Numbers that can’t be divisible by 5 are funnier than numbers that can be divided by 5 because they’re needlessly specific. Except in some cases for very small or very large numbers.
The answer to life, the universe, and everything being 42? Funny because it’s needlessly specific.
Patrick from SpongeBob looking at a store stacked with hundreds of mattresses and saying there’s ten of them? Funny because it’s a small number.
If a character wishes to estimate how many soldiers are approaching a nearby town and you want to make it funny you can do one or the other or you can combine the two.
My lord, there are five soldiers coming, we must strengthen our defenses!
Or
How many soldiers are there? Nine thousand, three hundred and forty seven, sir. I counted twice. They lost one the second time to falling off a cliff.
Or
There’s sixteen soldiers approaching, sir. Only sixteen? Yes. It’s a good number, sixteen. Divisible by four.
A guy in the back is yelling this after the scout gives his report.
A guy in the back
is yelling this after the
scout gives his report.
Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.
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