One day summer

Our daily challenge 3 ~ "Nine"

Please note: these shots were not taken on the 25th April (May or June either!) I think when I move from one programme to another the software gets confused!

 

Someone dressed "to the nines" is dressed up as much as they can be.

 

I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up.

Benjamin Franklin

 

Nine (九 pinyin jiǔ) is considered a good number in Chinese culture because it sounds the same as the word "longlasting" (久 pinyin jiǔ).

 

In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.

Aristotle

 

The Japanese consider 9 to be unlucky because it sounds similar to the Japanese word for "pain" or "distress" (苦 kunrei ku)[

 

If I had nine of my fingers missing I wouldn't type any slower.

Mitch Hedberg

 

The word "K-9" pronounces the same as canine and is used in many U.S. police departments to denote the police dog unit.

 

I had a really good childhood up until I was nine, then a classic case of divorce really affected me.

Kurt Cobain

 

Nine is the highest single-digit number in the decimal system.

 

 

 

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