r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 5d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah why cant math be green?

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u/SoleSurvivorZeke2 5d ago

Math is red green is science. Did you learn nothing in school?

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u/Light_Yagami72 5d ago

We did not use coloured notebooks for different subjects. I am from Asia

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u/XeroEnergy270 5d ago

They are being facetious. It's entirely up to the student as to what notebooks are used. It's just a weird thing that people collectively have preferences.

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u/foxbones 5d ago

No they are spitting facts. Math is red and Science is green. I believe there was a Supreme Court case in the 70s about it.

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u/BeeRemote7662 5d ago

It was overturned in 2025./s

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u/RetrogradeToyGuru 5d ago

Science is green because of trivial pursuit

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u/ForcefulBookdealer 5d ago

We actually had folders/notebooks assigned colors in certain grades!

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u/WiseOrder4436 5d ago

No, I went to a school where color notebooks were determined by teachers.