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Latest post Fri, May 20 2005 1:38 AM by khoff. 1 replies.
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khoff  +  101331 Fri, 20 May 05 01:38 AM
WARNING - this is only humor. Do not attempt this in real life!
Someone was recently telling me about a computer word game that recognized numbers as adjectives, and so permitted forms like "twelve, twelver, twelvest." He explained their usage as follows:

Compare 12.2, 12.6 and 12.9.
12.6 is twelver than 12.9, but 12.2 is the twelvest of them all.

Okay, go ahead - move this to the humor section if you must.
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CalifJim  +  101352 Fri, 20 May 05 03:01 AM
Bestest one I've heard all day.
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"There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche
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