BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani to require all New York elementary school students to learn Arabic numerals.
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You know things are bad when you can’t tell if this is real or a joke. 😜😜😜😜

Nov 19, 2025 · 11:07 PM UTC

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Receipts of you being the target audience.
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So you’re afraid of numbers in other languages? I don’t get what you’re so scared of? I assure you we are all way more scared of you than any numerals.
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We already use Arabic numbers.
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Well, it is both real and a joke, so…
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😂😂😂😂 who is going to tell her?
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Heads up! It’s both
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It is a joke, because Arabic numerals include: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9
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it’s real and your brain is made out of teeth enamel
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Mumdumi
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It’s desensitization. “Build it and they will come.”
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Kids can’t read in NyC schools, so maybe they can learn math.
Lots of people are believeing this, and that is the scary part
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Yes you can. It’s obviously a joke since all students already learn Arabic numerals and have been for a very long time
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Please Google what Arabic numbers are. Thank you.
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Laura. What are Arabic numerals?
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Apparently, you can't.
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You're not going to believe it, but it's both real *and* a joke.
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it’s real… and also a joke and if you can’t get that then you are not real 😭😭
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Hey Laura, quick without googling, tell me what an Arabic numeral is
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Gurl, get a refund...you're broken.
Did anyone ask Grok yet? 😆
You know things are bad when people don’t even know that we already use Arabic Numerals. Start rethinking your life, Larry.
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hey laura you bumbling fool are you aware of what arabic numerals are
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Google is free Laura. If you didn’t know what Arabic numerals are, you could have just looked it up.
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Laura have you learnt Arabic numerals? What if they force you to?
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Also laura :
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Wait numbers are universal right?
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0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 These are western Arabic numerals. Congratulations, you’re an idiot,
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They're regular numbers Laura. You dummy.
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It’s real. Buckle up. It’s math time.
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It IS a problem if you can't tell... just not the problem you think.
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You must have been sooooo pissed when you found out the punch line wasn't what you thought it was.
Maybe it's just you Laura. They're trying to conflate numerals in Arabic with Arabic numerals to "own the chuds".
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You know things are bad when people dont know what arabic numerals are 🤷‍♂️🙄
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