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04-21-2006, 01:07 PM
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This is total conjecture, but it seems to me as though this song name is signifying incompleteness. Humans have 46 chromasomes, 23 from the mother and 23 from the father. I think there's a possibility that closing the album like this implies another CD, giving more weight to the "decoy/2 cds theory"...

Anyway, just my quick thought.
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23 has something to do with chromosomes?

This is total conjecture, but it seems to me as though this song name is signifying incompleteness. Humans have 46 chromasomes, 23 from the mother and 23 from the father. I think there's a possibility that closing the album like this implies another CD, giving more weight to the "decoy/2 cds theory"...

Anyway, just my quick thought.
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If you folks want a little inside info about the significance of the number 23, go read some Robert Anton Wilson and William Burroughs.
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Re: 23 has something to do with chromosomes?

If you folks want a little inside info about the significance of the number 23, go read some Robert Anton Wilson and William Burroughs.
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have any cliff notes?
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Re: 23 has something to do with chromosomes?

have any cliff notes?
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I support the reading of Robert Anton Wilson.

In fact, the title of this thread isn't all that far off in my opinion. I think that the number 23 has to with among other things, chromosomes/meaningful coincidence/and maybe.....if you can keep a secret.....aliens.
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Re: 23 has something to do with chromosomes?

I support the reading of Robert Anton Wilson.

In fact, the title of this thread isn't all that far off in my opinion. I think that the number 23 has to with among other things, chromosomes/meaningful coincidence/and maybe.....if you can keep a secret.....aliens.
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have any cliff notes?
oh, come on.. the Illuminatus! Trilogy is only like 800 pages..

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Re: 23 has something to do with chromosomes?

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have any cliff notes?
oh, come on.. the Illuminatus! Trilogy is only like 800 pages..

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maybe they just like the number 23
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Re: 23 has something to do with chromosomes?

maybe they just like the number 23
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i wonder how many more times we are gonna mention this..
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i wonder how many more times we are gonna mention this..
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my money's on 23 more.
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my money's on 23 more.
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have any cliff notes?
Hah no cliff notes. However, in the writings of Wilson and Burroughs the number 23 has heavy occult significance and it seems peculiarly prone to eliciting the strangest of genuine synchronicities. I've yet to hear the song itself so I can't really put it into context, but we all know about the obscure areas of knowledge the TOOL members are into.
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Re: 23 has something to do with chromosomes?

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Hah no cliff notes. However, in the writings of Wilson and Burroughs the number 23 has heavy occult significance and it seems peculiarly prone to eliciting the strangest of genuine synchronicities. I've yet to hear the song itself so I can't really put it into context, but we all know about the obscure areas of knowledge the TOOL members are into.
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maybe they just like the number 23
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Did anyone ever solve that barbeque with hot dogs Blair would always talk about?

Here's my chain of events on Wikipedia

number 23 -->Discordianism(occult religion whos number is 23 or something)--> The Pentabarf to this:

The Pentabarf

The Pentabarf (given on page 00004 of the Principia) is the set of 5 holy laws of Discordianism. It is as follows:

1. There is no Goddess but Goddess and She is Your Goddess. There is no Erisian Movement but The Erisian Movement and it is The Erisian Movement. And every Golden Apple Corps is the beloved home of a Golden Worm.
2. A Discordian Shall Always use the Official Discordian Document Numbering System.
3. A Discordian is Required during his early Illumination to Go Off Alone & Partake Joyously of a Hot Dog on a Friday; this Devotive Ceremony to Remonstrate against the popular Paganisms of the Day: of Catholic Christendom (no meat on Friday), of Judaism (no meat of Pork), of Hindic Peoples (no meat of Beef), of Buddhists (no meat of animal), and of Discordians (no Hot Dog Buns).
4. A Discordian shall Partake of No Hot Dog Buns, for Such was the Solace of Our Goddess when She was Confronted with The Original Snub.
5. A Discordian is Prohibited from Believing What he reads.

Hot dogs eh? Sounds ridiculous though.
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Re: 23 has something to do with chromosomes?

Did anyone ever solve that barbeque with hot dogs Blair would always talk about?

Here's my chain of events on Wikipedia

number 23 -->Discordianism(occult religion whos number is 23 or something)--> The Pentabarf to this:

The Pentabarf

The Pentabarf (given on page 00004 of the Principia) is the set of 5 holy laws of Discordianism. It is as follows:

1. There is no Goddess but Goddess and She is Your Goddess. There is no Erisian Movement but The Erisian Movement and it is The Erisian Movement. And every Golden Apple Corps is the beloved home of a Golden Worm.
2. A Discordian Shall Always use the Official Discordian Document Numbering System.
3. A Discordian is Required during his early Illumination to Go Off Alone & Partake Joyously of a Hot Dog on a Friday; this Devotive Ceremony to Remonstrate against the popular Paganisms of the Day: of Catholic Christendom (no meat on Friday), of Judaism (no meat of Pork), of Hindic Peoples (no meat of Beef), of Buddhists (no meat of animal), and of Discordians (no Hot Dog Buns).
4. A Discordian shall Partake of No Hot Dog Buns, for Such was the Solace of Our Goddess when She was Confronted with The Original Snub.
5. A Discordian is Prohibited from Believing What he reads.

Hot dogs eh? Sounds ridiculous though.
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i remember my early days as a discordian.. i partook of many a hotdog on a friday.
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Re: 23 has something to do with chromosomes?

i remember my early days as a discordian.. i partook of many a hotdog on a friday.
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Extremely interesting suggestion, I already saw the one thread about 23 chomrosomes in relation to parents (Maynard losing his mother, etc etc), but the thought of this signifying an incomplete album is a nice little extension to that.
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Re: 23 has something to do with chromosomes?

Extremely interesting suggestion, I already saw the one thread about 23 chomrosomes in relation to parents (Maynard losing his mother, etc etc), but the thought of this signifying an incomplete album is a nice little extension to that.
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