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13thChylde
February 19th, 2004, 03:39 PM
last one!!!!!!

We've got the usual suspects, so knock yourselves out :) And thank ya, thank ya, thank ya!

Bainidhe Dub
February 19th, 2004, 03:45 PM
last one!!!!!!

We've got the usual suspects, so knock yourselves out :) And thank ya, thank ya, thank ya!
12 days of Christmas
12 months in a year
The obvious stuff lol

12 whatevers in a dozen.

Hoot
February 19th, 2004, 03:55 PM
12 hours on a clock face
12 months in a year
12 signs of the zodiac
12 grades under college level (in the US)
12 Tribes of Israel
12 Apostles of Jesus
12 inches = 1 foot
12 pcs. = 1 dozen
Sold by the dozen: roses, donuts, batteries
12-Step program
12 Days of Christmas (a carol, and the days between Christmas and Epiphany)
12 Olympians
Movies: 12 Monkeys, The Dirty Dozen, Cheaper By the Dozen, 12 O'Clock High

Adding:
12-String guitar
12 buttons on a phone, counting * and #
Roman ancient law - 12 Tables

Heathen Dawn
February 19th, 2004, 04:03 PM
12 Lesser Prophets of the Old Testament
12 Imams (spiritual leaders) of the main Shi’a Muslim tradition

And the number twelve itself comes from a Germanic twailif, meaning “two left over [from ten]”. The teens start only with 13. As if we had twelve fingers...

And of course dozen comes via Old French from Latin duodecim meaning twelve.

Cappy
February 19th, 2004, 04:48 PM
Well you guys seem to have it covered. Ummm.... 12.... ahhhhh......12...... is 2 times 6 :bouncysmi

Mindflayer
February 19th, 2004, 05:29 PM
12 years of life before you become a "teen" ;)

Cev'aq
February 19th, 2004, 06:37 PM
12 animals in the Chinese zodiac
12 knights of the Round Table
12 "Fruits of the Spirit" in the Bible
12 tribes of Israel
12 members of the council of the Dalai Lama

aftershocked
February 19th, 2004, 06:52 PM
12 drummers drumming...
12 'F' buttons on your keyboard (f1, f2, etc)

I can't think of anything else. :rolleyes:

Linx
February 19th, 2004, 07:05 PM
I can only think of one that you guys have not.

12 jurors on a jury

oh and socks... usually 6 pairs a pack, so that's 12 LOL

was there twelve knights at the round table?

Klucky
February 19th, 2004, 07:12 PM
I guess you guys beat me to all the good ones. :lol:

Hey, if you ever go to thirteen, I know a good one. *points to 13th Chylde*

-Klucky

phyrefly
February 19th, 2004, 07:39 PM
Where is the 'eleven' thread?

Amicalement,
Phyrefly