“What if algebra teachers are really pirates and they are using us to find ‘X’ so they can find the treasure?” is a math joke that has been printed on many images. The joke was first posted on Twitter on April 12, 2012.
Twitter
Jarryd Lavery
@JarrydLavery
What if all algebra teachers are really pirates and they are using us to find “x” so they can find the treasure!?
4:59 AM - 12 Apr 2012
Twitter
Jack Mills
@JackMillsDJ
What if algebra teachers are really pirates and they’re using us to find X so they can find the treasure?
5:46 AM - 12 Apr 2012
Twitter
Jaime Valentin
@Muahhahaha
What if Algebra teachers are really pirates and they are using us to find ‘x’ so they can find the buried treasure?
6:57 AM - 12 Apr 2012
Reddit—Shitty Ask Science
What if Algebra teachers are really pirates and they’re using us to find “X” so they can find the treasure? (self.shittyaskscience)
submitted April 15, 2012 by alex_kaeda
MathCrunch
What if Algebra teachers are really pirates … And they are using us to find “x” so they can find the treasure?
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What if Algebra teachers are really pirates and they are using us to find “x” so they can find the treasure?
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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