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Well, the joke is a play on those gender stereotypes, the blonde waitress clearly knows much more then even the optimistic mathematician expects. The butt of the joke here is the university system and the jobs market.


That's true, but frankly, would you tell this joke during a conference? Personally, I'd prefer not to, even if it was relevant.




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