A popular joke told over Halloween and Thanksgiving is:
Q: What do you get when you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter?
A: Pumpkin pi.
The joke has been cited in print since at least 1998.
“What do you get when you take green cheese and divide its circumference by its diameter?"/"Moon pi” is another “pi(e)” joke.
Wikipedia: Pi
The number π is a mathematical constant, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, commonly approximated as 3.14159. It has been represented by the Greek letter “π” since the mid-18th century, though it is also sometimes spelled out as “pi” (/paɪ/).
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Final Jokes (Some Raunchy and Some Political) from James
James D. Milton
11/1/98
“Halloween Q & A”
(...)
Q: What do you get when you divide the circumference of a jack-o-lantern by its diameter?
A: Pumpkin pi
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Ann: Science Jokes updated
Dave Bostock
11/4/99
A possible addition that I observed in a Holloween post of rec.humor if not already in the Sci. list.
What do you get when you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by it’s diameter ? .... drum roll ... pause ... more drum roll ...
pumpkin pi
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Shirley Lin
10/31/00
(...)
What do you get if you divide the circumference of a jack-o-lantern by it’s diameter? Pumpkin pi
Google Books
One Man’s Journey Through Mathematics
By Marvin L. Bittinger
Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley
2004
Pg. 108:
What do you get if you divide the circumference of a jack-o-lantern by its diameter?
Pumpkin pi.
Google Books
The World’s Greatest Wacky One-Line Jokes
By Bob Phillips
Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers
2005
Pg. 86:
What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter?
Pumpkin pi.
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matt lambert
@mattlambert
Teacher: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter?
Student: Pumpkin pi.
2:52 AM - 18 Feb 2008
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The Mammoth Book of One-Liners
By Geoff Tibballs
London: Constable & Robinson Ltd.
2012
Pg. ?:
What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter?
Pumpkin pi.
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DinnerPartyDownload
@dinnerpartydnld
What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter?
Pumpkin pi!
-A #joke from @JSim07 to use on #Thanksgiving
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