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02/14/10

Human evolution is fast in the Caribbean, and has led to a recent rise in the number of mute Haitians.

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10/07/09

The first Concorde failed to achieve its goal of doubling the speed of sound. The dejected aeronautics engineers were upset, saying, “I guess it’s Mach 2 basics.”

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10/02/09

Which branch of study concerns the Communist movement?

Castrophysics.

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07/07/09

During puberty, most quantum physicists were obsessed with observing Mrs. Higg’s bosom.

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07/03/09

I was always fascinated by the metric system, thanks to my gram awe’s influence. At school I wasn’t like the rest of the kgs: I certainly wasn’t the litre, and the bullies just wouldn’t lb me alone. At home my dear nano couldn’t console me, nor could my friend Milli who centi me a deca cards to cheer me up. Eventually I cheered up, however, and the abuse didn’t last furlong.

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06/29/09

Intensity of dog flatulence? Why, that’s measured by the Bowfart Wind Scale!

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06/24/09

Grab a tea: what Isaac Newton did when he was thirsty.

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05/22/09

Early hominids were always getting lost. Especially the ancient Meanderthals.

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05/18/09

Hear about the chemist who couldn’t decide what to eat at a dim sum restaurant? As they laid plates before him, he sat there, studying the periodic table of aliments.

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04/07/09

The Paleozoic era was even more computerized than today. Instead of kilobytes, they had trilobites.

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04/06/09

Which branch of science is dedicated to launching midgets into space?

Astrognomy.

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04/01/09

Which astronomer boasted of his conquests?

Galileo.

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01/23/09

Cell biologists are afraid of falling into debt. They’re might-owe-chondriacs.

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01/22/09

To make candlesticks from TNT, try nightly tallowing.

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12/26/08

Microbes don’t have names—they prize their nanonymity.

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12/23/08

How do astronomers make discoveries? By cosmosis.

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12/20/08

The noisiest body of water is not a rushing rapid, but a plain old creek.

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12/14/08

Until Pythagoras was able to formulate his famous theorem about 90-degree-angle triangles, he considered himself a failed righter.

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12/12/08

Before proving his own existence, Rene Descartes proved that Mexican food causes flatulence—with his less famous aphorism, “burrito, air go boom!”

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12/10/08

Early astronauts had it tough: they worked in Apollo-ing conditions.

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11/06/08

Can a mathematician marry his cosin?

Cosecant!

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09/23/08

If you go to CERN but you bring your own hadron collider, they’ll make you pay a quarkage fee.

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09/14/08

Atkins dieters can’t carry water bottles, ie cargo hydrates.

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08/30/08

Dentists are so primal. They’re in touch with their inner enamel.

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07/27/08

NED: I’ve figured out a way to generate electricity—from sheep farts!
ED: Really? I never thought it could be done.
NED: Ass watt ewe stink!

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06/23/08

Are atoms somewhat funny?
Yes, they’re part tickles!

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02/25/08

Avocado’s Number: The amount of particles in a guaco mole.

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02/11/08

Ophthalmology puns make me glassy eyed. I don’t like vitreous humor.

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02/10/08

Louis Pasteur loved his cattle. When he was a professor he received his degree honor ‘is cowsa.

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01/09/08

That potheads will always stay up to watch late-night comedy is known as the Law of Reefer-action, aka SNL’s law.

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01/06/08

Screw the petriarchy - I’m having a test-tube baby!

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12/14/07

My greatest sphere is that the Earth is round.

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12/13/07

The asstronaut got lonely in space, so he entered Uranus by the dark side of the moon; butt he sure didn’t planet that way! In fact, his ship crapped out on him because of a bum engine, and that’s what really rectum. His ass-kicking feet entered the anals of history!

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12/05/07

If laser beams are good for light work, then lazier beams are good for nothing.

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11/13/07

When they cloned the great communist philosopher, it was a re-Marxable achievement.

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11/10/07

Cows who produce rotten milk should be put out to pasteur.

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11/05/07

What happens to light in prism?

It bends over.

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11/04/07

Geometer punks love graph-iti.

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11/02/07

When God made Eve, he split the Adam. And on the seventh day, he went fission.

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10/03/07

I’m being set up with this girl who really loves the metric system. I can’t wait to metre!

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07/21/07

There will be many more Italians on Earth, after the Human Gino-me Project.

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07/14/07

Bible science: A mathematician swinging a donkey was refused entry on No Ass Arc.

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07/06/07

Sterilizing food with urine is, unfortunately, a pees meal solution.

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06/15/07

Studying quantum physics is so mysterious the physicists are like a religious brotherhood; in fact they must take a vow of science.

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05/30/07

The speck of dust took another speck of dust to court, for reasons of tardiness. It was a particle-u-late matter.

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05/28/07

Understanding quark flavours requires deep quantumplation.

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05/25/07

Fondling your own clone is a perv version.

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05/18/07

To determine the sex of your baby, ultrasound technicians use status-testical analysis.

p.s. Good luck to Pun Gent Pat, as he is winging his way down to sunny Austin, Texas to compete in the 30th annual O. Henry Pun-Off!

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01/29/07

Which nationalist element reacts violently with all neighbouring elements?

Germanium
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01/24/07

Jesus often sucked on balloons. It was because they contained healium.

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