1. Education

Map Jokes, Part III

These additional map jokes are courtesy of Douglas Caldwell, smcdrc@erols.com

Q. How do maps get around London?
A. They take the map tube.

Q. How do you clean a nautical chart?
A. You give it an iso-bath (isobath).

Q. Why did the cartographer put the projection in a hangar?
A. It was a plane projection.

Q. What map element plays in the band?
A. The symbols (cymbals).

Q. Did you hear about the map that was mugged?
A. It was rolled by the map librarian.

Q. What is a nautical chart's best pitch?
A. The depth curve.

Q. Why was the map twitching?
A. It had a nervous tic.

Q. Why did the map crash?
A. It lost its control.

Q. What projection do birds use to track their migration?
A. A robins-son (Robinson) projection.

Q. What kind of map plays CD's?
A. A stereo map.

Q. Why is a lifeguard like a polar stereographic projection?
A. The lifeguard is a tan gent and the polar stereographic projection is tangent.


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