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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.

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

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[–] Guillermosaenz@lemmy.world 12 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

67 sneaking onto the ‘funny numbers’ list is hilarious—teens are basically a standards committee now.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

6-7 is an under 10 thing. By the time you're 12, it's stupid.

[–] nomorebillboards@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Nah, even early 20s do it here.

[–] yellowbadbeast@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Bot account? Comments seem like your average "short and humorous response" bot.

[–] anas@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

Definitely a bot, not sure what the point of them is on Lemmy.