nines typhoid your silly law of nines only works when you represent numbers in base ten. in any base n system the same phenomenon occurs for multiples of n_minus_1. 000731 ... stan Nines also refers to a very good technique used in intercourse. 000731 ... stan Perhaps it would be even more phenominal in hexadeciaml! 000731 ... Brad I like to dress to the nines, occasionally. 000731 ... wizodd Ten nines, a phone number, like 999-999-9999 is the listening only line found in Shockwave Rider, a 1970's SF novel. 021110 ... p2 "but if I got my nina then you know i'm straight trippin'" - dr dre (nuthin but a g thang) 021111 ... Kleh Ver ~ A chorus of responses from several negative Germans. ~ 021111 ... nom live 070108 what's it to you? who go blather from