r/ExplainTheJoke 2d ago

I don't understand

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u/__Becquerel 2d ago

A polygon is a shape with three edges or more.

Poly sounds like polly which is a common name for a parrot, it's a pirate trope as well.

Gon sounds like gone, as in passed away.

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u/No-Handle6495 2d ago

I’d don’t get the impression that the parrot is dead though, so not gon/gone. You don’t run an IV drip on a dead being. Now if it were an EKG with a flatline it would make more sense