Funny Thing About Numbers

[Hal Paul]

Do you ever think you weren't influenced by something, or that you weren't superstitious or laughed at someone because they had what to you was a silly phobia, only to realize that you may actually be burdened even if ever so slightly by some silly superstition or phobia?

Well, today, I discovered that I may have hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia, that is, I am afraid of the number 666. You see, today as I was reading I thanked a post and realized that I had thanked people 666 times. Well, when I saw it, I immediately went looking for another post to thank just to get past that number. Even though the rational part of me knew that it is just a number, in my gut I still wanted to get past it as quickly as possible. So, I guess those silly Thief in the Night movies did have an effect on me after all.:eek:

[Gina Stevenson]

Do you ever think you weren't influenced by something, or that you weren't superstitious or laughed at someone because they had what to you was a silly phobia, only to realize that you may actually be burdened even if ever so slightly by some silly superstition or phobia?

Well, today, I discovered that I may have hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia, that is, I am afraid of the number 666 ................. :eek:

Yeah, guess so ... like when I went to the Secretary of State to get a license plate "eons" ago. They handed me the 666 [prefaced by 3 letters], and so I asked if I could have the next one in line, "please." So, I ended up with whatever-letters+667. After all, didn't want to have to deal with that "666" plate for the next how-many years. :eek:

Oh yeah ... forgot to add that there was not one question asked as to why I'd ask for the next one; it's apparently "general knowledge" re that # for them to hand me the next one with no questions asked. ;)

[John Kennedy]

Had a tax client who wound up with a $666 refund. She insisted I change the input info so as reduce the refund. You go to your church and I'll go to mine.

[Hal Paul]

Yeah, guess so ... like when I went to the Secretary of State to get a license plate "eons" ago. They handed me the 666 [prefaced by 3 letters], and so I asked if I could have the next one in line, "please." So, I ended up with whatever-letters+667. After all, didn't want to have to deal with that "666" plate for the next how-many years. :eek:

Oh yeah ... forgot to add that there was not one question asked as to why I'd ask for the next one; it's apparently "general knowledge" re that # for them to hand me the next one with no questions asked. ;)

I was at a fast food restaurant one time when the manager was training a new employee to work the cash register. She told the new employee that if the total comes to $6.66 the company had programed the register to round down 1 cent to $6.65 because so many people had issues paying the $6.66 total.

[Hal Paul]

Had a tax client who wound up with a $666 refund. She insisted I change the input info so as reduce the refund. You go to your church and I'll go to mine.
I'm not that scared, give me every $$$ I have coming to me!!!

[Sue Pyles]

Well, you little devil you.:fav18
Just kidding.

I am the same way. If my purchases ring up to
$6.66, I'll quickly reach for a pack of gum or a bottle of pop .
I must have it to, but have no idea how to pronounce it.
In fact I didn't even know there was a name for it.

I have this thing about numbers.
The other night my purchases at Wal-Mart rang up to $19.22.
I immediately said, "That was the year both of my parents were born."Like the lady even cared.
I am always associating the numbers in my life to something.
My weight for instance is.....................well, we won't go there now, will we?

[John Kennedy]

I'm not that scared, give me every $$$ I have coming to me!!!



I must confess being sorely tempted to tell her I charged extra to do that. It would've been a nice way of finding out how firm her opinions were. Fortunately, every once in a while I run into a temptation I'm able to resist.

[Gina Stevenson]

I have this thing about numbers.
The other night my purchases at Wal-Mart rang up to $19.22.
I immediately said, "That was the year both of my parents were born."Like the lady even cared.
One recent time there myself [don't get there much, so guess that's why I recall it] I had to say, "Hey! The total is my address!" ;)

I am always associating the numbers in my life to something.
My weight for instance is.....................well, we won't go there now, will we?

No kidding! But, anyway, w/that license plate, I figured one has to write it, repeat it, remember it, et cetera, for years at a time, so I just didn't want to have to deal with it ... and comments from others about it ... et al. Now, a one-time payment for a purchase, no big deal ... but license plates are sort of "forever" ... well, years, anyway. ;)

[Scott Hilton]

I had been thanked 666 times before leaving on vacation. I have to admit to some strange uneasiness about that, but then it was combined with the fact that a little girl made this statement to my wife at Mothers Day Out the week we were leaving "You and your husband are going to see Jesus"......which is great to hear, but I had to wonder exactly how soon she meant we were going to see Him.

