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Jan 23, 2018 12:06 AM
JizzanZePuss
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cosinewave
Tax dollars well spent.
DidItForScience
Thank god he wasn't caught doing Al-Jebra.
MeatSquatthrust
The scary, secret Arabic language of al-jebra
rambot
Can we start public shaming reactionary, scared ignorant idiots?
hotdogwithwinies
BuZzFeEd
fricklefart90
Good point
pigletwhisper
Claystead
This story is ANCIENT. It was in like 2011, I remember reading about it in the newspaper.
Flipvan
Typical imgur. Always trying to stir up racism.
NorseNanuq
Note to self, next time on plane, pull out a pen and paper and start writing Norse runes.
Bizarkly
"No, no sir, it's fine -- he's from *Norway*."
turtlebackpackturtle
Wow, I didn't know anyone else hated math more than I did.
Buck39
was he using Hindu-Arabic numerals?
GeminiSprk
MechanusIncarnate
Addition, simple root, an error equation, and fluid dynamics.
sevenmillionhahalaughs
Shit! Im a chinese math professor on a plane to the states right now with math paper. Im so fucked. Hope the go gentle on me.
MisterEerieO
Was american airlines the one that gets rough?
pyrrhlis
United
haidernoori916
"biggot"? oh fucking please
IamMom
He was trying to find the solution to a problem and they gave him another
Burnmad
Thank goodness they didn't give him the Final Solution.
RogerHarvest
She thought he was a member of Al Gebra
adaquo
holy shit. this comment deserves to be so so much higher up
APenguinInATuxedo
And even if he was writing in another language, why would that be a cause for concern?
Mavgurian
"'Murica, ya punk!!!"
tooomanystevesgotbanned
Because he was wearing a Turban.
Nordalin
His name is Guido Menzio if you want a picture. An Italian dude that looks foreign enough for your average bigot.
HeadFullOfEmpty
Because they want people scared of everything. Can then justify "We're doing this to keep you safe"
Thisoldmanheplaysbass
pyrrhlis
Truly great man.
OMFGWhatHaveWeDONE
Next up: Journalism labelled "fake" by President because he doesn't like the facts they are reporting.
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Dildorthemagnificunt
I'm starting to become increasing for intelligence test before breeding,voting and running for any office
standpatrickharris75
How about before hitting send on imgur comments?
Dildorthemagnificunt
Naa no consequences to that or others other people.
ItsOnlyOneThirty
He means that your comment (and also your reply) doesn't make much sense. Learn how to write a correct sentence
meganical
When you low key insult a poster who comments about others being stupid but he has bad spelling & grammar
ActionJohnnie
When you’re calculating the stress applied to steel beams after being weakened by a jet fuel fire.
pyrrhlis
= Not enough
cherdadub
Her inner child recognized it as math and got scared.
AlrightKeepYourSecrets
People are afraid of what they dont understand
IAmFlockForWeAreMany
Fucktarded
beedoubleuthree
“When I saw him write the symbol for a square root I knew then and there that he’d been radicalized.”
penguinpab
To quote a friend, “to be fair, differential equations are fucking terrifying.”
AuryxBecauseWhyNot
I concur.
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
I'd be scared of someone that looked at one and gave me an answer. Back in the day they burned people like that at the stake
KirchoffsVoltageLaw
I bombed my diff e quiz harder on Friday than America bombs ISIS.
YourLocalVictorian
I think that arrangement of words probably just put you on a watchlist.
KirchoffsVoltageLaw
Good the government can help me study
WildRosso
http://m.quickmeme.com/img/4a/4a09ca5c1eadeb2e90c0ad244c7fe88890ad33c84b204730e274c9f565a0330a.jpg
merelyadequategooglymoogly
Differential equations can't melt steel beams.
Darthran
They'll do a fine job of describing then over time though
WorkNCSpace
But partial differential equations sure can!
icalleverybodybud
TSA agent prob.
DeZaim
Neards?
