# Numbers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbers/179783>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 5, 2003, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbers/179783 "2003-06-05T06:59:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Major\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Major\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Major_Kong)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbers/179783/1 "2003-06-05T06:59:14Z")

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5

28

7

65

87

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**Author:** ![mjcocat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@mjcocat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjcocat)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbers/179783/2 "2003-06-05T13:21:35Z")

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…added together equal your total number of posts…wait no it doesn’t, but almost! Post two more times will ya?

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**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbers/179783/3 "2003-06-05T13:55:39Z")

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Is this some sort of pattern we should try to figure out? Let’s see:

All primes? No. Only two are prime.  
All even or all odd? No.  
All multiples of some number? No (two are multiples of 7, though).  
Squares? No.

I give up. Someone else can take a shot at it if he wants.

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**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbers/179783/4 "2003-06-05T13:56:58Z")

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What are five numbers that have never been in my kitchen, Alex? 🙂

Zev Steinhardt

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbers/179783/5 "2003-06-05T14:03:49Z")

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**a**

**l**

**i**

**m**

**f**

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**Author:** ![mjcocat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@mjcocat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjcocat)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbers/179783/6 "2003-06-05T14:38:18Z")

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5=number of days each week I slave at my job

28=number of vacation days I wish i got each year

7=the number I do get…

65=my age when I get to retire from this so-called work thing

87=number of hours until I am back at work next week

I like my job…really I do:(

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbers/179783/7 "2003-06-05T15:02:49Z")

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The Powerball thread is two doors down, and I don’t think they’ll let you use 65 or 87.

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**Author:** ![Major\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Major\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Major_Kong)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbers/179783/8 "2003-06-05T18:24:19Z")

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97

654585

1

3258145745485122  
2215546898871635  
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