Title text:
In 1899, people were walking around shouting ‘23’ at each other and laughing, and confused reporters were writing articles trying to figure out what it meant.
Transcript:
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3184/
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231, twenty three is number one!
Maybe not a teen thing, but among children I think “because 789” could bring 789 into the discussion.
Further cementing that there is an xkcd for everything.
Why is 二百五 (250) not on there lol
8647
0118 999 881 999 119 725 3
I think it’s more of a 0118 999 88199 9119 725 3
Oh, that’s easy to remember!
I’ve had a bit of a tumble
Where’s 3.50?
It was about that time…
Get outa here ya lock ness
twennyone
You stoopid
2137
Schfifty-five.
Shiggity shawh
There really is an xkcd for everything.
They forgot 37.
My girlfriend acquired 37 limes In a row?!!
Try not to acquire any more on the way to the parking lot!
58,008 clearly wins.
That took me so long to figure out, I’m embarrassed
Women and men love it!
Tree fiddy
If you’re gonna include 23 skidoo… You should include being at sixes and sevens:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_sixes_and_sevens
67… Is very very old British slang for wrecked/confused, at odds, or hysterical.
“I was all 6’s and 7’s”
Vague Austin Powers memory somewhere…
Dressed to the nines no less.
We better 86 it with all this numbers business tho.
