the number 23 (and 17 for that matter)

[Trillipse]

anyone familiar with the whole "23" thing? haven't come across it for a while since reading robert .....'s  "Illuminatus!" but it keeps cropping up, and am still fond of the thought.

[amarillis]

I am not familiar with it, but this site lists a huge amount of number 23 occurences (some of which are stretching it just a little)...

http://www.free.de/homes/joern/23.html

[Octavius]

Psalm 23 is quite popular