XLIX

May 30, 2012 08:47

49 is the atomic number of indium.

49 is the square of seven and is therefore the fourth squared prime number.

49 is the number of days and night Siddhartha Gautama spent meditating as a holy man.

A 49 is a term used to describe a party after a powwow or any gathering of American Indians, held by the participants. It also refers to a particular type of song that is sung on such occasions. A 49 is typically held in an isolated place and features drumming and singing.

Crosby, Stills and Nash, 49 Bye-Byes



Muted post horn symbol from Thomas Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49.

THE LAST 40-SOMETHING! ARGH!
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