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IronLionZion

(50,535 posts) Sat Nov 22, 2025, 11:21 PM Nov 22

The Internet Cannot Stop Laughing At MAGA Completely Missing This Joke (Arabic Numerals)

https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/arabic-numeral-troll

The account @Polymarket posted this claim that mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani would "require all New York elementary school students to learn Arabic numerals."

MAGAs in the comments melted down.

We have "Didn't Trump just make English the official language of the USA? This is asinine."

Another person said, "No! American numerals only! Not terrorist numerals."

And a bunch of people saying something to the extent of: "The Islamification of New York begins."

This was enjoyable!

More links:

https://www.10news.com/news/fact-or-fiction/fact-or-fiction-mamdani-to-introduce-rules-requiring-schools-to-teach-arabic-numerals

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-mamdani-arabic-numerals-new-york-schools-11079540

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The Internet Cannot Stop Laughing At MAGA Completely Missing This Joke (Arabic Numerals) (Original Post) IronLionZion Nov 22 OP

OMG....well, kind of expected from the maggot class. Lochloosa Nov 22 #1

Turning NY islamic is as easy as 1 2 3 lame54 Nov 22 #2

just wait until Mamdani requires lapfog_1 Nov 22 #3

And then there will be Arabic Astronomy VMA131Marine Nov 22 #5

Ohhh, NOESSSS!1!!!1!! 😱😱😱😱 electric_blue68 Nov 23 #11

And don't forget Greek symbols Rigpa108 Nov 23 #15

Needs to be required reading for all sentient Americans over the age of 5. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 22 #4

The ones who need it can't read at that level...... lastlib Nov 22 #7

While we chuckle..... OAITW r.2.0 Nov 23 #8

Sines and cosines must be bi-trans. rubbersole Nov 23 #14

DUZY😺 I_UndergroundPanther Nov 23 #16

Great job of double meaning/use of tangent. Norrrm Nov 23 #18

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9....... Jack Valentino Nov 22 #6

Sounds like great trolling to me. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 23 #9

From a short film from the sixties "Why Man Creates" Thunderbeast Nov 23 #10

Young Sheldon talks about zero. Norrrm Nov 23 #12

ROFL! They should do imaginary numbers next IronLionZion Nov 23 #17

Funny but scary. 3catwoman3 Nov 23 #13

Some history of Arabic numerals Norrrm Nov 23 #19

Lochloosa

(16,643 posts)

1. OMG....well, kind of expected from the maggot class.

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 11:22 PM

Nov 22

lame54

(39,018 posts)

2. Turning NY islamic is as easy as 1 2 3

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 11:28 PM

Nov 22

lapfog_1

(31,507 posts)

3. just wait until Mamdani requires

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 11:29 PM

Nov 22

the middle schoolers to learn Arabic equations! It even has a terrorist name al-gebra!!!

VMA131Marine

(5,132 posts)

5. And then there will be Arabic Astronomy

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 11:45 PM

Nov 22

Many of the brightest stars have names based on Arabic words

Aldebaran
Rigel
Vega
Achernar
Betelgeuse

Etc.

electric_blue68

(25,236 posts)

11. Ohhh, NOESSSS!1!!!1!! 😱😱😱😱

Reply to VMA131Marine (Reply #5)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 12:25 AM

Nov 23

Rigpa108

(62 posts)

15. And don't forget Greek symbols

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 02:24 AM

Nov 23

They are also used in mathematical equations.

OAITW r.2.0

(31,159 posts)

4. Needs to be required reading for all sentient Americans over the age of 5.

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 11:29 PM

Nov 22

lastlib

(27,297 posts)

7. The ones who need it can't read at that level......

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 11:56 PM

Nov 22

And wait'll those kids get exposed to that radical Greek terror group, Trigonom-etri! Their cells are called "triangles", and to solve them, their sines and cosines have to be known. And they ARE allied with some of those Arabic numerals and al-Gebra terrorists. OMG! They'll be going off on some crazy tangents when the kids have to get into that!

OAITW r.2.0

(31,159 posts)

8. While we chuckle.....

Reply to lastlib (Reply #7)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 12:01 AM

Nov 23

that level of intelligence is being imparted to future US voters.

rubbersole

(10,934 posts)

14. Sines and cosines must be bi-trans.

Reply to lastlib (Reply #7)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 01:41 AM

Nov 23

Requiring litter boxes in the classrooms!

I_UndergroundPanther

(13,323 posts)

16. DUZY😺

Reply to rubbersole (Reply #14)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 02:24 AM

Nov 23

That made me laugh

Norrrm

(3,640 posts)

18. Great job of double meaning/use of tangent.

Reply to lastlib (Reply #7)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 10:55 AM

Nov 23

Jack Valentino

(4,127 posts)

6. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.......

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 11:53 PM

Nov 22

OAITW r.2.0

(31,159 posts)

9. Sounds like great trolling to me.

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 12:02 AM

Nov 23

Thunderbeast

(3,742 posts)

10. From a short film from the sixties "Why Man Creates"

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 12:10 AM

Nov 23

Cartoon Characters

Man 1: Allah be praised! I've invented the zero!

Man 2: What?

Man 1: Nothing, Nothing...

Norrrm

(3,640 posts)

12. Young Sheldon talks about zero.

Reply to Thunderbeast (Reply #10)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 12:26 AM

Nov 23

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T-0-xNyJ61k

IronLionZion

(50,535 posts)

17. ROFL! They should do imaginary numbers next

Reply to Norrrm (Reply #12)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 09:04 AM

Nov 23

that's a fun one.

3catwoman3

(28,344 posts)

13. Funny but scary.

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 12:54 AM

Nov 23

Norrrm

(3,640 posts)

19. Some history of Arabic numerals

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 12:01 PM

Nov 23

Last edited Sun Nov 23, 2025, 12:56 PM - Edit history (1)

Arabic numerals are the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 that are part of the Hindu-Arabic numeral system. This system is the most common number system worldwide today, though its origin is in ancient India, not the Arab world. The numerals spread to Europe via the Arab world, which is why they are often called "Arabic numerals".

The real Arabic numbers in the Arab world are different than what we commonly know as the "Arabic numerals", but folks cannot expect the radical right to know the difference.

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