# There are...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 25, 2004, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381 "2004-08-25T02:10:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/1 "2004-08-25T02:10:44Z")

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12 Iad (b 13 Iabd)

12 Miay

47,879 Motmb (atm)

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**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/2 "2004-08-25T02:12:04Z")

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Frippinfratzin Cap-fixing.

For clarity, the I is the letter i capitalized.

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**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/3 "2004-08-25T02:37:29Z")

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I don’t think I _can_ tell you your not crazy, you know. Or maybe you are not but I shoudl be asleep, 'cos I am no clue what that post meant. ☹ (And, yes, I bet I will :smack: when I do learn what it means.  
🙂

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**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/4 "2004-08-25T02:43:39Z")

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> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#):
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> 12 Iad (b 13 Iabd)
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> 12 Miay
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> 47,879 Motmb (atm)

You’re not crazy 🙂

12 in a dozen (but 13 in a baker’s dozen)

12 months in a year

47,879 minutes of ??? (at the moment)

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**Author:** ![Thrashbarg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Thrashbarg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thrashbarg)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/5 "2004-08-25T02:51:06Z")

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Members of this message board?

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**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/6 "2004-08-25T03:02:29Z")

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(at the moment)?

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**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/7 "2004-08-25T03:13:06Z")

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Funny that the person with 50 posts (albeit a long membership) got the one that I figured was hardest. Good on you, **Thrashbarg** 🙂

OK, so someone add some, because I’m not going to do all of the thinking!

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**Author:** ![Thrashbarg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Thrashbarg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thrashbarg)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/8 "2004-08-25T03:26:34Z")

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Thanks, tminc 😛

Minor hijack: I’ve been around quite awhile, lurking. Tryin to quit, though (merely lurking, that is)!

Anyway, here’s a couple more:

42 = tatl,tu,ae  
366 = dialy  
57 = c(ano)  
99 = bobotw

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**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/9 "2004-08-25T03:29:39Z")

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99 bottles of beer on the wall

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**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/10 "2004-08-25T03:30:34Z")

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> [@Thrashbarg](#):
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> 42 = tatl,tu,ae  
> 366 = dialy  
> 57 = c(ano)  
> 99 = bobotw

366-Day’s in a leap year

99 - bottles of beer on the wall.  
I’m good for the easy ones, but the other two I have NO clue.

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**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/11 "2004-08-25T03:33:31Z")

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42 = The Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything

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**Author:** ![Parthol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/12 "2004-08-25T03:35:09Z")

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> [@Thrashbarg](#):
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> Thanks, tminc 😛
> 
> Minor hijack: I’ve been around quite awhile, lurking. Tryin to quit, though (merely lurking, that is)!
> 
> Anyway, here’s a couple more:
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> 42 = tatl,tu,ae  
> 366 = dialy  
> 57 = c(ano)  
> 99 = bobotw

42 = the answer to life, the universe, and everything

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**Author:** ![Parthol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/13 "2004-08-25T03:36:42Z")

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> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#):
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> 42 = The Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything

%$#@!

2 minutes… grumble grumble.

:o

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**Author:** ![Abbie\_Carmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/14 "2004-08-25T03:40:06Z")

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5 gr  
4 cb  
3 fh  
2 td  
1 piapt

66 botb

12 toi

128 oiag

100 ciad

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**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/15 "2004-08-25T03:42:52Z")

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50 wtlyl

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**Author:** ![Abbie\_Carmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/16 "2004-08-25T03:44:42Z")

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50 ways to leave your lover 🙂  
_slips out the back_

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**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/17 "2004-08-25T03:55:52Z")

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> [@Abbie Carmichael](#):
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> 5 gr  
> 4 cb  
> 3 fh  
> 2 td  
> 1 piapt

5 gold rings  
4 calling birds  
3 french hens  
2 turtle doves  
1 partridge in a pair tree

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**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/18 "2004-08-25T03:59:12Z")

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> [@Thrashbarg](#):
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> 57 = c(ano)

57 chevy (and no other)? Yeah I’m stretching…

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**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/19 "2004-08-25T03:59:23Z")

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The rest of Abbie’s are too hard for me at the moment, but I just had to add this one in:

3 CWITELTEIG

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**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are/261381/20 "2004-08-25T04:08:19Z")

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48 ciapd

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