A popular math pun on the word “division” is:
“He wears glasses during math because it improves division.”
The joke has been cited in print since at least 2001.
Google Groups: alt.humor.puns
Puns of the Weak 9/7/01
Stan Kegel
9/7/01
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He wears glasses during math because it improves divison. (Pun of the Day)
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Puns of the Weak Special: 100 Top One-Liners
Stan Kegel
5/25/03
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15. He wears glasses during math because it improves divison.
Google Books
The Indispensable Guide to Clean Humor and Wit
By Mit Sorrels and Kevin Sorrels
Xlibris Corporation (Xlibris.com)
2009
Pg. ?:
He wears glasses during math because it improves division.
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Bethany
@bighoneybliss
Oh! It’s #punday He wears glasses during math because it improves divison.
1:33 PM - 22 Mar 2009
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Elizabeth Sedlock
@EPSedlock
@pogue “He wears glasses during math because it improves division.”
8:42 PM - 1 Apr 2009
Google Books
150 Totally Fresh Fully Mint School Jokes Bru!:
Turn that learning frown upside down
By Matthew Grant
Published by author
2014
Pg. ?:
Question: Why did the girl wear glasses during math class?
Answer: Because it improves di-vison!
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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