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[–] burgermeister@lemm.ee 41 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Everyone's days are numbered, it's called being mortal you silly dumb-dumb.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

I bet "your days are numbered" is one of the most racist things an elf can say to a half-elf..

[–] Delta_V@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

"You'll pay for that!"

Yes, I know how stores work.

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

A more compelling viewpoint was proposed by Woody Allen, back in his standup comedy days of the 1960s:
"Why are our days numbered, and not say... lettered?"

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory XIII decided on this when they made the calendar we use today. And nobody dared to say no to them.

[–] onion@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The irony of using letters to refer to that Greg

[–] Gladaed@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

A number doesnt become a mere word, just because you representatives it in another way. A American style 1 also isnt A letter (written as "I")