# Pick my digit

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 13, 2000, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085 "2000-09-13T22:02:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![poohpah\_chalupa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/91b2a8/32.png) [@poohpah\_chalupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poohpah_chalupa)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/41 "2000-09-14T04:00:48Z")

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30

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**Author:** ![CoyoteFish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/67e7ee/32.png) [@CoyoteFish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoyoteFish)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/42 "2000-09-14T04:05:45Z")

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1.

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**Author:** ![Catrandom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@Catrandom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catrandom)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/43 "2000-09-14T04:05:54Z")

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8888

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**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/44 "2000-09-14T04:15:10Z")

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10 for a=1 to 10000  
20 print a  
30 next a

that should do it.

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**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/45 "2000-09-14T04:33:37Z")

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Wonko the Sane said:

> [@](#):
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> Originally posted by Mojo: 42.
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> AAAAAAAEEEII!!!  
> you picked mine.

It wasn’t my first choice but the mice were very insistent…

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**Author:** ![Gatsby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@Gatsby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatsby)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/46 "2000-09-14T04:53:06Z")

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Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out.

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**Author:** ![DeathLlama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DeathLlama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeathLlama)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/47 "2000-09-14T05:21:01Z")

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/48 "2000-09-14T05:25:26Z")

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Damn! I was gonna pick 3124.

I’ll take 2646. Unless 3124 is right, then I pick 3124 and I’m going to go make a lot of test posts. 😉

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**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/49 "2000-09-14T06:00:55Z")

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1984…piece of cake

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**Author:** ![Anniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@Anniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anniz)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/50 "2000-09-14T06:04:04Z")

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Since 4 is my lucky number,  
I say 4444.

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**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/51 "2000-09-14T07:22:40Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Anniz \*  
> \*\*Since 4 is my lucky number,  
> I say 4444. \*\*

That’s my lucky number too. But I’m just going with **4**.

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**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/52 "2000-09-14T09:58:23Z")

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1973

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/53 "2000-09-14T10:43:51Z")

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4312

and it’s NOT my ATM PIN number, so don’t even think of trying it…

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**Author:** ![Commander\_Fortune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Commander\_Fortune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Fortune)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/54 "2000-09-14T12:00:37Z")

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6977

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**Author:** ![malaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@malaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malaka)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/55 "2000-09-14T12:19:27Z")

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1973 - my b-day!

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**Author:** ![malaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@malaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malaka)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/56 "2000-09-14T12:20:40Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Monster104 \*  
> \*\*1973 \*\*

whoops…already taken.

well then…like on the price is right…1974!

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**Author:** ![Sn-man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sn-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sn-man)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/57 "2000-09-14T12:23:15Z")

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Y2K

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**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/58 "2000-09-14T12:26:17Z")

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5400

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**Author:** ![GolfWidow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a698b9/32.png) [@GolfWidow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GolfWidow)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/59 "2000-09-14T12:27:03Z")

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7,777

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**Author:** ![tubagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@tubagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tubagirl)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-digit/33085/60 "2000-09-14T13:16:37Z")

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Man! Rachell took my answer too!!!

Oh well:

6351

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