Dad Jokes

As you likely know, among other things I’m a teacher. In math class today, I made two new (to me, anyway) dad jokes. In geometry, teaching the basics of 3D solids.

What did they do to the tomb robber who raided the pharaoh’s pyramid? They tossed him in prism.

Polyhedron is a Greek word, made of of “poly,” meaning many, and “hedra,” meaning face, or base. It’s the Greek word for “politician.”

1 thought on “Dad Jokes

  1. That recalls a quote from Tommy Smothers:
    “The word Politics is derived from the Latin poly, meaning many, and tics meaning blood sucking parasites.”
    (Ok, so “Greek” would be correct, but the message is what counts.)

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