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xkcd #3184: Funny Numbers (infosec.pub)

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xkcd #3184: Funny Numbers

Title text:

In 1899, people were walking around shouting '23' at each other and laughing, and confused reporters were writing articles trying to figure out what it meant.

Transcript:

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3184/

explainxkcd for #3184

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[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Needs to add my favorite number: 8647

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

and 1312

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

58,008 clearly wins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG3Y0npvS5c

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[–] Lightsong@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Deaf people - 258 (very interesting) and 84 (there's no good direct translation for this)

[–] BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Huh, I had never considered deaf slang before. Is there somewhere to read up on this?

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[–] psycotica0@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Maybe not a teen thing, but among children I think "because 789" could bring 789 into the discussion.

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[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago

Further cementing that there is an xkcd for everything.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

They left out 86 and the more recent variant 8647

[–] Glitch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 months ago

Tree fiddy

[–] ksigley@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

There really is an xkcd for everything.

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm still disappointed that 27 never managed to get on this list: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2-7CqYFi64

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

8675309

[–] ReginaPhalange@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Head-In-Fridge

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

1 hehe

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