The 69 Page

First, a nice little poem to celebrate this nifty number

Poem 69

Written by Evans A Criswell
November 27, 1996

Sixty-nine, sixty-nine!
As a number, you're quite fine,
with divisors three and twenty-three
and a square root between eight and nine.

Right-side-up or upside down,
you stay the same when flipped around.
Your neat properties are overlooked today
by the younger generation who likes to clown.

You are the subject of many a joke.
At sixty-nine much fun we poke.
If a conversation is getting dull,
we liven it up with a sixty-nine joke.

Your two digits are like peas in a pod.
They make a cute pair, but not a quad.
Sixty-eight is the speed limit of a woman,
because at sixty-nine she blows a rod.

69 Trouble in Fort Payne, Alabama

DID YOU KNOW? In Fort Payne, Alabama, "69th Street" is being renamed "Quail Hollow Road" because the "69th Street" sign is frequently stolen. Residents living on the steet were concerned that because the sign gets stolen often, emergency vehicles may not be able to find their residences as quickly.

Some Information About the Number "69"

Summer of 69

Bryan Adams, in the summer of 1985, had a number 5 hit with a song titled "Summer of '69" from his album, "Reckless". Now, Bryan Adams was born in late 1959, making him 9 years old in the summer of '69, so the song could not possibly by about his personal experiences from 1969. I doubt seriously that at age 9, the lyrics "spent my evenings down at the drive-in, and that's when I met you" would have been descriptive of his activities, unless he was a really early bloomer. He mentions being in a band with guys from school, and one quits, and one gets married. In the 4th or 5th grade? Hmmm. So, what was the significance of the title of that song?

Where can I find a "Highway 69"?

Now, Let's Get Silly

What is the square root of 69?
8 something.

What is the speed limit on Highway 69?
Lickety-split!

What is 138?
Dinner for four.

What is 68?
Do me and I'll owe you one.

Why is 77 better than 69?
You get 8 more.

What is 6.9?
A good thing broken up by a period.

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