What is the I M Livid Roman Numeral joke?
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I can’t remember how to write 1, 1000, 51, 6 and 500 in Roman numerals.
I M LIVID
The phrase “I M LIVID” can be read as a sentence expressing anger, with “livid” meaning furiously angry. However, each word and letter in the phrase can also represent Roman numerals. “I” stands for 1, “M” for 1000, “L” for 50, “IV” is 4, and “I” again for 1, and “D” for 500. If you take these numerals and add them together: 1 + 1000 + 50 + 4 + 1 + 500, it totals 1556. The joke lies in the double meaning; the phrase sounds like someone is stating their emotional state, but it is actually a list of Roman numerals that when added together, give a sum.