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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Susaga@ttrpg.network to c/jokes@lemmy.world

The logician, somewhat baffled at the man's comment, decides to educate him in the basics of logic. "Well, it's simple reasoning. You take a fact and draw other facts from it, like... Do you own a lawnmower?"

"Uh, yeah? So?"

"Well then, logically, you must own a lawn, correct?"

"Well, yeah."

"If you have a lawn, then I must logically assume you have a house to go with it."

"Yeah, that's right!"

"And a house would be too big for one man, so am I right in assuming you have a wife? Kids, perhaps?"

"I do! Two kids, a third on the way!"

"Then logically, you must be straight. And it goes on like that, you see? Logic."

"That's incredible! I've gotta tell my buddies about this!"

The logician is again baffled that the man's friends don't know what logic is either, but thinks little of it as he watches the man leave.


That evening, the man approaches his friend and says "Hey, have you heard about this thing called logic?"

"What the hell is that?"

"Okay, so it goes like this: Do you own a lawnmower?"

"No?"

"That means you're gay."

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[-] pizza_the_hutt@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 year ago

This is an old Norm Macdonald bit, except he starts with a dog house, not a lawnmower.

[-] Susaga@ttrpg.network 7 points 1 year ago

I first heard it as lawnmower. And either way, it's more about the structure than about getting every word right. If nobody could put their own spin on existing jokes, we never would have gotten Norm's version of the moth joke.

[-] BendyLemmy@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

The logic of gay couples or single people not buying houses is astounding...

[-] Susaga@ttrpg.network 10 points 1 year ago

I was very careful in having him say "am I right in assuming" instead of "that means" for that part.

[-] UmeU@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

A professor of logic at the university of science.

RIP norm

[-] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I didn't even know he was sick.

[-] QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

🤣 This is great!

[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Ah dang, so that's how babies are made.

[-] 1024_Kibibytes@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Yup! You have to own a lawn mower before you can make babies. Also, if you're straight and want to experience being homosexual, just sell your lawn mower. If you're homosexual and want to experience being straight, buy a lawn mower.

[-] Igotz80HDnImWinning@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

“Illusionist” Michael

[-] BilboSwaggins@kbin.social -5 points 1 year ago

Why would a gay couple not have children?
Seems illogical...

this post was submitted on 28 Oct 2023
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