Originally Posted By RoadTrip You took my number DlandDug! Whenever I am asked for a number I ALWAYS give 17! Since you took it; 43.
Originally Posted By DlandDug 17! (And to explain, years ago I was in a production of "High Button Shoes." At one point I appeared in the guise of former Rutger football star Rodney MacAlane. It was a comic bit in which I shuffled out, a broken shadow of a man. When asked to speak, all I did was mumble. I hit on the idea of giving a broken rendition of quarterback signals, consisting entirely of numbers. Throughout rehearsals and previews, I tried a variety of numbers, and found that "17" got the biggest reaction. Later, in reading an article about standup comics, I was astonished to read that they were all agreed that 17 was the funniest number. Who knew?!?)
Originally Posted By RoadTrip 17!! Seventeen is the number I always use when I want to indicate an indeterminate number... as in "Geez... this is the 17th time I've had to re-do that danged report" or "Wow, what a day. I need to go out and have 17 margaritas". I'm not sure why I initially latched on to seventeen. It just seemed so right.
Originally Posted By Ursula BOO! Nine is my number, but you took it for comedic effect, so I forgive you. So my next number is 5. Basically, anything odd.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Throughout rehearsals and previews, I tried a variety of numbers, and found that "17" got the biggest reaction. Later, in reading an article about standup comics, I was astonished to read that they were all agreed that 17 was the funniest number. Who knew?!?<< Gee, I didn't know that. Might've come in handy in the past... "I went for a swim at HoJo's just 17 minutes ago..." (the audience aughs and cheers...)
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan aughs? Laughs. Sheesh, how I hate the pool joke. It continues to fail no matter what I try.