LeetPhant
I came here for this.
thingy237
Technically, there’s a good chance he DID use Arabian numerals, then again, so do she on her times tables
Mackeroy
assuming she had an education
zaphod
Indian numerals, those Arabs copied them from us.
Omnimorph2112
You overestimate her intelligence.
PianoMan2112
Sudoku, then?
Thefusiondude
There ya go
SirSpiffyDijelos
He's worshiping the heathen texts of Al Gebrah!
rvcaptn
what type of bra do mermaids wear
ItsOnlyOneThirty
Lol
averagelonelyguy
They all (wear) g bra.
Mavgurian
I love puns.
kyzentun
Weissicles
Had to come back to upvote this.
GadenKerensky
Almost a Mike Tyson joke.
JobyJob
Ever heard of the group Mathematicians? Because if you did, then:
ItalianaNrd
Hehe tools of Math Destruction!!
Waitinglikeastalkingbutler
Anonymonocle
Freeze, everyone! You move, I'll divide by zero!
ciiral
APieceOfFuckingShit
Impossible!
Anonymonocle
Okay, that's it! (I divide by zero and explosions everywhere)
TheOnlyPtylerdactyl
She was worried he might be with Al Jebrah
MacCholo
Nicalanius
justbelowme
Fuckin awesome
Punderstandable
Fun fact, Al Jibr is the original, Arabic word for advanced math. Yes, the Arabs invented Algebra.
TheOnlyPtylerdactyl
I did know that, yes.
TheFatDaddy
So an actual reason for americans to hate the Arabs?
Punderstandable
Yes. Heck, that alone probably justifies a good portion of the unfathomable violence dumped on that region of earth.
ThatSquirrelInTheCorner
I think I hate whoever invented calculus more
Metallica93
Do people not know how much of modern civilization came from the Middle East or...?
DukeDarkwood
We literally call it the "cradle of civilization" because of the multiple early civilizations that came from there.
Metallica93
I mean, you're telling me something I already know, lol. I'm just asking if that's common knowledge or not.
pushingchildrenintotraffic
Math is the universal language.
43rdpresident
https://imgur.co">LPPFYij">https://imgur.com/LPPFYij https://imgur.com/ZXOAo1q
BlankMage
Also music. And physical comedy.
SageStoner
Math is _a_ universal language, not _the_ universal language. More animals exhibit an appreciation of music than of math.
AndrewGelbmann
It is still a foreign language if you are ignorant.
penguinpab
Then I am illiterate.
tracyjtoth1
Basic math numbers and operators sure but when your doing difficult math with variables and shit.. She doesnt know what real math looks like
pineapplewalrus
Idiots have no language
iFoundthecat
a*
Scythl
*maths x)
enchilada5
Math is correct in America and Canada. If you commented Colour, I wouldn't be all "*Color x)"
krampuschristmas
Scythl
It was supposed to be proving s/he was right and sort of ironic but it wasn't a very good joke anyway so I see how people missed it
FlowVector
I always liked to describe it as "the chosen language of humanity to describe how the world works"
TheMarxVolta
yahiko48
Rectangle?
GitGudNub
Square, I think
spreadingthehate
Some of the symbols used are greek.
Flyndaran
It's our method of solving problems. It's only tangentially connected to reality itself.
SV97
No, it also can be commonly found in nature or the universe in general
Flyndaran
You're confusing the word for the reality. Math is our imperfect language that we use to try to describe reality and solve problems.
SV97
"The Word"?
SomeOneYouMayKnowOrNot
https://www.dartmouth.edu/~matc/MathDrama/reading/Wigner.html It's more than just mildly connected to reality. 1/2
SomeOneYouMayKnowOrNot
Modern physics uses mathematical concepts that shouldn't mean anything physically. Stuff like group theory, once just interesting ideas, 2/3
slacker92
Ok let's disregard the fact the math bit. What is wrong with writing in a foreign language/script? Why is that so threatening to some people
AbsolutelyNotADragon
They could be writing a bomb!
CharityQuill
the hell she think he was doing? passing notes to a terrorist friend in the back seat instead of texting?
