as anyone at ucsd can tell you, i really like making dumb jokes. unfortunately, i can end up spending so much time on my jokes that i don't end up doing any mathematics. my solution to this problem has been to write math papers which are based on jokes. somehow i've managed to do this 3 times. in this talk i'll briefly discuss these joke papers. no prior knowledge of jokes or any sense of humor will be assumed. current ucsd 2022年亚洲世界杯预选赛 , prospective 2022年亚洲世界杯预选赛 , and anyone else who isn't on my thesis committee is welcome to attend.