[Yes, I want to be in that number] <-- i've never heard this idiom
anywhere else
On Sat, 2 Nov 2024 17:09:42 +0000, HenHanna wrote:
[Yes, I want to be in that number] <-- i've never heard this idiom
anywhere else
<snip>
It is a direct quote from the best known song by the
most recognisable singer ever. Sit back and enjoy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyLjbMBpGDA
On 3/11/2024 6:18 a.m., LionelEdwards wrote:
On Sat, 2 Nov 2024 17:09:42 +0000, HenHanna wrote:
[Yes, I want to be in that number] <-- i've never heard this idiom
anywhere else
<snip>
It is a direct quote from the best known song by the
most recognisable singer ever. Sit back and enjoy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyLjbMBpGDA
Without looking, I can guess the song and the singer.
Just sticking to that theme, I looked at the uses of "number" in the old Bible concordance I keep in a cupboard. There is a lot of numbering of
groups of people in the Bible -- tribes, armies, the elect... (There's
even a whole book in the OT called Numbers.) You can easily see the
extension from the number (the figure) to the list or roll of names of
people in the group. "When the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there"
-- from another old song -- refers to the same situation.
On Sat, 2 Nov 2024 17:09:42 +0000, HenHanna wrote:
[Yes, I want to be in that number] <-- i've never heard this idiom
anywhere else
<snip>
It is a direct quote from the best known song by the
most recognisable singer ever. Sit back and enjoy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyLjbMBpGDA
On Sun, 3 Nov 2024 19:20:32 +0000, HenHanna wrote:
On Sun, 3 Nov 2024 10:00:37 +0000, Ross Clark wrote:
On 3/11/2024 6:18 a.m., LionelEdwards wrote:
On Sat, 2 Nov 2024 17:09:42 +0000, HenHanna wrote:
[Yes, I want to be in that number] <-- i've never heard this idiom
anywhere else
<snip>
It is a direct quote from the best known song by the
most recognisable singer ever. Sit back and enjoy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyLjbMBpGDA
Without looking, I can guess the song and the singer.
Just sticking to that theme, I looked at the uses of "number" in the old >>> Bible concordance I keep in a cupboard. There is a lot of numbering of
groups of people in the Bible -- tribes, armies, the elect... (There's
even a whole book in the OT called Numbers.) You can easily see the
extension from the number (the figure) to the list or roll of names of
people in the group. "When the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there"
-- from another old song -- refers to the same situation.
Who's the drummer? (looks a bit Asian) He looks like young Jacky Chan.
On Sun, 3 Nov 2024 10:00:37 +0000, Ross Clark wrote:
On 3/11/2024 6:18 a.m., LionelEdwards wrote:
On Sat, 2 Nov 2024 17:09:42 +0000, HenHanna wrote:
[Yes, I want to be in that number] <-- i've never heard this idiom
anywhere else
<snip>
It is a direct quote from the best known song by the
most recognisable singer ever. Sit back and enjoy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyLjbMBpGDA
Without looking, I can guess the song and the singer.
Just sticking to that theme, I looked at the uses of "number" in the old
Bible concordance I keep in a cupboard. There is a lot of numbering of
groups of people in the Bible -- tribes, armies, the elect... (There's
even a whole book in the OT called Numbers.) You can easily see the
extension from the number (the figure) to the list or roll of names of
people in the group. "When the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there"
-- from another old song -- refers to the same situation.
______________
>>> While "number" and "numb" do not share a direct lineage, they
derive from different roots that have been influenced by similar sounds
and concepts over time. The connection might be more phonetic than
semantic.
HenHanna wrote:
[Yes, I want to be in that number] <-- i've never heard this idiomI should think that the most likely source of that "number" in "Oh When
anywhere else
The phrase "I want to be in that number" is an idiomatic
expression that conveys a desire to be included in a particular group or
experience, often associated with something positive or significant.
...........
This kind of phrasing can be found in various songs and >> traditions, especially in spirituals and gospel music
The Saints Go Marching In" is the last book of the New Testament in the Bible; the Apocalypse.
That book is full of numbers; 4 and 7 occur a lot, 666 will be the
number of the Antichrist (I once read that that pointed to the Roman
emperor Nero, but can't recall the convoluted reasoning; something to do
with the letters of Nero's name), and then, of course, the 144,000 who
will be saved because of their righteousness (12,000 from each of the
tribes of Israel). Those are the saints who'll go marching into heaven.
And, yeah, I'd like to be there, too, but I doubt I'm half good enough.
Greek language, rather than Latin; Roman intellectuals tended to
venerate classical Greek culture; and copy it.
Ed
HenHanna wrote:[..]
And, yeah, I'd like to be there, too, but I doubt I'm half good enough.
Ed
I should think that the most likely source of that "number" in "Oh When
The Saints Go Marching In" is the last book of the New Testament in the Bible; the Apocalypse.
That book is full of numbers; 4 and 7 occur a lot, 666 will be the
number of the Antichrist (I once read that that pointed to the Roman
emperor Nero, but can't recall the convoluted reasoning; something to do
with the letters of Nero's name), and then, of course, the 144,000 who
will be saved because of their righteousness (12,000 from each of the
tribes of Israel). Those are the saints who'll go marching into heaven.
And, yeah, I'd like to be there, too, but I doubt I'm half good enough. [...]
HenHanna wrote:
[Yes, I want to be in that number] <-- i've never heard this idiomI should think that the most likely source of that "number" in "Oh When
anywhere else
The phrase "I want to be in that number" is an idiomatic >> expression that conveys a desire to be included in a particular group or
experience, often associated with something positive or significant.
...........
This kind of phrasing can be found in various songs and >> traditions, especially in spirituals and gospel music
The Saints Go Marching In" is the last book of the New Testament in the Bible; the Apocalypse.
That book is full of numbers; 4 and 7 occur a lot, 666 will be the
number of the Antichrist (I once read that that pointed to the Roman
emperor Nero, but can't recall the convoluted reasoning; something to do
with the letters of Nero's name), and then, of course, the 144,000 who
will be saved because of their righteousness (12,000 from each of the
tribes of Israel). Those are the saints who'll go marching into heaven.
And, yeah, I'd like to be there, too, but I doubt I'm half good enough.
Greek language, rather than Latin; Roman intellectuals tended to
venerate classical Greek culture; and copy it.
Ed
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