32 hub holes, so 16 per side. 36 holes in the rim.
So what's your idea:
- Skip every 9th hole in the rim?
- Get a lot of different lengths of spokes, since nothing will be symmetrical?
- Adjust tensions in some way to compensate for this asymmetry?
- Or drill some extra holes in the hub?
I think the Sheldon page is a red herring - 28 rim vs 36 hub means not using 4 holes on each side of the hub, and 4 is plausible. But it's still dumb!
I think the answers in the correct forum (mechanics) would have been less encouraging. But you gave me a big grin.