RayMC
You can't text in planes...
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
Pen is mightier than the sword, ipso facto - takes over the plane with a book
artiejohansen
I’ll take the penis mightier for $500 Trebek.
DukeDarkwood
Does it work? Will it really mighty my penis?
swinglinered
there's an app... err a pill for that
humptysorthopedic
Maybe don't "hate" strange foreign persons acting strange but might "fear" such. Likely depends on paranoid level of "news" sources.
ptownboricua19
Some random old dude in line interrupted my convo because he didn't feel confident that we weren't talking about him(1)
ptownboricua19
Since we were talking in Spanish and he couldn't understand...surprise we weren't...people are afraid of what they don't understand(2)
Asteroidrules
Because he looked Arab.
Memorablename1
نص عشوائي ooga booga
58d8fee2
"Random text"
MexImgurian
Ignorance
prawnklng
People fear what they can’t conquer.
The5lacker
Because fear is comfortable, ironically.
PervertedTango
We're well on the path of an Idiocracy. That movie has it all right.
seandel20189000
Ignant ass motherfuckers.
dietderpsy
Maybe she thought of it like this - It's a way of communicating something secret without anyone knowing.
Quizz25S
Because obviously anybody different than you is a terrorist.
aj5qC3227
Because overworked amygdala in conjunction with a handful of externally-encouraged biases.
Stratego89
Because ignorance leads to fear, and damn if 90% of Americans these days aren't ignorant af.
tristenislame
Fear of the unknown is the real reason
BestBaddyNA
People are just afraid of what they do not understand. Its nothing new.
humptysorthopedic
Also, equations on price-setting may in fact be part of a dangerous Neoliberal plot, like Trickle Down Economics.
razetherunner
i dunno, but i'm screwed. i'm always writing shit (like shopping lists) on my arm in an alphabet i made up just so i don't forget it.
d3jake
Ignorance hurts.
notestoyou
Asshats? Or dicks? Or cunts? Or .......
NotSoSureAboutThisYou
Americans often worry that if they can't understand something people must be talking about then. We are fearful little cultural ego maniacs.
meapplejak
Because they took our jobs!
Baughr
Because retards
beerlady
Animals fear the unknown and people are the worst
GoodGraces
EXACTLY!!
ILikeCharmanderOk
Biologically we're just slightly evolved chimpanzees. Like all other apes, we are tribal by nature. Fear of outsiders is in our DNA.
ILikeCharmanderOk
To those downvoting, I would say look at the US electorate. If you think we are past being tribal you are kidding yourselves.
TheAngryMarineBiologist
Because these people are idiots who don't see the irony in saying shit like "Don't write in a foreign language! In America we speak English!
swinglinered
poorly
Ryanator50
yeah it's not like he's gonna build the bomb from an instruction manuel in the middle of the flight...
ManiaGamine
Is it bad that I want to see someone "Hold my beer" that shit?
cobaltplasma
Because they're ignorant shits and anything unfamiliar *must* be dangerous...
chaosone
Depends on the situation. Actor James Woods had talked about the time he was in first class when he noticed four Arabic men present 1/2
chaosone
not partaking in any of the first class amenities, sitting and looking straight ahead while occasionally talking in Arabic. Weirded him 2/3
chaosone
out to the point that he had reported the incident to security. The next week, 9/11, and FBI came a-knocking on his door for more info.
Amori108
If it's new and people can't control it people tend to freak the fuck out
Edunc12
Something tells me math isn't...new...
DidItForScience
As an American, I need to be scared at all times so I'm willing to defer all thought to edgy law enforcement, politicians, and corporations.
gbombuh
In case any terries decide to get froggy up in this mammajamma https://m.popkey.co/ac71e4/aj57G.gif
Datzye
Xenophobia
TBfromFIN
It is proven that EVERYONE is scared of something different than their "normal". It's feature that we all have.
ImAllergicToCatsSorry
This.
damien309
White women.
Mephian
Because word can hurt.
