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SUPER SAIYAN@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

Why skip the 9? Is 9 the middle child?

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Why skip the 9? Is 9 the middle child?

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SUPER SAIYAN@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 months ago
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  • infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net
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    2 months ago

    Mac OS 9 is absolutely a thing, 1999-2001.

    And Mac OS 10.9 was Mavericks, in 2013.

    • terminatortwo@piefed.social
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      In this case I think they mean iPhone 9, which I’m still saving my money for

  • Lumidaub@feddit.org
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    Don’t skip 9.

    The ninth Doctor.

  • ch00f@lemmy.world
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    Number 9 is sometimes pronounced ku — with the same pronunciation as agony or torture.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_superstitions

    • Pommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.org
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      And the same pronunciation as “no” in German.
      In Cantonese, the number 9 is also a vulgar way of saying penis (𨳊, Cantonese Yale: gāu)

      • zloubida@sh.itjust.works
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        In French, 9 sounds like “new” (neuf).

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        In Hebrew, the letter with the value of 7 also means slang for penis!

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    Because 7 ate 9???

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      Nice

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    Windows skipped 9 because many applications had 9x to refer to Windows 95 and 98.

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    Time for Linux anyone?

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      Linux 9

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      No. The time has come for Plan 9!

  • ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world
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    Apple also didn’t make an iPhone 2. It only made a 3G version, then Apple decided the 3 should stand for generation.

  • PointyFluff@lemmy.mlBanned
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    ALL of this is trash.

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