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[–] TechyDad@lemmy.world 204 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Trump’s lawyers also showed a slide claiming the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas is 64 stories. But an architectural drawing shows it likely has fewer levels because the floor numbers jump from eight to 16.

We can do that? Okay. My house is actually five stories. I've labeled the ground floor 1 and the upper story 5.

For tax purposes, though, the ground floor is -1 and the upper floor is 0 so it's a zero story house.

[–] BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 55 points 2 years ago (6 children)

If you look closely, floor 13 is actually skipped in a LOT of buildings. It's unlucky

[–] Lon3star@lemmy.world 49 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe that's why Trump removed so many, still hasn't found the one that causes all of his problems

[–] Soap10116@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

The cause is number 1. Himself

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

That's why he had the elevator people replace it with G for Genius.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

It's trump, so "J" for genius.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

I work on the 13 floor, can confirm I have a lot of bad luck. I had bad luck before I got moved there but I still do

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 15 points 2 years ago

“My hotel doesn't have a 13th Floor because of superstition, but c'mon man... People on the 14th floor, you know what floor you're really on" "What room are you in?" "1401". "No, you're not. Jump out of window, you'll die earlier!"”

— Mitch Hedberg

[–] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

So then...what about 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15?

You are right though, I think nearly every tall building I've been in doesn't list a floor 13.

[–] tegs_terry@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago

It's not unlucky, morons think it is and do dumb shit like that

[–] Ddhuud@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Don't you mean unfortunate?

/s

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

When I bought my house it was listed at 5 bedrooms. There are 3 bedrooms upstairs. I think the Master Bedroom (first floor) is actually supposed to be the living room, and the living room was a dining room.

The fifth bedroom is a room in the back of the house just off the driveway. It's uninsulated, the window is single pane, and none of the outlets are grounded. It's unheated. They had a scrap of carpet out there, but it was just covering the cement floor. I installed an insulated exterior door and threw away the solid wood one. I keep the lawn mower and snowblower out there.

[–] poppy@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Similarly, my house was listed as two and a half bath. The second “full” bath is a random shower, toilet, and sink in the basement just… there. Open to the rest of the basement. No enclosing walls. lol

[–] snowsuit2654@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 years ago

Couldn't we just count the stories from the outside?