tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9957050.post7315253676093475748..comments2023-10-06T01:45:04.958-07:00Comments on The Hoochi Mama Blog: In which I resurface from the land of Harry PotterJanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13933708022679035520noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9957050.post-89794916762812777052007-07-30T06:59:00.000-07:002007-07-30T06:59:00.000-07:00Hi Janet,In Deathly Hallows I found there to be a ...Hi Janet,<BR/><BR/>In Deathly Hallows I found there to be a pleasant coincidence for non-believers on page 411. <BR/><BR/>411, the phone number for "INFORMATION" in many US telephone exchanges, has led to new phrases like "getting the 411" or "giving the 411" in which 411 means the "scoop" the "lowdown" or the "way it is."<BR/><BR/>On page 411, the last paragraph is Hermione telling us:<BR/><B><BR/>But that's -- I'm sorry, but that's completely ridiculous! How can I <I>possibly</I> prove it doesn't exist? Do you expect me to get hold of -- of all the pebbles in the world and test them? I mean, you could claim that <I>anything's</I> real if the only basis for believing in it is that nobody's <I>proved</I> it doesn't exist!<BR/></B><BR/><BR/><BR/>To me, a most pleasant coincidence.Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15316459700934662467noreply@blogger.com