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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 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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 2 days ago

It was about that time....