Ishkabibble317
Որովհետեւ...
ManiaGamine
We know you're not a terrorist because it doesn't look squiggly enough. Though close, so we'll just put you on a list.
RuijiRiku
Fear of the unknown.
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ihazcrayonz
Username checks out perfectly. Oblivious bait is bait
ItsOnlyOneThirty
Maybe you should learn a little more about the world. You know America is not "most people". There are lots of Muslims and other languages.
hungitalianohwaitthisisntgrindr
you also know the US is not the only place that has issues with muslims, right? not by a long shot. i mean, i don’t personally but...
worksoncontingencynomoneydown
Google him (Guido Menzio). He looks like a regular Italian guy, you racist douche canoe.
swinglinered
guido
swinglinered
https://imgur.com/45HuA6w
gamblingpoet
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 I'M WRITING IN ARABIC NUMERALS
enchilada5
OH SHIT GUESS YOU'RE A TERRORIST
gamblingpoet
OH SHIT
heroesblood
What the fuck is he going to do, write out an alchemist circle and whip out a battleaxe?
PeteTusk
Summon a demon...
Maleae
I’m assuming you can’t read it, so you wouldn’t have the slightest clue if the content of the writing is “weird”.
AlrightKeepYourSecrets
Right, but it wasnt a "shady looking muslim", chances are it was a brown skinned mathematician writing fucking pi ya prejudiced cunt.
HiddenSanity
... but why?
enchilada5
Wtf. Like I get if you saw a wire sticking out of his coat or smth but even most bigots like you wouldn't be too scared by a fucking LETTER
wagnus
Half decent people wouldn't.
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
Gibenitural
Because he/she might cast a spell using the written word? That's a backward IQ issue.
LizardsInTheSky
What the fuck could someone be writing while on a plane that is dangerous?
Downvote4Love
Oh my god! He's gonna summon a bomb!
BowtiesAndScienceAreCool
It was a couple years ago, he looked Muslim. https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidmack/plane-maths?utm_term=.uxVreW0JXZ#.bqpmqDy0bX
BowtiesAndScienceAreCool
I apologize for my lack of clarity. One interview is saw claimed the woman said he looked Muslim. Yes I know he's Italian
tenebrisangelus
No he didn't. And even if he did, there's absolutely no reason for suspicion. This lady probably never completed highschool.
zaihamzakaria
No he doesn't.
omh1
Statistically a Muslim is just about the least likely person to be a terrorist. Muslims have been involved in < 6% of US terrorist incidents
anotherdickat
He dosn't look anything like "muslim"
MrKnowItAll1903
Mostly threatening to Americans who aren't well traveled.
Rifneno
*are stupid
dogstare
Mostly threatening to ignorant bigots, well traveled or not
CC2332
To any nationality not well travelled/xenophobic, not exclusive to USA, many other countries much more xenophobic than USA
RabidHobo
The USA is actually one of the least xenophobic countries, according to a study from Sweden.
SomeCrazyNerd
SAUCE!
DetectiveGaff
The xenophobes vs non-xenos in the US are at odds in an increasingly huge way and it's showing more and more
swinglinered
links?
CamelSpotter
Some people are wary of people/things that are different or unfamiliar to them. I wouldn't be surprised if racism is a factor as well.
ThePunneryOfficer
That is basically the definition of racism
Ryanator50
"Humans fear what they do not understand"
JDBM
for example, i fear owls.
JeSuisIvre
Jellyfish.
Shitposting2017
Also us Americans are pretty dumb, the majority of us are not that smart. I love math
DetectiveGaff
I'd put extreme likely odds on racism
ILikeCharmanderOk
Looking at our closest ancestors can help to shine a light on our behaviors. Our nearest ape ancestors are also tribal and fear outsiders.
humanthing
Survival has been hard in our evolutionary journey. The creatures and elements these ancient beings had to endure before technology 1/9
humanthing
[(which has grown exponentially) i’m talking before we knew fire...agriculture and developed written language] would definitely fear 2/9
humanthing
Think of how little they knew. Fear must have become extremely integral parts of our behavior just like fight or flight is. For the sake 2/9
Leiloni
Well according to the article the guy was a white dude from Italy so probably not racism. Likely just stupidity and natural fear reaction.
