- Two: this number comes after one and before three! An easy way to visualize it is by holding up one finger, then another. Two appears a lot in nature: birds have two wings, some people have two moms, and one of my friends works two jobs. Multiplying by two can sometimes be referred to as ‘doubling’ – so if someone told you “the double and double two the are double think can you?”, now you can definitely respond.
- Forty-Seven: Nestled between the sculpted curves of 46 and 48, the number 47 has had an alleged prolonged affair with ‘Pomona College’. Pomona College, founded in 1947, has famously maintained their 47% acceptance rate even up to this day. Cecil, their mascot, stands at an impressive 47 feet tall! This number tends to follow alumni long after they have graduated! One alumni has had 47 ccs of filler injected into her lips, and another got hit by a car going 47 miles per hour! He tragically never woke up from his prolonged coma (47+ days). Chirp chirp!
- Eighteen: This is a very important number to remember, both in your math class and in the liquor store. My favorite way to remember this one is by holding up all ten of my fingers and folding down two of my toes. You could also cut one of your fingers off and count all of your remaining ones twice (double)! In America, the age to buy liquor, cigarettes, and hookers is eighteen. As long as you tell this to cashiers assertively, you’ll be good! Just make sure to be confident – they’ll know if you’re lying, and they’ll kill you.
- Five: I am five years old!
- One hundred: As a Pitzer student, this is the biggest number I know! If you’re taking math in Spanish, it may be referred to as ‘cien’ (Spanish for One Hundred). In one hundred hours, I will wake up naked in an abandoned warehouse and realize this was an ayahuasca-inflicted hallucination. One interesting thing about one hundred is that it is the biggest number! If I had one hundred dollars and you gave me one more, a fault would open beneath our feet and you would be sucked into hell. I, of course, would ascend to heaven. We would embrace one last time as the world ends around us, dooming our souls to never meet again. I am one hundred years old!