# Pi Is Exactly Three!!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-is-exactly-three/298018>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 6, 2005, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-is-exactly-three/298018 "2005-04-06T11:02:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Othersider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/cab0a1/32.png) [@Othersider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Othersider)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-is-exactly-three/298018/1 "2005-04-06T11:02:35Z")

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For anyone who doesn’t recognize the title of this thread, it’s a reference to _The Simpsons_ wherein Professor Frink, in an attempt to quiet a room full of his peers, shouts it to get their attention. 😃

[http://www.snopes.com/religion/pi.htm](http://www.snopes.com/religion/pi.htm)

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**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-is-exactly-three/298018/2 "2005-04-06T16:48:58Z")

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I thought it was in _Futurama_? As a mathematician, I thought it was pretty funny.

I was about to ask if there was a point to this thread, and then I remembered what forum I was in!

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-is-exactly-three/298018/3 "2005-04-06T17:48:48Z")

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[here’s what Cecil sez](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_341.html)

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-is-exactly-three/298018/4 "2005-04-06T19:06:26Z")

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Pi are round. _Cornbread_ are square!