The Magic Number

American Voices • ISSUE 30•11 • Oct 22, 1996

What is your favorite number?

“You mean, other than eight?”
Trish Rubin –
Choral Director
“I have trouble deciding between 12 and 85, so I'll take their average and say 48.5.”
Gene Pfeiffer –
Systems Analyst
“The cosine of 67 degrees, because that's the number I wore when I played football in high school.”
Liz Schreiber –
Hotel Concierge
“Sorry, I flunked math. But 'albedo' is my favorite meteorological term.”
Tanner Bilson –
Waiter
“I know it's trendy, but I'd have to say six.”
Art Dawes –
Accordionist
“I don't really have a favorite. Just so long as I'm counting, I'm happy.”
George Reuschelm –
French Teacher

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