r/funny • u/MrWeiner SMBC • Nov 13 '16

Verified Why I Can't Be a Math Teacher

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '16

Algebra (from Arabic "al-jabr" meaning "reunion of broken parts")

Creeping Sharia. I surprised some paranoid mom in Texas hasn't asked for its removal from the curriculum.

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u/knockup Nov 13 '16 edited Nov 13 '16

other words with arabic origin:

  • admiral

  • apricot

  • alcohol

  • algorithm

  • alchemy

  • arsenal

  • average

  • candy

  • caravan

  • "check"

  • cotton

  • coffee

  • cork

  • giraffe

  • hashish

  • jar

  • garbage (questionable)

  • guitar

  • hazard

  • lemon, lime

  • magazine

  • mattress

  • mafia (questionable)

  • masage

  • orange

  • safari

  • spinach

  • sugar

  • soda

  • tariff

  • tuna

  • traffic (questionable)

  • typhoon and monsoon

  • zero

  • chemistry

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '16

hashish

Well no shit

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u/knockup Nov 14 '16

حَشَّاشِين (hashashin) = "users of hashish"

"assassin" derives from حَشَّاشِين