On Thu, 15 Aug 2002, Nytemuse wrote: >On Thu, 15 Aug 2002 Gaertk at aol.com wrote: >> > K, while we're on this, does anyone practice >> > "tetrapyloctomy" or have "triskadekaphobia"? >> >> Not sure, but I know this list has at least one practicing >> heptadekaphiliac :) > >*blinkblink* What, praytell, makes 17 better than 13? I know I'm a >triskadekaphiliac... But that's due to screwing with superstition >*giggle* >Not sure what the significance of loving 17 is... > Hmm. Have you forgotten which mailing list this is? Well, maybe you are not aware of this signifier. Here's a hint: Pick up any book by Steve Brust, and count the number of chapters. In the case of the Khaavren romances, note where "Book One" ends & Book Two begins. If you don't want to bother, you could always follow this link created by our esteemed colleague & fellow listmember: http://world.std.com/~mam/Cracks-and-Shards/seventeen.html#17