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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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[-] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 9 months ago
[-] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 9 months ago
[-] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 9 months ago

It was about that time that I noticed that sweet little verilyfemme was a three story tall crustacean from the Mesozoic era!

[-] hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago

It was about that time....

this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2025
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