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Mask Mafia

When unlicensed businesses illegally produce sub-standard face masks, or repackage and rebrand imported masks in unhygienic or unsanitary conditions—users may experience skin irritation and respiratory symptoms.
In Singapore, mask mafias, if caught and convicted, may be jailed for up to two years or fined up to $50,000, or both.
by MathPlus June 15, 2021
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Mask Constipation

When some selfish fellows or anti-maskers find it so hard to take out their face mask to wear it in public until they are threatened with a fine by the police if they refuse to do so.
Some unvaccinated religious zealots or diehard conspiracists would rather go to jail than pay a fine for refusing to don a mask in crowded places, which is a big concern for the authorities as these covidiots refuse to hear anything about mask constipation.
by MathPlus May 26, 2021
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Mask Pride

When a country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been quasi-effective partly because citizens and residents understand the importance of wearing a face mask in public squares even though a significant number of them have been fully vaccinated.
Compared to the incompetent US, Brazil, and India responses, China’s success in containing the Covid-19 pandemic could be partially attributed to mask pride and vaccine nationalism.
by MathPlus June 12, 2021
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Corona-fetishism

When rogue politicians or unethical drug manufacturers are continually exaggerating the severity of the Covid-19 pandemic to hang on to power, or to profit from the oft-irrational fear of semi-informed citizens.
How many millions of people worldwide are subconsciously suffering from corona-fetishism, when power politics or profiteering has held them captive?
by MathPlus December 25, 2021
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Pi Magnet

When the symbol π drawn on a piece of paper is cut up and glued onto a piece of magnetic sheet to make a DIY fridge magnet—an inexpensive fun family math activity to introduce the most popular constant in mathematics to precocious kids.
What are the chances that if some kidpreneurs decided to tailor-make some pi magnets to sell to their classmates, they could earn enough money to afford a Mother’s Day present?
by MathPlus October 8, 2021
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Speaking in tongues

The spiritual equivalent of mathematical problem solving. How to pray when you don’t know what to pray.
Just as problem solving is about what to do when you don’t know what to do, speaking in tongues is allowing the Holy Spirit (the third Person in the Trinity) to pray to God on your behalf in a supernatural language that you yourself don’t understand.
by MathPlus April 4, 2021
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Racial Capitalism

When a company profits on the image of minorities on its website to fake diversity, while paying lip service to building a more diverse company in the long run.
Using photoshopped images or stock photos on its website to make a company look as if it embraces a multiracial workforce is nothing but racial capitalism in action to mislead potential employees, shareholders, and the public.
by MathPlus June 28, 2018
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