Math with Bad DrawingsCartoon Archive

Clever vs. Wise

April 16, 2019

A text-only exchange: 'wise' is the wise answer, but a clever one would have been more fun.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2019-04-16-clever-vs-wise/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

"Is it more important to be clever or wise?" "Definitely wise." "Hmmph." "What?" "I mean, that's the wiser answer, but this conversation would be more fun if you'd said something clever."

Topics
General / Not Math
Level
All Ages
Themes
Self-ReferenceLanguage & WordplayInspiration