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Pirrot

A parrot that has been trained to recite the first few digits of the decimal number π—the more digits they can regurgitate, the dearer they are.
A pet shop is offering a π% discount on Pi Day for a pirrot priced at US$314.15.
by Fasters January 14, 2022
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Incoronability

When your body system is averse or resistant to the coronavirus—you are your own vaccine against the deadly virus.
Every time he’s reprimanded by his colleagues for failing to wear a face mask in front of suspected patients, Dr. Raj jokes with them that his incoronability would protect him from Covid-19.
by Fasters April 15, 2020
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Pi Tense

When numerologists or paranormal gurus claim that the present value of the transcendental number π on a planet or from a galaxy was different in the past and will change again in the future due to competing invisible forces in the spiritual realm.
A Fields medalist confided to some close faculty colleagues that he believes in the pi tense hypothesis albeit he couldn’t prove it.
by Fasters May 30, 2022
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Unnatural Six

The joy of recreationally playing with the magical properties of the number six, or toying around with its numeral when written in different languages, to arouse excitement, with the hope of experiencing an aha!
A creative question on unnatural six that may be posed is: “Give at least half a dozen solutions to ‘What is half of six?’”
by Fasters April 3, 2022
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Pi Plate

When a car plate number displays the first few digits of the decimal number π—the question that pops up in a geeky onlooker’s mind is the amount the car owner paid for this private plate.
A geeky billionaire was spotted driving a Porsche with a pi plate on the streets of Paris.
by Fasters March 24, 2023
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Pi

The Greek name for WHO’s next-in-line Covid-19 variant of concern, which is one mutation away from Omicron—a viral christening by WHO could push math teachers, students, and parents worldwide to take up arms against them.
With the word “pi” being used by millions of math students and teachers every day, what are the chances that Pi would be as lucky as Xi, the Greek letter that wasn’t used to coin a Covid-19 variant—which was begging to be picked up—because it’s a popular name among certain ethnic peoples, not to say, the surname of a present president of a state?
by Fasters April 12, 2022
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Anti-Pi

The mathematical equivalent of “Anti-Mask” or/and “Anti-Vax.” When you refuse to protect yourself against innumeracy or quantitative illiteracy, by failing to learn basic or practical geometry that usually involves the ubiquitous number π, which makes you prone to being conned by mathematical charlatans or unscrupulous sales and marketing folks.
Guesstimate how many anti-pi people globally there are at any time in a given year.
by Fasters January 18, 2022
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