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lil  ·  4382 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What is the funniest number?

This article amused me and clearly amused a few others, at least 7. I looked up 37. I wasn't familiar with the reference. It was very funny.

The article seems to be about humourous numbers that occur outside of any real-world correspondence. Numbers in context amuse me more.

Arbitrary number divisions are funny - like the number of days in months: 31, 30, 28 and sometimes 29. You'd think they'd have regulated that by now. I'm glad they didn't. The lunar calendar is mostly regular, except that every few years they add a 13th month. That's kind of funny.

The top 10 list is funny. If it was just a list, it wouldn't be as funny.

All ages are funny. I said to someone the other day, "You're 50! Wow." It just slipped out completely unmediated by thoughtfulness. I thought she looked much older. I hope she thought I meant younger.

I could go on for another 25 minutes, but I won't. Time is rarely funny, but it could be.