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michiexile ([personal profile] michiexile) wrote2012-07-13 11:00 pm

Topologist humour

I might be too proud of this exchange:

‏@michiexile
The three species are chimp, gorilla, and mathematician. - sullivant ‪#siaman12‬

‏@puellavulnerata
@michiexile Heh, three species of what genus?

‏@michiexile
@puellavulnerata Let's see… Gastrointestinal canal, 2x nostril-to-mouth, I'd say genus 3 unless the mathematician has piercings.

‏@puellavulnerata
@michiexile I should have seen that coming... :)

[identity profile] clayrat.livejournal.com 2013-04-15 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
If you consider all the blood/lymph/etc vessels (they are prone to creating loops), it might get quite more complicated than that ;)