9 = 7 + 2
A talk-show guest shares the equation 9 = 7 + 2. The host concedes it's true, just not interesting.
Transcript
[A talk show] Host: "Is there anything else you'd like to tell our audience?" Guest: "Yes! 9 = 7 + 2." Host: "I can neither deny this is true nor pretend it is interesting."
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024-09-03-9-7-2/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)