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transcript:
cat mum: what's 6 times 7?
cat boy (making faces): 6 7!!!
cat mum: hilarious, as always. but actually ...?
cat boy: 42
cat mum: 6 x 7 - 6 7 - is 42?!
cat boy: yeah ... so?
cat mum (making faces): that means 6 7 is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything!
cat boy: daddy! mommy's being weird again!
cat dad: aww, you see son, - your mommy is just a huge dork!
cat mum: history doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes!

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[–] Vincent@feddit.nl 43 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

W H A T D O Y O U G E T I F Y O U M U L T I P L Y S I X B Y N I N E

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Remember, that's where they ran out of tiles. It could have been 'ninety' or 'nine minus 2' or in base-13.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Personally I blame travel scrabble for that one.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

oh thank you. i'm getting tired of being the only one saying that.