• burgermeister
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    423 months ago

    Everyone’s days are numbered, it’s called being mortal you silly dumb-dumb.

  • @niktemadur@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    A more compelling viewpoint was proposed by Woody Allen, back in his standup comedy days of the 1960s:
    “Why are our days numbered, and not say… lettered?”

    • @SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world
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      83 months ago

      Because Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory XIII decided on this when they made the calendar we use today. And nobody dared to say no to them.

        • @Gladaed@feddit.de
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          33 months ago

          A number doesnt become a mere word, just because you representatives it in another way. A American style 1 also isnt A letter (written as “I”)