8.21.2006

nice cutlery. wanna fork?

why is it that some things are packaged in strange numbers? like today, i resupplied our floor's kitchen with plastic forks, as no one else seemed able nor eager enough to walk down a floor to do so. i grabbed a package and trudged back upstairs, thinking there are 30, maybe 40 forks in a package, but no. it's 51. not even 50. what's with the odd number, people? and who really wants place settings for 51? what are we, from mars or something?

2 comments:

Seemon Sim said...

Interesting question.
Why 51, NOT 50? But 7 is perfect number to this miracle world, why?

We have 7 days a week.
We chant 7 times for our praying.
The best counting is using 7 to make any furniture.
Anything x 7 is a lucky number to someone.

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Unknown said...

Becca, I have wondered the same thing about packs of 51 forks, etc. for a long time, have you found any answers?

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