What would our world be like without numbers? Can you just imagine giving directions without numbers? We would be back to the days of Lewis Grizzard. He said, “To get anywhere…you have to turn by The Big Chicken sign in Marietta, Georgia.”
Without numbers, by the time Amazon or UPS found your house to deliver your medicines, they would be expired.
“Oh look, I have a telephone…I can’t wait until they create numbers.”
“What is your Social Security…never mind…get back with me on that.”
But I do have a serious question about numbers.
(Silly things bother me when I am bored, in the cold of Winter.)
The numerical system, as we know it goes like this:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10…, that’s cool. Then it moves on to:
Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, etc. Then…..
Twenty one, Twenty two, Twenty three, etc. Then it goes consistently with that pattern all the way through the Nineties.
My question is:
Why did they not use Tenty one, Tenty two, Tenty three instead of the, out of the ordinary, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, etc.?
This bothers me. I believe there was a serious Numbers Revolt in history that was not recorded.
Maybe thirteen is not really a Baker’s Dozen? Perhaps it is Tenty three.
To be honest with you, I think that is why there were only Ten Little Indian Boys. Three syllable Eleven would have upset the rhythm of the little song.
“Ten Little Indians” Original Version
One little, two little, three little Indians Four little, five little, six little Indians Seven little, eight little, nine little Indians Ten little Indian boys. Ten little, nine little, eight little Indians Seven little, six little, five little Indians Four little, three little, two little Indians One little Indian boy.
(Like I said….Silly things bother me when I am bored, in the cold of Winter.)
My personal opinion…there is an undiscovered island, that Greedy Mankind & Politicians have not discovered. It is a beautiful place… filled with Unicorns, Rainbows, and Fulfilled Dreams. You do not believe me…Then Hey, Hey…You, You..get off my cloud!
The New Year Editor: Are you excited to be writing about ” The Gray Lady “, LL ?
The Happy As A Monkey Cat: I sure am. To start 2023 off right let’s look at the New York Times. They were owned by slave holders. To my cat knowledge they have never apologized or offered reparations.
What a wonderful start to 2023. Sex is sex, not gender. This is why local policy matters, Democratic appointed judges voted liberal–Republican appointed judges voted conservative.
Leaving a 2 year old and a 5 month old alone was a terrible decision. A 37 year old dying of a heart attack is unusual. Did he have COVID vaccinations ?
“All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.” Sunset Blvd., 1950
“May the Force be with you.” Star Wars, 1977
“Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” All About Eve, 1950
“You talking to me?” Taxi Driver, 1976 Fun fact: Robert DeNiro improvised this line. The script only said “Travis speaks to himself in the mirror” so DeNiro took some liberties and was ultimately successful.
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