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Oct 28, 2009

Just some amusement

I kid you not, the following conversation actually happened.

The scene: My apartment, last week during the Angels-Yankees ALCS
The actors: My roommate, myself

Roommate: I really like the number 14.

Me: Why’s that? Because it’s even.

Roommate: Yeah! It’s so pretty.

Me: Oh, I like odd numbers. I have a thing for prime numbers.

[I rolled my eyes at my own statement here because, I have a thing for prime numbers? What?]

Roommate: Prime numbers are ugly.

Me: Why? Because they have no factors?

Roommate: Exactly!

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Yes, my roommate also goes to MIT.

Go Yankees!

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7 Responses To This Entry:

    I could not understand. Finally prime numbers are ugly or beautiful? ;)
    I think most of people like even numbers. What do you think?

    Posted by: Fereshteh on October 29th, 2009 at 2:33 pm

    Odd numbers for me, thanks. With exceptions, of course. But where would we engineers be without the number, three? (Don’t answer that.)

    Posted by: tgolfinopoulos on October 30th, 2009 at 10:59 pm

    prime numbers are best….bcos they are free and alone

    Posted by: Apoo on November 1st, 2009 at 7:19 am

    I love how everyone has an opinion on this.

    Fereshteh - I have no idea what popular opinion is about odd vs. even numbers. I would guess most people like odd numbers, but then my roommate and I had this discussion.

    Ted - I totally agree. Three is, of course, the magic number. :-) (Blind Melon told me.)

    Apoo - I think prime numbers are best because they’re so unique!

    Posted by: ndilello on November 1st, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    Come on, as EECS majors, you have to have a special place in your heart for powers of 2 :)

    Posted by: Laura on November 4th, 2009 at 2:54 am

    I’m really curious whether even numbers are popular or odd ones?
    But I remember from my childhood that always in games in which we chose unique names for ourselves we always fought to get even numbers and specially 2! I don’t know why?!

    Posted by: Fereshteh on November 7th, 2009 at 3:36 am

    Laura, I agree with you…

    Posted by: Fereshteh on November 7th, 2009 at 3:37 am

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