# Number 1 = pee; Number 2 = poo; Number 9 = ?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-1-pee-number-2-poo-number-9/46010>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 17, 2000, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-1-pee-number-2-poo-number-9/46010 "2000-12-17T11:20:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Uniball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Uniball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniball)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-1-pee-number-2-poo-number-9/46010/1 "2000-12-17T11:20:38Z")

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It must be some painful british thing, according to the Beatles. Any clue?

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-1-pee-number-2-poo-number-9/46010/2 "2000-12-17T15:42:16Z")

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John Lennon was into numerology, and was obsessed with the number 9. Besides “Revolution 9”, he also had “Dream #9” and “Two Virgins No. 9”. Lennon was born on Oct. 9, the Beatles signed their first recording contract on May 9, they performed on Ed Sullivan on Feb. 9, his son Sean was born on Oct. 9, and John was shot on Dec. 8 (the 9th UK time).

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-1-pee-number-2-poo-number-9/46010/3 "2000-12-17T23:46:55Z")

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I am soooo glad I can transfer this to General Questions.  
Buh-bye.

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-1-pee-number-2-poo-number-9/46010/4 "2000-12-18T00:53:04Z")

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> \*Originally posted by slythe \*  
> \*\*I am soooo glad I can transfer this to General Questions.  
> Buh-bye. \*\*

I wonder whether **manhattan** and **Chronos** will be so glad to accept it. I for one had no idea it was a GQ when I replied to it.

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**Author:** ![Uniball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Uniball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniball)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-1-pee-number-2-poo-number-9/46010/5 "2000-12-18T02:15:53Z")

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It’s not. It’s a joke question. Moderators are curazy.