# NIME Jokes Archive **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 24, 2025, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.nime.org/t/nime-jokes-archive/978 "2025-06-24T06:57:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FlorentBerthaut](https://forum.nime.org/user_avatar/forum.nime.org/florentberthaut/32/117_2.png) [@FlorentBerthaut](https://forum.nime.org/u/FlorentBerthaut)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.nime.org/t/nime-jokes-archive/978/1 "2025-06-24T06:57:02Z")
Hi all, So at NIME '24 in Utrecht, there were a couple music sessions at the beginning of which (due to / thanks to technical difficulties) we collectively started creating / telling NIME Jokes. To keep this tradition going, and preserve this essential heritage, here is a Topic in which we can archive the best/worst NIME jokes ! ---
**Author:** ![FlorentBerthaut](https://forum.nime.org/user_avatar/forum.nime.org/florentberthaut/32/117_2.png) [@FlorentBerthaut](https://forum.nime.org/u/FlorentBerthaut)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 7:01am UTC](https://forum.nime.org/t/nime-jokes-archive/978/2 "2025-06-24T07:01:11Z")
Couple jokes from last year (feel free to add more) : Q : Why are NIMErs never hungry ? A : Because they know Granolar Synthesis Q : What do you do when you have a technical issue with your instrument before a concert ? A: You call NIME One One ---
**Author:** ![otoskope](https://forum.nime.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/45deac/32.png) [@otoskope](https://forum.nime.org/u/otoskope)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.nime.org/t/nime-jokes-archive/978/3 "2025-06-24T09:53:06Z")
How to you cheer up a sad NIMEer? Just put on your happiest interface. ---
**Author:** ![otoskope](https://forum.nime.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/45deac/32.png) [@otoskope](https://forum.nime.org/u/otoskope)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.nime.org/t/nime-jokes-archive/978/4 "2025-06-24T10:09:07Z")
Two modules met in a bar. When leaving, what did the delay say to the tone generator? - See you later, oscillator! In a NIME concert with complex mappings, how many are there in the audience? - One too many! ---
**Author:** ![otoskope](https://forum.nime.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/45deac/32.png) [@otoskope](https://forum.nime.org/u/otoskope)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.nime.org/t/nime-jokes-archive/978/5 "2025-06-24T10:24:35Z")
How do you celebrate two NIMEers’ wedding? - You ring the church Belas! ---
**Author:** ![FlorentBerthaut](https://forum.nime.org/user_avatar/forum.nime.org/florentberthaut/32/117_2.png) [@FlorentBerthaut](https://forum.nime.org/u/FlorentBerthaut)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.nime.org/t/nime-jokes-archive/978/6 "2025-06-24T10:32:42Z")
What do NIMErs do if they want a baby boy ? They use son-ification ---
**Author:** ![otoskope](https://forum.nime.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/45deac/32.png) [@otoskope](https://forum.nime.org/u/otoskope)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.nime.org/t/nime-jokes-archive/978/7 "2025-06-24T13:00:33Z")
Q: Who is the lonely NIMEer’s dream interaction partner? A: A physical model! Q: And who is their actual partner? A: An AI model. Alternate version: Q: What is the good-looking NIMEer’s side career? A: Physical modeling! ---
**Author:** ![docsunset](https://forum.nime.org/user_avatar/forum.nime.org/docsunset/32/172_2.png) [@docsunset](https://forum.nime.org/u/docsunset)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.nime.org/t/nime-jokes-archive/978/8 "2025-06-25T03:27:00Z")
How many grad students does it take to maintain the T-Stick? Just one more. ---
**Author:** ![june\_kuhn](https://forum.nime.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9e8a1a/32.png) [@june\_kuhn](https://forum.nime.org/u/june_kuhn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.nime.org/t/nime-jokes-archive/978/9 "2025-06-25T04:40:35Z")
Notes. > **[notesarentreal\_nime2025.pdf](https://instrumentslab.org/data/andrew/notesarentreal_nime2025.pdf)** > > 469.08 KB ---
**Author:** ![FlorentBerthaut](https://forum.nime.org/user_avatar/forum.nime.org/florentberthaut/32/117_2.png) [@FlorentBerthaut](https://forum.nime.org/u/FlorentBerthaut)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.nime.org/t/nime-jokes-archive/978/10 "2025-06-27T21:57:52Z")
- What is a NIME (Jokes) archive with only one paper by Andrew McPherson ? - A joke 😉 ---
**Author:** ![FlorentBerthaut](https://forum.nime.org/user_avatar/forum.nime.org/florentberthaut/32/117_2.png) [@FlorentBerthaut](https://forum.nime.org/u/FlorentBerthaut)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.nime.org/t/nime-jokes-archive/978/11 "2026-06-26T14:25:51Z")
- So how were the NIME 2026 performances ? - the usual WIPs and Whips …