Undead String Theorists

Q. What do undead string theorists absolutely crave?

A. ….

Q. No, I’m serious!

A. ….

This may be an indication of how far string theory has seeped out into the general meme pool. I mean, I don’t think a webcomic — even one of general geek interest — has made a joke about gerbes lost forever like tears in rain.

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4 Responses to “Undead String Theorists”

  1. In our geeky household, that joke has been around for a few years, along with variants about vegetarian zombies craving grains, and constipated ones craving brans.

    Theo Bromine said this on January 6th, 2008 at 09:50 am

  2. And I thought they craved testable hypotheses.

    Ben said this on January 8th, 2008 at 20:46 pm

  3. The live ones do, but we’re talking about the undead — i.e., those who’ve been Department Chair for too long. . . .

    Blake Stacey said this on January 9th, 2008 at 14:29 pm

  4. We really need a parody of “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” right about now.

    John Armstrong said this on January 10th, 2008 at 16:34 pm