TonyTortellini44
Tell that to Grandpa Tortellini. Wasn't that long ago Italians were greeted to this country with stones and "fuck off spaghetti bender".
JohnCooper61
Because people looking different and writing different fly into tall buildings!
Leiloni
The guy was a white dude.
Tornadotaco
Those guys actually looked pretty American and spoke and wrote English
stormegedendarklordofall
They also dressed like businessmen
SmeachThePeach
Certainly didn't fly like businessmen.
Youareobscure
that's accurate, most businessmen can't aim a plane
Shittyperson
Businessmen crashed... the economy.
blastedsteak
This guy. Yes.
TraitorousTrump3
Fox News has scared that many people.
hungitalianohwaitthisisntgrindr
you’re not wrong.
aristera
Government had a larger roll. Bush couldn't make a speech with out the word terrorist some where multiple times.
TraitorousTrump3
Well Fox News and the GOP are the same talking points.
humptysorthopedic
Someone edited GOP 2004 convention, to only include "terror" "terrorists" and a few related phrases. About 4 minutes long.
goudist
Did they have enough butter for their larger roll?
swinglinered
They got resupplied via email.
DarwinsWeasel
No, but for some reason they kept adding extra "ham"...
KobeBurger
ليس هناك شيء خاطئ، ولكن عدد الإرهابيين المسلمين جنبا إلى جنب مع الخوف من المجهول يمكن أن تجعل الذعر شخص بسيط.
rocketturttle
well said
shadowshatter
HE'S NOT SPEAKING ENGLISH, KILL AND/OR DEPORT HIM IMMEDIATELY
Azzazzello
Posssssssssssssssssssssssssssssum
SIR, SIR! SIR! PUT THE PENCIL DOWN AND STEP AWAY FROM THE DEMON SUMMONING AREA. SIR! IF YOU DON'T COMPLY I'LL HAVE TO SHOOT YOU! SIR! SIR!
AH0TE
UnremarkablyInteresting
I mean sure, but then you have to marry the goat.
schopier
LiterallyAWizard
"Fearful, high-pitched shrieking*
reverseporkies
*calls NTSA
OneDayIwillPost
Up you go
omh1
But the Muslim part is pretty much BS and fear mongering. Muslims were involved in less that 6% of all US terrorist incidents; 2% in the EU
RoxxHlne24
huffpost dot co m/us/entry/8718000 studies buried in link
Youareobscure
why link it like that? https://www.huffingtonpost.com/omar-alnatour/muslims-are-not-terrorist_b_8718000.html
ImJustGod
miniminimoooo
نائم يا صديق
Nathanyel
Yeah, it's just down the hallway.
Tuskora
STOP RIGHT THERE!
AlienPumaSpaceTrain
The most beautiful looking script of all the script.
Comet260
Read it right to left, correct?
HumanFlag
The fuck you just said to me?
CalebKills
NootNootOnMyScootScoot
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
MRgetsdownvotedalot
Wallah habibi.. I kill you now..
DoctorBouffard
I see something where do I go to say something? This guy is speaking Kaepernick.
FartyMcDumpstein
OffendedSkeleton
DarthSlappy
LOL!!! Sauce PLEASE!!!
RayMC
It's too good to not watch
KobeBurger
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481536/
DarthSlappy
Thank you!!
Ssssssssssss
بالله، تتصرف نفسك أو سأعطيك طعم الحذاء
KobeBurger
CraftedLine
"Call those crackers. I will jihad them all in the butthole!" Some doesn't translate so well.
Despereauxtilling
May I request the translation? I'm a sad monolingual being...
knayf
Shitty racist comment translated from Google Translate
drosophilamelanogaster
"There is nothing wrong, but the number of Muslim terrorists along with the fear of the unknown can make a simple person panic."
drosophilamelanogaster
Racist how?
