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Jaleh Posted 10 years ago
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"let me reach into the air and pluck out the number 13"
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I had to Google it to find the broader context. "

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I had to Google it to find the broader context. It means, "Let me choose a random number; 13 for example."
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thank you so much
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jaleh Thank you so much!
You're welcome. Emotion: smile
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In the US, the number thirteen is considered very unlucky; high-rise buildings in the US do not have a 13th floor because of this. So when one picks a random number, it would not be the number thirteen - if thirteen were the random number selected, the person would discard it and try again. So the sentence, "Let me reach into the air and pluck out the number 13.", is unusual. The speaker is te
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