more nu mber phrases

[Sue.Williams]

thanks I have three more dirving me crazy: 11DinaMPN,555LNonC,Ja5BG

[bernardo]

Jump a 5-Bar Gate

[Jansy]

11 Digits in a Mobile 'Phone Number.

[woofgang]

555 lines non colour? (TV)

[Buffy]

Woofgang is probably correct about the 555, but I was also thinking about how whenever you see a phone number in an American TV program or in a movie, the 7-digit number always begins with "555". The 555 exchange is a phony one, so in case viewers try calling that number, they won't end up annoying some innocent person-- because in fact the number will lead nowhere. I still don't know how that might apply to this particular number phrase, or if it applies at all, but someone else might see a connection.

[Ewood27]

I disagree with the "555 Lines Non Colour". The original TV broadcasts, mono only, were with 405 lines, followed eventually by the huge technical advance of 625-line colour reception. The fact that I remember that shows my age!

Bearing in mind what Buffy says, how about "555 Leads Nowhere on Calling"?