As a fluid-dynamics engineer, I was invited to give a lecture at a classified meeting attended by military officials. To break the ice, I began my talk with a joke. Several days later, at a restaurant, I ran into a naval officer who had heard my speech. “Would you mind repeating that joke here?” he asked. “That way it won't be considered confidential anymore, and I can tell it to others.”
作為一個(gè)流體動(dòng)力學(xué)工程師,我應(yīng)邀到一個(gè)由軍事要員參加的機(jī)密會(huì)議上講課。為了活躍氣氛,我先講了一個(gè)笑話(huà)。過(guò)了幾天,我在餐館里碰到一個(gè)聽(tīng)了我的課的海軍軍官。他問(wèn)我:“你能不能在這里再把那個(gè)笑話(huà)講一遍?這樣,這個(gè)笑話(huà)就不是保密的,我就可以去說(shuō)給別人聽(tīng)了?!?