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xkcd: rCLCursed NumberrCY
https://www.xkcd.com/3137/

Yes, that is New Math.

Explained at:
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3137:_Cursed_Number

Lynn

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On Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:36:35 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:

xkcd: rCLCursed NumberrCY
https://www.xkcd.com/3137/

Yes, that is New Math.

Explained at:
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3137:_Cursed_Number

ObSF: A. E. van Vogt wrote a short story in which humans were fighting a
war against aliens who had mastered the art of drawing strange squiggles
that would hypnotize the humans who saw them into walking off cliffs and
stuff like that.

Hey, if Mandrake the Magician can simply quickly make a gesture with his hands, and cause people to see all kinds of illusions, why not?

John Savard
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On 9/4/25 19:04, John Savard wrote:

On Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:36:35 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:

xkcd: rCLCursed NumberrCY
https://www.xkcd.com/3137/

Yes, that is New Math.

Explained at:
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3137:_Cursed_Number

ObSF: A. E. van Vogt wrote a short story in which humans were fighting a
war against aliens who had mastered the art of drawing strange squiggles
that would hypnotize the humans who saw them into walking off cliffs and stuff like that.

Hey, if Mandrake the Magician can simply quickly make a gesture with his hands, and cause people to see all kinds of illusions, why not?

John Savard

Yes but Mandrake had helpers in case the Hypnotic Gesture was ineffective,
a giant black man (Otho?) and a beautiful distracting woman.

bliss

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Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> writes:

On 9/4/25 19:04, John Savard wrote:

On Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:36:35 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:

xkcd: rCLCursed NumberrCY
https://www.xkcd.com/3137/

Yes, that is New Math.

Explained at:
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3137:_Cursed_Number

ObSF: A. E. van Vogt wrote a short story in which humans were
fighting a
war against aliens who had mastered the art of drawing strange squiggles
that would hypnotize the humans who saw them into walking off cliffs and
stuff like that.
Hey, if Mandrake the Magician can simply quickly make a gesture with
his
hands, and cause people to see all kinds of illusions, why not?
John Savard

Yes but Mandrake had helpers in case the Hypnotic Gesture was ineffective,
a giant black man (Otho?) and a beautiful distracting woman.

bliss

"Lothar"
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-Don_from_AZ-
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On 9/4/25 21:28, Don_from_AZ wrote:

Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> writes:

On 9/4/25 19:04, John Savard wrote:

On Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:36:35 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:

xkcd: rCLCursed NumberrCY
https://www.xkcd.com/3137/

Yes, that is New Math.

Explained at:
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3137:_Cursed_Number

ObSF: A. E. van Vogt wrote a short story in which humans were
fighting a
war against aliens who had mastered the art of drawing strange squiggles >>> that would hypnotize the humans who saw them into walking off cliffs and >>> stuff like that.
Hey, if Mandrake the Magician can simply quickly make a gesture with
his
hands, and cause people to see all kinds of illusions, why not?
John Savard

Yes but Mandrake had helpers in case the Hypnotic Gesture was ineffective,
a giant black man (Otho?) and a beautiful distracting woman.

bliss

"Lothar"

Thank you and the name of the beautiful woman?
Yes i know I could go look it up. So I did, "Narda" was her name
and she was not just a pretty face.

By the way some dense people call Mandrake, the first comic superhero. Everyone should know that accolade belongs to Popeye the Sailor. His
superpower is not spinach-born strength but survival. He got it by
comforting
a magical hen(probably the Phoenix in disguise) while the Sea Hag held them both in durance vile.

bliss - kindness is rewarded...


bliss


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On Thu, 4 Sep 2025 17:36:35 -0500, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

xkcd: oCursed Numbero
https://www.xkcd.com/3137/

It occurs to me that the movie /Pi/ deals with such a number.
It's a lot longer than a measly 21 digits, however.

Yes, that is New Math.

This, I suspect, is humor.

Explained at:
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3137:_Cursed_Number

Not really.
--
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"
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In article <hr0mbkh8fd91qocspo7f0vbcv6f8o4clcr@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:

On Thu, 4 Sep 2025 17:36:35 -0500, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

xkcd: oCursed Numbero
https://www.xkcd.com/3137/

It occurs to me that the movie /Pi/ deals with such a number.

It's a lot longer than a measly 21 digits, however.

Yes, that is New Math.

This, I suspect, is humor.

Explained at:
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3137:_Cursed_Number

Not really.
--
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

It reminded me of Asimov's essays on "Skew's Number", albeit I don't
believe a curse was involved.
--
columbiaclosings.com
What's not in Columbia anymore..
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On 05/09/2025 03:04, John Savard wrote:

On Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:36:35 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:

xkcd: rCLCursed NumberrCY
https://www.xkcd.com/3137/

Yes, that is New Math.

Explained at:
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3137:_Cursed_Number

ObSF: A. E. van Vogt wrote a short story in which humans were fighting a
war against aliens who had mastered the art of drawing strange squiggles
that would hypnotize the humans who saw them into walking off cliffs and stuff like that.

And from most British science fiction writers
in the last fifty years: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Langford#Basilisks>

And come to think, there's our satellite navigation
and route-finding technology. The electronic
assistant in your car that tells you to drive off
the end of a pier. Reasonable to do when the ferry
is there waiting.

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On 2025-09-06, Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@gmail.com> wrote:

xkcd: rCLCursed NumberrCY
https://www.xkcd.com/3137/

ObSF: A. E. van Vogt wrote a short story in which humans were fighting a
war against aliens who had mastered the art of drawing strange squiggles
that would hypnotize the humans who saw them into walking off cliffs and
stuff like that.

And from most British science fiction writers
in the last fifty years:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Langford#Basilisks>

I can't believe nobody has mentioned the Monty Python sketch
"The Funniest Joke in the World" yet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Funniest_Joke_in_the_World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qklvh5Cp_Bs
--
Christian "naddy" Weisgerber naddy@mips.inka.de
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On 9/6/25 08:31, Christian Weisgerber wrote:

On 2025-09-06, Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@gmail.com> wrote:

xkcd: rCLCursed NumberrCY
https://www.xkcd.com/3137/

ObSF: A. E. van Vogt wrote a short story in which humans were fighting a >>> war against aliens who had mastered the art of drawing strange squiggles >>> that would hypnotize the humans who saw them into walking off cliffs and >>> stuff like that.

And from most British science fiction writers
in the last fifty years:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Langford#Basilisks>

I can't believe nobody has mentioned the Monty Python sketch
"The Funniest Joke in the World" yet.

Someone else did, I believe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Funniest_Joke_in_the_World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qklvh5Cp_Bs

bliss

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