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Possibly related... I developed the mannerism with my husband of answering rhetorical questions with oddly precise arbitrary numbers a while ago, mostly as an expression of dislike of rhetorical questions. (As in "How weird is that?" "Twelve.") It amuses him, lets me blow off steam, and really bewilders listeners.
I've done this for years, and "Twelve" is my go-to number. So much so, that my wife often preempts my retort with "And don't you say 'twelve'!".
Sometimes I throw a "Seven" in there, just because I'm a wild and crazy guy.
I'm amused; my husband and I have precisely that dynamic. And I use seventeen as my alternate meaningless number, in almost exactly the same way.
Is that because of the humbug?