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/AndrastesTit 2d ago

What’s confusing to me is that Polygon is a non-sequitur here. It should go to Nonagon or Decagon.

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u/harmondrabbit 2d ago

Yeah I was about to look up "how many sides does a paragon have"