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Tom Lehrer's, "Bright College Days"
The Funny Lyrics:
Soon we'll be out amid the cold world's strife
Soon we'll be sliding down the razor-blade of life
Soon we'll be sliding down the razor-blade of life
Why They're funny:
What imagery! The man's a genius! lol!
Submitted by: Gus
Tom Lehrer's, "New Math"
The Funny Lyrics:
And so you have thirteen tens
and you take away seven and that leaves five!
...well... six, actually...
but the idea is the important thing!
and you take away seven and that leaves five!
...well... six, actually...
but the idea is the important thing!
Why They're funny:
It's a good illustration of his earlier comment that in New Math the important thing is to understand what you're doing, rather than to get the right answer.
Submitted by: Dutch_Justine
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