Twenty-three

• Obtaining twenty-three of an item at once will result in the invisible text "FNORD" being printed at the end of the line in the same manner as the following:

You acquire 23 limes FNORD

• Warehouse 23 bling follows the same theme and also has that same hidden message.
• Cristobal Colon (#1492), the mythical source of the comfy blankets, is a level 23 Seal Clubber, but has the class title of "Explorer" (quotes included), rather than the standard title of "Seal Clubber".
• As of February 14, 2006, there are twenty-three Valentine Poems to choose from.
• The Frequent Traveller Reward #3, fuzzy dice, is acquired by spending twenty-three vacations with The Shore, Inc.
• Twenty-three pieces of duct tape are used to make the duct tape shirt

References

• The number twenty-three is a central number in Discordianism, from which the term "Fnord" originated.
• The Twenty-three Enigma refers to the belief that all incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23, some permutation of the number 23, or a number related to the number 23, given enough ingenuity on the part of the interpreter.
• This may also be an indirect reference to Warehouse 23, which is itself a reference to The Illuminatus! Trilogy.