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I don't understand. How is that six legs? How is that an odd number? Am I missing a joke?
by pests 5y ago
I don't understand. How is that six legs? How is that an odd number? Am I missing a joke?
- ars 5y agoforelegs means "front legs", but also sounds like "four legs". "odd number" means "strange number", and also "number not divisible by 2".
- james_in_the_uk 5y agoSix legs on a horse would be very odd indeed
- pfdietz 5y agoThe situation could be much worse. https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/05/26/the-unhorse https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/05/26/the-unhorse
- cl42 5y agoWow, I can't believe Penny Arcade is still publishing comics. What a run!
- GhettoComputers 5y agoThey have an expo too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAX_(event) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAX_(event)
- allannienhuis 5y agofourlegs
- erulabs 5y agoYes, it's an English language joke: Two legs in back, and "forelegs" in front (four-legs). 2 + 4 = 6, which is a peculiar (aka odd) number of legs for a horse to have. Thus horses have both odd and even number of legs, meaning horses have infinite legs.
- pfdietz 5y agoActually, the argument was that Alexander the Great had an infinite number of arms. You see, in a famous battle he was forewarned. And as we all know, forewarned is four armed. The rest of the argument is similar.
- selimthegrim 5y agoIf this wasn't in Mathematics Made Difficult it should be
- pests 5y agoHoly moly did I miss the joke I'm a complete native and fluent English speaker for 30+ years. Thank you for the explanation - I know others here may need it but, and in all kindness, I'm lmaoing over here being explained this joke like a toddler.
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