Q: Why was 6 afraid of 7?
A: Because 7 forgets turtles.
This is another great answer for the common question why was 6 afraid of 7. There is no wordplay involved, no great detail into back stories or motivations... strictly speaking 6 is afraid of 7 because 7 is a loveual pervert.
Of course, much like the common 789 answer there is some personification going on here. We don't assume that seven forgets turtles as an integer would an animal. We assume that seven is a human in this situation... which brings to light the tangible elements of the bestiality and "loving" involved in the punchline. An integer loving a turtle would not make sense because an integer is not a three dimensional being capable of loving. A human is. Thus personification occurs.
If six were looking, and he watched seven forget a turtle, he would be frightened, much the same way I would be frightened if I walked in on my friend Jake loving a turtle.
