Count to a Million

[Zin5ki]

17443

Good heavens, it has been a while, Tachi! How is Luton/Halifax in this day and age?

 

[Tachi]

17444

Hi Zin5ki, Yeah both are fine thanks. Popped up north the other weekend to check that my grandparents are doing fine. Now just waiting for hometime as i have a xmas party to get ready for and i'm off for the next week so i'll be merrily partaking in my favourite ales in my local watering hole.

Hope you've been well old friend, still in London?

 

[Zin5ki]

17445

Quite so! All is well with me. I am currently out of town for festive purposes though, which is à la mode at this time of year...

 

[Neil.T]

They say that even the greatest journey begins with a single step. Or something.

Here's the 17,446th step.

 

[Ian Wolf]

Do they?

17,447.

 

[Neil.T]

Yes. All 17,448 of them.

 

[Ian Wolf]

I see.

17,449.

 

[Neil.T]

They also say "Never use a lift during a fire."

Especially when you're on the 17,450th floor.

 

[Ian Wolf]

Indeed, always best to wait until they get to floor 17,451.

 

[Neil.T]

Exactly!

That's what the 17,452 wise men will always tell you.

 

[Ian Wolf]

And what would wise man No. 17,453 say?

 

[Neil.T]

He would likely say "17,454 heads are better than one", I reckon.

 

[Ian Wolf]

I'll doff my 17,455 hats to that.

 

[Neil.T]

That's an almighty stack of hats. You can never have enough hats. Even if you had 17,456 of them.

 

[IncendiaryLemon]

Out of interest, is there any reason the current count number is one behind the post count? In the count this is 17, 457, but it is the 17,458th post in the thread.

 

[Neil.T]

Dammit.

Right, who's offering to read through all the posts and check?

(Oh, 17,458, by the way.)

 

[Morbo]

The culprit has been found!

17,439

Only 1 page ago the same number was used twice! meaning my 17,459 should be 17,560.

 

[Neil.T]

Well done, dude!!!

So, what do we do now? Correct it? Leave it and forever hold Tachi responsible?

17,460.

 

[Ian Wolf]

I'm not that fussed on what happens.

17,461

 

[Neil.T]

Do we need unanimous agreement to skip a number?

17,462.