Ways in which I am a dork, #823

[phoenix64]

For Happyfest II at bringthehappy there were 441 prompts. 441 is the square of one lucky prime times the square of another lucky prime. And in this case "lucky prime" not only refers to the specific mathematical term - they both happen to be numbers that are often considered to be lucky.

I have GOT to go back to school. Because I am NOT THIS SMART, I'm just BORED.

Comments

[phoenix64.livejournal.com]

Don't even ask me to get into the mathematical term, I swear it's partly arbitrary. But lots of people over the years have considered 3 and or 7 to be lucky. I think it's pretty much because people want to have lucky numbers, but if you ask them for a reason they'll usually point to Biblical examples. If they're Westerners. Eastern cultures are more likely to point to the similarity between the sound of a number and the sound of a particular word.

OK, I like Rusty's answer better. She said the same thing, but I sound like an "I'm above all this" ass.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

you don't sound like that at all. It most likely is arbitary

[phoenix64.livejournal.com]

Thank you. My problem is that I know I come across badly like that at times because people have explained it to me, but I can't always see it very well. So I overcompensate.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

internet is harder because you can't see mannerisms or tone or facial expressions so sometimes things might come across in a way unintended. I over compensate too a lot due to that I think