Life of Pi

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1. 
   lmillerm

   Pi's first name, Piscine, is French for "pool"; in addition, Piscine Molitor is the name of the pool where Francis Adirubasamy loved to swim.

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   Posted by lmillerm on Thursday February 1, 2007 at 11:49 AM
   
   

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   chloemink Student
   

   Pi is born Piscine Molitor Patel. Pi received his given name as homage to a family friend, Francis Adirubasamy. Pi renamed himself to escape ongoing jokes about his name. Rather than be called Piscine he tells people to call him Pi.

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   Posted by chloemink on Thursday February 1, 2007 at 2:17 PM
   
   

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   niamhwozere Student
   High School - 9th Grade

   Pi got his name after Piscine (french word for swimming pool.) He shortened his name as his classmates used to call him "pissing patel" and then named himself after the 3.14 equation.

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   Posted by niamhwozere on Wednesday February 14, 2007 at 3:33 AM
   
   

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   muhina Student
   High School - 10th Grade

   first of all Pi is born Piscine Molitor Patel. Pi received his given name as homage to a family friend, Francis Adirubasamy. Pi renamed himself to escape ongoing jokes about his name. Rather than be called Piscine he tells people to call him Pi.

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   Posted by muhina on Friday April 13, 2007 at 3:08 PM