Spunkrat2019
Holy shit, I read your comment as "I'm a sad Mongolian baby." I fucking laughed my arse off. Holy shit I need sleep.
LBarto
Had to double check after reading this, actually lol'd on public transport.. it was quite embarrassing +1
MetroidJunkie
真珠湾は米国政府によってプロットされました。 日本のアニメーションは鋼の梁を溶かすことはできません
KobeBurger
GrabEmByTheEmbassy
Hiragana, katakana, AND kanji. Yup, three alphabets in one language is pretty fucky. Well played.
MechanusIncarnate
I know that it is basically a letter, but I see ッ as a smile.
Matryoshka524
It's often used as one in texts by Japanese teenagers, fun fact (・∀・)
Hekatombe
weeb!
AnotherLowski
Now you're just showing off.
Acreekyfidgetspinner
"Pearl Harbor was plotted by the US government. Japanese animation cannot be dyed with steel" ... It's 2 am.. Why did I translate that?
MetroidJunkie
Japanese Animation can't melt steel beams.
IamMom
Because racism.
ReasonableConservative
“If you see something suspicious, say something,” he said. “That’s always helpful.” - Barak Obama
CrimLaw1
Somehow I don’t think he was referring to the act of writing in a foreign language.
ReasonableConservative
It's left to personal interpretation, and I'm glad people speak up when they see something they think is suspicious.
mmmmmjesus
Leave this comment at 666 upvotes
trevasauruswrecks
Too late
knowsgoodanimals
Uggh you can't just say people are racist when they say and do racist things! (Serkasm)
dietderpsy
That's only one possibility, another possibility is that she is in a stressful situation(flying) she has heard about all these terror
dietderpsy
Attacks and she sees some guy writing in code, what is he planning to do?
dietderpsy
Some people are paranoid, and some people have odd beliefs and processing.
IamMom
Based on race.
IamMom
So you're saying she stereotypes people based on their race?
dietderpsy
No, I am giving another possibility, she might be paranoid seeing a guy writing in a foreign language on a plane in a time of
xKaraKx
Not racism. Xenophobia
LieutenantScarecrow
MLGsamantha
XENO SCUM!
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BuyMeBoozeAndWaffles
I like the xylophone
MelancholicacR
Dik-dik*
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
FungusForge
A little of column A, a little of column B.
Ojuter
Not racism. Thats the fault of your goverment. They make sure you live in fear of the others
IamMom
I'm Canadian. It's not my Government.
SomeCrazyNerd
Bitta' both.
firecartier
legitimatemaverick
QuasiIntellectualChimpanzee
The two are often inextricably linked. True story!
Clopay
omg i love animorphs
ReasonableConservative
"If you see something, say something."
CrimLaw1
She didn’t see anything though.
VolvoSupportTeam
Ah yes, start getting scared of a large group of people based on the actions of the few. Very reasonable of you Mr. Conservative.
ReasonableConservative
Sorry. I didn't accredit that properly: “If you see something suspicious, say something,” he said. “That’s always helpful.” - Barack Obama
CrimLaw1
She didn’t see anything. If you see something, say something. The problem is seeing nothing and thinking it’s something.
buttshredder
No, there is no racism. We had a black president! The only racists are the race baiters. Some people just like to "tell it like it is."
spooncats
This is one of those things that you hope is sarcasm, even though you have seen people who legitimately say these things
aZestyEggRoll
It took me a few seconds to realize this was sarcasm. That's how low we've sunk.
Rexli78
You know if you added a "/s" to the end of your comment people would know you're being sarcastic and not down vote you.
buttshredder
I was hoping the quotes would hint at that. It's kind of sad that anyone could hold that opinion seriously, but they do...
flikrdoodles
Personally I'm grateful to be able to catch sarcasm without the /s most of the time. Sometimes I have no idea how people miss it.
Rexli78
Because the internet has made idiots painfully visible and the English language lacks any punctuation to indicate insincerity.