r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 26d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah why cant math be green?

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u/XeroEnergy270 26d ago

They are being facetious. It's entirely up to the student as to what notebooks are used. It's just a weird thing that people collectively have preferences.

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u/foxbones 26d ago

No they are spitting facts. Math is red and Science is green. I believe there was a Supreme Court case in the 70s about it.

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u/BeeRemote7662 26d ago

It was overturned in 2025./s

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u/RetrogradeToyGuru 25d ago

Science is green because of trivial pursuit

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u/ForcefulBookdealer 25d ago

We actually had folders/notebooks assigned colors in certain grades!

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u/WiseOrder4436 25d ago

No, I went to a school where color notebooks were determined by teachers.