by Peggy Robin
Today the math nerd's favorite day*: It's 3.14 - π -that is to say, PI, making today PI DAY.
While it's not in the same league with that green-beer-swilling festival 3 days later, it does give area pizza sellers and bakeries a nice marketing opportunity -- discounts and special promotions on pizza pies and dessert pies all day long.
Rather than list them here, I refer you to the Washington Post's coverage of the subject: Where to find discounted (or free!) pizza and pie on Pi Day around D.C. And for those of you boycotting the Washington Post, here's a video clip + online article from News4Washington: https://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/the-scene/all-things-circles-3-14-deals-and-fun-events-for-pi-day-in-the-dc-area/3864250/.
* Some of you may ask: "What about those math nerds whose favorite day is Fibonacci Day?" That's Nov 23 (11 23) for those of you non-math-nerds who promptly forgot about the Fibonacci sequence that you were taught sometime in middle school. Well, it doesn't lend itself to promotional sales, so it just can't compete.
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The "Get Out!" event of the week is posted on the Cleveland Park Listserv and on All Life Is Local on Thursdays, but Pi Day is so cool, it calls for a special supplemental edition.
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