in which basic trigonometry helps (link)

every so often i stop by overheard in new york for a laugh. the one below is surprisingly good, if only because it involves math and the beatles.

Jerk in back row: Paul McCartney should have stopped after the Beatles. I mean, what the f*ck else good did he do after that? Nothing. Not a goddamn thing. He couldn't go from point A to point B. What's the shortest distance from A to B, again? Like, the hypotenuse of a triangle? He never found the hypotenuse without Lennon.

Annoyed man in front of him: Dude, the hypotenuse is the longest side. Now shut the f*ck up.

Annoyed man's girlfriend: That was so hot.

--Carnegie Hall

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