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Yes, 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

Yes, 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 ago
Actually, 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 ago
  If this wasn't in Mathematics Made Difficult it should be
  - pfdietz 5y ago
    It was in "A Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Gown", I believe.
    - schoen 5y ago
      Indeed it's there in Joel Cohen, "On the Nature of Mathematical Proofs", pp. 84-90. (Good recollection!)
pests 5y ago
Holy 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.