Here's an excerpt from Dilip Mukerjea's new book, Brainaissance: The Renaissance of the Brain & The Rebirth of Imagination

HUMOUR IS SERIOUS BUSINESS

The True Entrepreneur

A mall manager has three spaces to rent, all in a row. A prospective lessee shows up and says he wants to rent the space on the left for a men's wear shop.

'That's fine,' the mall manager says. 'You get free signage; what do you want on the sign?' 'Men's Wear,' says the man.

A second guy comes along and asks to rent the right hand space for his gentleman's formal wear business. When asked he says he wants 'Men's Wear' on his sign. The mall manager tells him that the left hand shop will have the same sign. 'No problem,' says the man.

Finally a third man comes along to rent the middle space. The manager is somewhat concerned because this guy also has a men's wear shop. Warily the manager asks the third man what he wants on his sign.

The guy replies: 'Entrance.'

Indian Brains

Mathematician: How do you write 4 in between 5?

Answers by: Chinese : Is this a joke? Japanese : Impossible!

American : The question's all wrong! British : It's not found on the Internet And the Indian: F(IV)E

Two cows are standing in the pasture. One turns to the other and says, “Although pi is usually abbreviated to five numbers, it is actually goes on into infinity.”

The second cow turns to the first and says, “Moooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.”

Accounting for Life

A woman is told by her doctor that she has six months to live. “Is there anything I can do?”

“Yes, there is,” the doctor replies. “You could marry a tax accountant.”

“How will that help my illness?” the woman asks.

“Oh, it won’t help you illness,” says the doctor, “but it will make the six months seem like an eternity.”