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RE:why do people say, "I'm all sixes and sevens here"?
that's one you can look up-- as i recall, (and i am pretty sure i read it here) it has to do with guilded crafts.. and their processional order in a parade in London..
One guild was ranked first, and so on, till they got to number 6-- and there was a tie, so alternate years, one guildhall marches in the 6th position, and the following year, in the 7th position..and visa versa. if you want the detail of which guild hall, and what the criteria was for the ranking (details i have failed to remember, LIU!)
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another nine
Dressed to the nines.
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nine and three and seven all have mystical roots and have been much used by fantasists: Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.I'll look for a link which expands on this... http://www.bartleby.com/81/12099.html
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Looks like you're behind the eight ball on this one, OrB~!
And one is a lonely number and that makes nine.
OrB, Your Awad # is 20128, as this white eye counts the days. Yet even before I cast the stones we can see that the sum of 2-0-1-2-8 is 13. But ah...ahead I see much good fortune...I will report.
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one is a lonely number
The original is, of course, one ain't the onliest number, 'cause it's second to none.
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OrB, Your Awad # is 20128, as this white eye counts the days. Yet even before I cast the stones we can see that the sum of 2-0-1-2-8 is 13. But ah...ahead I see much good fortune.20128 twenty; one; 2; 8 twenty-one x 2; 8 42 8 -- aha! she is for-tu-ateMilum, in casting stones "it's all in the writs." 
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Dear milum,
You just keeping adding till you can add no more, then you take a look at what you've got.
Soooooooooooo: 1 + 3 = 4
And that's a terrific number! 4. Why? Because you use four fingers on the fingerboard when playing violin. That's what 4 is for! Four sure!
But what about this nine business? I felt sure someone would straighten out the Beatles' mess!
Back into space to talk to Rigel,
OrB~ note the four characters in OrB~
I just noticed I signed on as Wordwind, but, at this point, big bloody deal. Orion's speaking here--obviously...
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Number 9, No. 9, #9, Number nine, number nine, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9 ...
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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[whisper] I think Cap is having a bit of a breakdown [whisper]
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[whispering too] Looks like his 19th nervous breakdown. Ayup.
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