What is 2+2?
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A mathematician, a statistician, and an accountant apply for the same job. The interviewer calls in the mathematician and asks, “What does two plus two equal?”
The mathematician replies, “Four.” The interviewer asks, “Four, exactly?” The mathematician looks at the interviewer incredulously and says, “Yes, four, exactly.”
Then the interviewer calls in the statistician and asks the same question, “What does two plus two equal?” The statistician says, “On average, four – give or take ten percent, but on average, four.”
Then the interviewer calls in the accountant and poses the same question, “What does two plus two equal?”
The accountant gets up, locks the door, closes the shade, sits down next to the interviewer, and says, “What do you want it to equal?”
This joke plays on the stereotypes of three professions dealing with numbers: mathematicians, statisticians, and accountants. The mathematician’s answer “Four, exactly” reflects their pursuit of precise, unambiguous solutions. The statistician’s response “On average, four – give or take ten percent” demonstrates their focus on probabilities and variability, acknowledging that data can fluctuate. The accountant’s secretive and flexible answer, “What do you want it to equal?” humorously suggests that in the realm of accounting, numbers can be manipulated to serve various purposes, reflecting a stereotype that accountants can be creative for financial advantage, perhaps referencing the flexibility in tax laws or financial reporting.
Donald Trump says, “I have to say a lot of people have been asking this question. No, really. A lot of people come up to me, and they ask me. They say, ‘What’s 2+2’? And I tell them, look, we know what 2+2 is. We’ve had almost eight years of the worst kind of math you can imagine. Oh, my God, I can’t believe it. Addition and subtraction of the 1s the 2s and the 3s. It’s terrible. It’s just terrible. Look, if you want to know what 2+2 is, do you want to know what 2+2 is? I’ll tell you. First of all the number 2, by the way, I love the number 2. It’s probably my favorite number, no it is my favorite number. You know what, it’s probably more like the number two but with a lot of zeros behind it. A lot. If I’m being honest, I mean, if I’m being honest. I like a lot of zeros. Except for Marco Rubio, now he’s a zero that I don’t like. Though, I probably shouldn’t say that. He’s a nice guy, but he’s like, ‘10101000101,’ on and on, like that. He’s like a computer! You know what I mean? He’s like a computer. I don’t know. I mean, you know. So, we have all these numbers, and we can add them and subtract them and add them. TIMES them even. Did you know that? We can times them OR divide them, they don’t tell you that, and I’ll tell you, no one is better at the order of operations than me. You wouldn’t believe it. So, we’re gonna be the best on 2+2, believe me.”