On an arbitrary numerical scale of conversational oddness, ranging from one to ten, with ten being the oddest conversation I’ve ever had, and seven being the oddest conversation I have in a typical day, this rates no better than five.
Neal Stephenson: The System of the World
Use it well.
Quick, do something important.
A prime pair age! But probably not cryptographically useful.
Die Firma Lambertz in Aachen produziert von Juli bis Dezember viereinhalb Millionen Dominosteine täglich.
There are simply more birds than we could watch.
“What is a number, Mr. Waterhouse?” Daniel groaned. “How can you ask such questions?” “How can you not ask them, sir? You are a philosopher, are you not?”
Neal Stephenson: Quicksilver