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mahatmakanejeeves

(67,618 posts)
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 10:22 PM Wednesday

BREAKING Zohran Mamdani to require all New York elementary school students to learn Arabic numerals.

Last edited Wed Nov 19, 2025, 10:59 PM - Edit history (1)

Edited: the "news" is already in GD. Sorry. My bad.

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derek guy
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when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor

Polymarket tweets: "BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani to require all New York elementary school students to learn Arabic numerals."

Laura Loomer replies: "You know things are bad when you can't tell if this is real or a joke.

Dear God. It's real. Isn't it?"
ALT
Nov 19, 2025, 7:58 PM

when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor

derek guy (@dieworkwear.bsky.social) 2025-11-20T00:58:52.886Z
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BREAKING Zohran Mamdani to require all New York elementary school students to learn Arabic numerals. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday OP
Boomer joke is cringe Seeking Serenity Wednesday #1
Funny Alephy Wednesday #2
. Sparkly Wednesday #3
This seriously shows where we have landed Pachamama Wednesday #4
This timeline is so fucked up fujiyamasan Thursday #11
And the Catholic Church will make pupils learn the Roman Numbering system. Jacson6 Wednesday #5
Well, high time they updated Aussie105 Wednesday #6
People often forget to carry the X sarisataka Wednesday #8
Yes, Laura. It is both real and a joke. What you are missing is that . . . John1956PA Wednesday #7
My friend is warning people that because Mamdani won New York, Sharia Law will be used. rickyhall Wednesday #9
By God..my daughter, from now on, will use Roman Numerals. chouchou Thursday #10
Doesn't everyone think in binary now? It is the 21st century for goodness sake! pat_k Thursday #12
In accommodation to Laura Loomer's concerns, I ask her this: no_hypocrisy Thursday #13

Aussie105

(7,440 posts)
6. Well, high time they updated
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 10:32 PM
Wednesday

from the Roman numbering system.

I never got my mind around multiplying XVII by XIV!

But that is 17 times 14, and seeing my Roman calculator has a flat battery, I'm going to need to use my new fangled Arabic calculator.
(That's more of that there sarcy-asm!)

Great joke though. MAGA will spit chips!

What next?
Napoleonic Km and cms, L?

John1956PA

(4,634 posts)
7. Yes, Laura. It is both real and a joke. What you are missing is that . . .
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 10:57 PM
Wednesday

. . . the joke is on you.

pat_k

(12,560 posts)
12. Doesn't everyone think in binary now? It is the 21st century for goodness sake!
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 01:21 AM
Thursday

If you'd like a headache, watch the following:

no_hypocrisy

(53,851 posts)
13. In accommodation to Laura Loomer's concerns, I ask her this:
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 04:17 AM
Thursday

What's MCMDLII x DCCLVVIII

There! No Muslim influence on Math!

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