# March 14th - Happy Pi Day everyone!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 14, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624 "2011-03-14T05:03:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/1 "2011-03-14T05:03:38Z")
If someone has already started a Pi Day thread then please just delete this. (I did an SDMB search for this and the result was "_the following words in your search were too short or too common - ‘pi’ and ‘day’_ 😃 Yes, March 14th or 3/14 is the unofficial annual celebration of everyone’s favorite transcendental number. As if that isn’t intellectual enough for you, it is also the birthday of **Albert Einstein**. ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/2 "2011-03-14T05:29:23Z")
You know, [Tau Day](http://tauday.com/#sec:the_circle_constant)… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/3 "2011-03-14T05:30:19Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > If someone has already started a Pi Day thread then please just delete this. (I did an SDMB search for this and the result was "_the following words in your search were too short or too common - ‘pi’ and ‘day’_ 😃 > > Yes, March 14th or 3/14 is the unofficial annual celebration of everyone’s favorite transcendental number. > > As if that isn’t intellectual enough for you, it is also the birthday of **Albert Einstein**. You are totally my 42 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/4 "2011-03-14T07:05:18Z")
By coincidence I’m wearing [this](http://shirt.woot.com/friends.aspx?k=17682) shirt today. ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/5 "2011-03-14T07:51:45Z")
The only problem with Pi Day this year is it’s on a Monday, and we’re on a Tuesday-Saturday schedule at work. We were going to have it tomorrow, but people then decided they want it on the 16th. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/6 "2011-03-14T08:38:55Z")
And should any folks want to type the actual symbol **π** hold down ALT and type 227 on the keypad and you’ll get **π** Changing the font size and font type (Times New Roman looks pretty good) also helps. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/7 "2011-03-14T08:49:34Z")
In 10 minutes and 265 milliseconds (in my timezone) it’s going to be 3/14 1:59.265!!! This calls for celebration. ---
**Author:** ![Lorski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Lorski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorski)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/8 "2011-03-14T12:59:33Z")
Happy Birthday to me! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/9 "2011-03-14T13:05:39Z")
Is this why it’s Pie week at my local pub? ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/10 "2011-03-14T13:07:22Z")
I like pi. When come back bring digits of pi. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/11 "2011-03-14T13:55:50Z")
Pi Day? Grow up you guys. Stop being so irrational. ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/12 "2011-03-14T14:05:08Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > I like pi. When come back bring digits of pi. Ok. Here you go: 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679… My one useless skill is that I have memorized the first 100 digits of pi ( **π** ). Lets just say it was a long LONG drive back home from a Tennessee. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/13 "2011-03-14T14:08:43Z")
Let’s all gather round in a circle… ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/14 "2011-03-14T14:48:20Z")
Mmmmmm numerical pie! ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/15 "2011-03-14T15:32:01Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > If someone has already started a Pi Day thread then please just delete this. (I did an SDMB search for this and the result was "_the following words in your search were too short or too common - ‘pi’ and ‘day’_ 😃 > > Yes, March 14th or 3/14 is the unofficial annual celebration of everyone’s favorite transcendental number. > > As if that isn’t intellectual enough for you, it is also the birthday of **Albert Einstein**. Not only that, it is my wedding anniversary! First thing I said to my wife of 47 years this morning was “Happy Einstein’s birthday!” ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/16 "2011-03-14T21:13:04Z")
_ **Hari Seldon** _ - not only is it the date of your wedding anniversary, it’s the birth date of a lot of famous people: **Les Brown** - (his Band of Renown probably has _other_ birth dates). **Hank Ketcham** - Dennis the Menace Cartoonist plus **Quincy Jones** , **Michael Caine** , and **Billy Crystal** ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/17 "2011-03-14T21:29:21Z")
Unofficially we celebrate Pi Day on July 22nd (22/7) ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/18 "2011-03-15T02:57:58Z")
Big sighs here. I’m a geek. Its well known that I’m a geek. I laugh myself silly over shaggy dog jokes, I work 42 into casual conversation, when I’m on hold I’ll often hand calculate Pi and will show how far I got as examples of long hold times “Look! 6 pages! SIX!!! I hate calling this company.” I also NEVER cook food to share at work. For the 3rd 3.14 in a row, I baked a pie and took it to work. I’ll even say “Happy Pi Day” while offering it to my coworkers. Nobody has ever gotten it ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Noel\_Prosequi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b19c9b/32.png) [@Noel\_Prosequi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noel_Prosequi)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/19 "2011-03-15T03:38:32Z")
Now see this is where you Americans get the month/day convention so wrong - the convention is day/month in much of the rest of the world. So pi day should be 31 April. I leave determining the rationality of that as an exercise for the reader. ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624/20 "2011-03-15T17:23:26Z")
Damn! I missed steak and a bj day again! Also, white underpants day. I gotta get an app or something. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624.md?page=2)