Re: [I want to be in that number] <-- i've not heard this idiom elsewhere

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:
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[Yes, I want to be in that number] <-- i've never heard this idiom
anywhere else

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It is a direct quote from the best known song by the
most recognisable singer ever. Sit back and enjoy:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyLjbMBpGDA

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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?  He looks like young Jacky Chan.
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    >>>  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.