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What Makes a Good Joke?

I like jokes, and I like it when there is something to them beyond a
good laugh.

A soldier and a sailor are leaving a restroom when the soldier
notices that the sailor did not wash his hands. He says:

-- In the Army, they teach one to wash hands after peeing!

The sailor replies:

-- In the Navy, they teach one not to pee on one's hands!

Indeed, fresh water is a scarce commodity on a ship.

4 mathematicians and 4 economists travel to a conference
on Applying Mathematical Methods in Economics.
The economists buy 4 train tickets, while the mathematicians buy just 1.

On the train, when the tickets are checked, the mathematicians go
together to a restroom, and when the ticket inspector knocks on the
door, they open the door just little bit and stick out one hand with a
ticket. The ticket inspector checks it and leaves.

On the return trip, the economists buy 1 ticket, while the
mathematicians buy no tickets at all.
When the ticket inspector appears, the economists run to the restroom.
The mathematicians knocks on the door.
The economists open it just a little bit and stick out the ticket.
The mathematicians grab the ticket and run to the other restroom.

Indeed, mathematical methods are not always directly applicable to
economics.