140. Num8er5
The Allusionist
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The Importance of Roman Numerals
The super bowl returned to roman numerals the next year. They continued to use them. So why not l? One explanation was given by the fel's creative director, shannon melvin, who was aesthetically displeased with the elv. Another possible reason is because l is that sign that you make with your hand gainst your forehead when you're nob paticly complimentary. L has an evocative response a for, at least for english speakers, of loser. You take the l as you take the loss. But also, i think the importance is it's a really short number. That 50 is one of the cases where the roman numeral l is actually shorter
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