h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Which is these is correct:

Six and six IS eleven or six and six ARE eleven?

six and six are twelve

six and six is twelve

neither are right

at least we are in agreement about eleven

six and six are numbers whether eleven is, is an entirly different matter.

although i must say eleven is much nicer sounding than six.

six and six are numbers whether eleven is, is an entirly different matter.

although i must say eleven is much nicer sounding than six.
if i were an integer i would much rather be an eleven

Six of one, half dozen of the other!

With all of the usual suspects on line (except Titania?) I expected an avalanche of answers .....

Another day, another question Gnomon, your answer has been questioned long ago.

BTW, is it your 48th birthday? You are not on A489422.

>>With all of the usual suspects on line (except Titania?) I expected an avalanche of answers .....

Titania is away today. I arrived back from my short lunch-break four minutes too late.

>>Another day, another question Gnomon, your answer has been questioned long ago.

I'm afraid your obscure reference is lost on me.

>>BTW, is it your 48th birthday?

Not yet! My 48th Edited Entry was published on the front page today.

That's also worth a comgratulations. make nr 50 a special one!

The reference was to a previous Greebo question
111111 oooooo
if I remember correctly.

I don't remember that question.

Entries 49, 50 and 51 are already with the sub-editors. I have no control over what order they come back, but #50 will probably be "Santorini - Remains of a Volcanic Cataclysm".

In that case it will be accompanied by spectacular fireworks

This is what happens when you spend an hour in the pub playing pool.

I lost that too..

Is it worth pointing out that six and six are eleven in base 11?

Thought not...

6 + 6 might = 11 if they were and Greebo was around. In fact..
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

All gone!

Well I reckon "six and six IS eleven" is the correct one!

Follow the logic here...

"six and six is" has ELEVEN letters
"six and six are" has twelve letters

QED

I think it is

Six and six WERE eleven.

but that was before I learnt to add up properly

Six and Six may be 11 in base eleven, but they're not eleven in base 11.

Well done Marjin.. you arithmatic is really good me thinks... a point to you...