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Originally posted by @js357
The phrase as known to those who know it, does not mention what it is.
I know the superstition but had never heard it called that.
I'll give 24hrs for someone else to get it.

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3 on a match. I've never heard it spoken but I'm familiar with the theory that it's from WW1 and gives the enemy sniper time to locate, aim and fire.

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If Kewpie doesn't mind... a controversial one.


195 C of the W

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Originally posted by @kewpie
3 on a match. I've never heard it spoken but I'm familiar with the theory that it's from WW1 and gives the enemy sniper time to locate, aim and fire.
Cigarettes and other smokables, unspecified. Wikipedia has an interesting discussion.

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Originally posted by @wolfgang59
If Kewpie doesn't mind... a controversial one.


195 C of the W
195 countries of the world


108 DS on a B

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Originally posted by @handyandy
195 countries of the world


108 DS on a B
108 distinct stitches on a baseball

6 P on a ST

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Originally posted by @wolfgang59
108 distinct stitches on a baseball
Close enough I guess. It's 108 double stitches.

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Originally posted by @wolfgang59
108 distinct stitches on a baseball

[b]6 P on a ST
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6 Pints on a Scottish Table

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Originally posted by @wolfe63
6 Pints on a Scottish Table
6 Pockets on a Snooker Table.

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Originally posted by @shallow-blue
6 Pockets on a Snooker Table.
20 OM in a CG

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Originally posted by @shallow-blue
20 OM in a CG
20 Old Men in a Cold Grave?

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Originally posted by @wolfe63
20 Old Men in a Cold Grave?
20 Opening Moves in a Chess Game.

3 M in a B

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Originally posted by @kewpie
20 Opening Moves in a Chess Game.

[b] 3 M in a B
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3 Men in a Bathtub (Rub a dub dub)

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Originally posted by @wolfe63
3 Men in a Bathtub (Rub a dub dub)
that's half right (the first half)


Originally posted by @kewpie
that's half right (the first half)
Three Men in a Boat (A classic everyone should read)

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