Math parties
A party of numbers
All the numbers go to a party and numbers, being what they are, disperse by parity: all the evens hang around each other and all the odds do the same, with neither group interacting much with each other. As 34 was chatting with 72 he notices 0 standing awkwardly by himself in a dark corner. "Hey 72," says 34, "That 0 guy is even; let's invite him over to hand with the even guys."
72 agrees, so off go the two numbers invite 0 into their little group.
"Hey 0," askes 34, "why don't you come an talk with me and 72 and 16 and 22 over here?"
0 sighs heavily and replies, "Sorry. I have nothing to add."
A party of functions
All the functions go to a party. After some drinks and music, the party is really going, with one exception: ex is standing awkwardly by himself in a dark corner. After a while sin(x) notices this, and so he goes over to talk to his nonalgebraic buddy. "Hey ex," says sin(x), "why don't you come out here and mingle."
"Mingle?" asks ex, suprised.
"Yeah, mingle!" says sin(x). "You know, get out there and integrate yourself!"
ex sighs heavily and asks, "What's the point?" [CG]