Of course the funny thing about this thread is we all get anxious about that number being assigned to us for erroneous reasons and yet feel more than comfortable typing it or quoting it over and over again in our posts, lol

[Hal Paul]

Of course the funny thing about this thread is we all get anxious about that number being assigned to us for erroneous reasons and yet feel more than comfortable typing it or quoting it over and over again in our posts, lol

666 I 666 type 666 it 666 over 666 and 666 over 666 in 666 posts 666 to 666 prove 666 to 666 myself 666 that 666 it 666 doesn't 666 bother 666 me. 666

[Carsten Schermuly]

I got pain, once I realized, my eldest son was born on January 30th. It was the day of Hitlers Machtergreifung, the day he became Reichskanzler.

I had a good time talked about to the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to get peace about. At least the clear life testimony of my son does show, such things do have absolutely no weight.

Unfortunately we do type on computer keyboards, traditional we should fire the inkpot against the wall to destroy doubts.

[Carsten Schermuly]

"Next week on twentieth of May
I proclaim Liza Dolittles Day!"

"Thanks alot, king", says I in a manner well bread,
"but all I want is 'enry 'iggins 'ead!"

"Done!" says the king in a stroke,
"Guard, run him in a bloke!"

and thei'll march you 'enry 'iggins on the wall
and the king says: "Liza, done the call!"

and they take their rifles higher,
I shout: "Ready! Aim! Fire!

Ha, ha, ha, 'enry 'iggins - just - you - wait!"

(free after the musical "My Fair Lady", basing on George Bernhard Shaws "Pygmalion")

---

I do know someone, likes very much to be born on the twentieth of May,
because it is the Liza Dolittles Day.

[Scott Hilton]

666 I 666 type 666 it 666 over 666 and 666 over 666 in 666 posts 666 to 666 prove 666 to 666 myself 666 that 666 it 666 doesn't 666 bother 666 me. 666
I feel like I should charge you $666.00 for helping you with your numbers problem :laughing

[Carsten Schermuly]

Great music - e. g. the Ascot Gavotte.
Composer Frederic Loewe.

... horses rushing,
faces flushing,
I have never been so keyed up.

[Gina Stevenson]

Unfortunately we do type on computer keyboards, traditional we should fire the inkpot against the wall to destroy doubts.

Are you referring to the story we've probably all heard about John Wesley [think that's who it was] throwing an ink well at the devil he tho't he saw in person long ago? :basic05'

[John Kennedy]

I think it was Martin Luther sever hundred years earlier.

[Roland Hearn]

For me the number that always seems to have significance is 42. I wonder why that is?

[Sheya Stephens]

My husband asked the phone company to change our phone number when we were getting one assigned from 8666- now it is 8123, which has been easy to teach our girls'. :)

[Scott Hilton]

For me the number that always seems to have significance is 42. I wonder why that is?
I bet the mice know :basic05

[Lindsey Grant]

At least you don't have something silly, like phobophobia...
silly phobophobics...
*cough*
*raises hand meekly*

:D

[Carsten Schermuly]

Are you referring to the story we've probably all heard about John Wesley [think that's who it was] throwing an ink well at the devil he tho't he saw in person long ago? :basic05'
I think it was Martin Luther sever hundred years earlier.

It is told, Dr. Luther has thrown his inkpot against Satanas, once he got doubts in faith while translating the bible in 1521 / 22 on the castle Wartburg near the town Erfurt in Thuringia. This needs, Satanas were appeared as a vision - otherwise Dr. Luther has had no target for his shot. I have never been on the Wartburg, my mother was there as a child and has told, visitors were directed to see the ink spots on the wall.

See photos of the Wartburg
http://www.erfurt-web.de/Wartburg
history dates, german

WikiPedia
The room where this should have been happened, photo from 1900.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/WartburgLutherstube1900.jpg
Description english
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wartburg
more photos on the german page
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wartburg

[David Molle]

the number 13 follows me around.

i was born on a friday 13 and the number 13 constantly
shows up in most anything and everything in my life.
I work at walmart store 1333. I was on the uss marvin
shields ff 1066. 1+6+6. Ive been employee 13. had license
add up to 13

and naturally my ex wifes license plate added up to 13 :rolleyes:

[Bob Evans]

All these unlucky numbers give me the creeps. Perhaps this thread should be deleted to cast out the demons in naznet.:basic05

[Gina Stevenson]

All these unlucky numbers give me the creeps. Perhaps this thread should be deleted to cast out the demons in naznet.:basic05


Just clicking the funny smiley wasn't enough.

So ......... :laughing :basic05 :eek: ;) :rolleyes: :basic05 :laughing

[Mark Woodward]

I say bring it....
Just a number - and I am just trying to get my first posts in.
I really don't think about them much.
Probably as much as I think about the others - like 7, 40, 50, etc..
Blessings