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Is it normal to only like even numbers?

131 replies

KindergartenKop · 09/11/2018 18:59

I hate odd numbers especially double odd numbers eg teens, thirties, seventies. Numbers divisible by 5 are ok though.

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Creepyexgirlfriend · 09/11/2018 19:00

I only like odd.

BertieBotts · 09/11/2018 19:01

I've heard this before especially in relation to things like TV volume so I don't think you're alone but I don't get it! They are just numbers, how can you like one more than another?

myrtleWilson · 09/11/2018 19:01

I'm not an even/odd split but I can only get out of bed on a 5 or a 0.... (I can take other decisions on other numbers but not getting out of bed)

shaggedthruahedgebackwards · 09/11/2018 19:03

I much prefer even numbers too OP

12 is the perfect number IMHO

TeenTimesTwo · 09/11/2018 19:03

But...

If you only like even numbers, how do you take joy in interesting odd numbers?

soulrider · 09/11/2018 19:05

i like odd numbers better, I had genuine reservations about buying my house as it has an even number. Luckily it's a two digit number and both added together make an odd number so it's acceptable Grin

ItWasntMeItWasIm · 09/11/2018 19:05

I like tv volume to be even. But prime numbers are nice too.

hmmwhatatodo · 09/11/2018 19:06

I think I’m more of an even number person too but I do like 5 and 7.

ItWasntMeItWasIm · 09/11/2018 19:06

Not for tv volume I hasten to add Shock

weegiemum · 09/11/2018 19:08

I only like even numbers. They sparkle, odd numbers don't. I'm 47 and soon 48, when I will feel "right" again.

whitewallflowers · 09/11/2018 19:08

I find odd numbers spiky whilst evens appear as curves to me. I would always select an even number out of choice. My favourite is 18.

Potsie · 09/11/2018 19:10

I prefer even numbers too. Realised that all my lottery numbers were even, so changed one to an odd number, as I decided it would be unusual for only even numbers to win the lottery. But it didn’t sit right, so I’ve gone back to even numbers (and no chance of ever winning the lottery!)

EurekaStreet · 09/11/2018 19:12

God, no. Even numbers are the squeaky-clean conformist Barbies of the number world. They aspire to the murky glamour of nine.

JellieEllie · 09/11/2018 19:26

I was an even numbers kinda girl. I like 0s and 5s too.
I couldn't have the tv volume on the numbers including 1,3,7 or 9.
Then I discovered angel numbers as I grew up and now have a fascination with 7, 17 and 57.

Snowscreen · 09/11/2018 19:30

Im like this with words. I like the height of letters to match, double or have a pattern.

Giggle - good word.
Grouchy - horrible word as the y is longer.

KindergartenKop · 09/11/2018 19:33

17 is a shit number!
Conformity may be the reason I like them. Interestingly though, I'm not a neat freak. I don't mind mess but my numbers need to be round.

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EduCated · 09/11/2018 19:33

I dislike prime numbers, especially double digit ones, e.g. 53, 61, 79. Bleurgh. 3 and 5 are acceptable.

Square numbers are the best. Love me a 16 or a 25.

EduCated · 09/11/2018 19:33

17 is definitely awful.

GeoffreysCat · 09/11/2018 19:35

Not odd at all. I also don't like spikey days of the week like Wednesday and Friday. Tuesday is a lovely round, smooth day though!

KindergartenKop · 09/11/2018 19:36

Yes I feel it with letters/words too!
Lamp=good
Yelp=bad
Yacht=good
Frank=bad

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ThanosSavedMe · 09/11/2018 19:37

It’s got to be odd numbers for me. Really don’t like even numbers. Unless it’s a multiple of 10 (with an odd number!)

I thought it was just me and I was weird. So glad there are others like me (even if you do like even numbers - we’re nearly alike!)

44 is the worst number. I was so pleased when I turned 45. Bizarrely 88 is ok. Not sure why

Dawsonforehead · 09/11/2018 19:37

Even numbers every time. DH, both DCs and I all have even birthdays. Not sure how I'd feel about an odd number date!

wanderings · 09/11/2018 19:38

I like 70 because it is a weird number.

That's not just a feeling - a "weird number" is a little-known but official thing in maths! Google it.

wanderings · 09/11/2018 19:38

And incidentally, no odd weird numbers have been discovered. The only known ones are even.

ItWasntMeItWasIm · 09/11/2018 19:40

I particularly like the doubling sequence 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, 32768, 65536, 131072, 262144, 524288, 1048576... That's as far as I know the sequence from memory.