Math with Bad DrawingsCartoon Archive

The Three Hardest Words

October 22, 2018

Someone finally admits 'you were right'; the other insists the three hardest words are unpronounceable strings, which gets them told they're right again.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-10-22-the-three-hardest-words/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

A: "Well, the time has come for me to say the three hardest words." B: "Good. I've been waiting for this."

A: "You were right." B: "What? No! The three hardest words to say are 'gwtjkor,' 'lpplpnzba,' and 'kznqev'!"

A: "Okay, I guess you're right again." B: "YOU KNOW THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANT TO HEAR"

Topics
General / Not MathLogic & Proof › Self-Reference
Level
All Ages
Themes
Language & WordplayFamily & Relationships