# Yes - the 17/23 correlation

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [May 16, 2005, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-the-17-23-correlation/304003 "2005-05-16T01:30:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-the-17-23-correlation/304003/21 "2005-05-19T23:39:40Z")

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That is, the appearance of 17 in any given context is meaningless to the “unenlightened,” & probably meaningless to whomever put it there. But it can be seen as a signal that whoever put it there is _in on the joke._

The question is, whose joke?

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-the-17-23-correlation/304003/22 "2005-05-20T00:00:01Z")

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i much prefer 42 😃

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