatives are 0.

    B.

    --
    Cheerfully resisting change since 1959.
     
  3. Bart Goddard <goddardbe@netscape.net> found these unused words:

    >Tim Bruening <tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in
    >news:47BEAF72.75266435@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us:
    >
    >>
    >> nemo wrote:
    >>
    >>> "Tim Bruening" <tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
    >>> news:44A0DC37.775DB435@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us...
    >>> >
    >>> > "J. A. Mc." wrote:
    >>> >
    >>> > > On Sun, 6 Jun 2004 22:27:40 -0400, "Kathy"
    >>> > > <tn5ktkachuk@cogeco.ca>
    >>> > found
    >>> > > these unused words floating about:
    >>> > >
    >>> > > >
    >>> > > >"Tim Bruening" <tsbrueni@dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
    >>> > > >news:a69c46fe.0406061631.63197855@posting.google.com...
    >>> > > >> "Michael Balarama" <mbalar@ev1.net> wrote in message
    >>> > > >news:<10c405f2h12r45b@corp.supernews.com>...
    >>> > > >> > was sent this:
    >>> > > >> > A farmer had a cow, Bessie. She was difficult, kicking over
    >>> > > >> > the
    >>> > milk
    >>> > > >> > pail and refusing to come in at night. Well, Bessie got
    >>> > > >> > pregnant.
    >>> >
    >>> > After
    >>> > > >> > she gave birth, she changed. "Bessie's really mellowed out,"
    >>> > > >> > the farmer told his wife. "What do you think happened?"
    >>> > > >> > "That's
    >>> > easy," she
    >>> > > >> > replied. "Don't you know, Bessie's been decalf-inated!"
    >>> > > >>
    >>> > > >> How cheesy.
    >>> > > >
    >>> > > >Udder nonsense.
    >>> > > >
    >>> > > Bulling for you ...
    >>> >
    >>> > Bull Lee: A pushy Korean male bovine.
    >>> >
    >>>
    >>> Don't you mean a bossy Korean male bovine.
    >>>
    >>> You should be using Latin derivatives more now.

    >>
    >> As in the derivative of X Squared is 2X, and the derivative of X Cubed
    >> is 3X Squared? IIRC correctly, the derivative of Sine X is Cosine X,
    >> and the derivative of Cosine X is minus Sine X.

    >
    >No. In Latin, X is a constant, so all the above derivatives are 0.
    >
    >B.
    >Cheerfully resisting change since 1959.


    .... change and knowledge go hand in hand.
    Makes cents, doesn't it?
     

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