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Comment author: EphemeralNight 05 April 2012 05:25:19AM *  1 point [-]

"A better question," said the Lord Programmer, "would be, why are the two of them reciting multiplication tables?" He glanced around. "What, none of you can read lips?"

"Um..." said the Xenopsychologist. "Okay, I've got to admit, I can't even begin to imagine why -"

Then there was a uniform "Ewww..." from around the room.

"Oh, dear," said the Xenopsychologist. "Oh, dear, I don't think they understood that part at all."

I've read this several times now, and I'm still not getting what the "Eww" is about. What am I missing here?

Comment author: TabAtkins 25 July 2013 04:30:34PM 2 points [-]

I'm surprised this never got answered! Well, better late than never, I suppose.

The SuperHappies misread the saying "Be fruitful and multiply.".

Comment author: EphemeralNight 03 August 2013 03:26:52PM 0 points [-]

Well, I actually got the "multiply" pun. That was clear enough. I'm just not getting what prompted the "Ewww..." though.

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