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When I lived in L.A., I had a phone number 666-3535 ! I hated it ! >:( I found out too late that I didn't have to accept it when they issued it, I could have requested they give me a different one. But what did I know ? I just hated that phone number.

I had been with someone once who checked out at a register and the receipt showed $66.66 - totally freaked the person out.

Indeed, not the best number to be popping up. ;)
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I know what you mean.  I went through a weird week a few years back, and for some reason, 666 kept popping up.  I'll never forget it.

For example:  on day 1, my digital thermometer reading was 66.6 degrees.  Day 2, my odometer on my new car was 666.6 miles when for some reason I just happened to glance down at it.  Then on Day 3, my credit card bill was $666.xx!  no joke.  I have remembered that week for all this time because it has come up in conversation so many times whenevr me of my friends/family seems to be having bad luck.

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??? ??? ???hey! What happened to teh message I was gonna reply to Princessofpop? ???
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Good question ???

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The local news ran this story.  They mentioned that it was difficult keeping road signs along that hwy.  Kept getting stolen.
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Tee hee... Does this mean that sales of AC/DC's Highway To Hell album are going to slide?

But what's in a name, anyway?  If it actually is the Devil's Highway, then changing its name ain't going to make a damned bit of difference

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U.S. 666 officially renamed U.S. 491

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I thought the number partly depended on whether the road ran north-south or east-west.  One should be and even number and the other odd.  Or is that just in some cities?

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But what's in a name, anyway?  If it actually is the Devil's Highway, then changing its name ain't going to make a damned bit of difference
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Maybe next time he's cruising on his Harley, he'll get lost.  Then the devil might really go down to Georgia.

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aw.  i wanted to drive there soley for the purpose of getting my picture taken next to the 666 sign. :(

in michigan, isn't there a town named "hell?" :D
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If there isn't, there ought to be. That would give creedence to the saying "cold as hell"...;D :P ;D

Actually, the reference in the bible is for the identification of the antichrist. In the Greek alphabet, letters were also used to denote numbers. So, if you write the name of the antichrist (which will be an actual, flesh and blood person) in Greek and add them together, you will come up with the total of 666.

So it really is just a number in any other case...nothing evil about numbers unless you're flunking math.

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PUHLEEZE!  I can understand the point Dag made about the signs, but come on.  It will still be known as the "Devil's Highway" to anyone who has ever driven on it or heard of it.  It's kinda like the 13th floor thing, if you are in a hotel that doesn't list the 13th floor, but your room is, say, 1410, you are still technically on the 13th floor.  My phone number used to be XXX-1666 and I never had a problem with it.  It was easy to remember ;D
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I never understood that, either.  Made no sense to me at all.  Then again, there is a bldg here in SLC that has a 13th floor and the most horrible law firm on the planet rents it.  Coincidence?  I think not. ;)

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So, if you write the name of the antichrist (which will be an actual, flesh and blood person) in Greek and add them together, you will come up with the total of 666.

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In ancient Greek. Revelations is in the New Testament. Was that first written in Greek, or Latin?

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F*CK the devil >:(
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Let's get one thing straight, 666 means Satin of course. 333 means God right? And 999 means Lucifer or something?
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Nope. 666 is the mark of the Anti-Christ, Satan's earthly representative. 333 means three hundred and thirty three and 999 is 1000 minus 1. God doesn't have a number, and "Lucifer" means the "Bright One" or the "Light Giver" -- this was Satan's name before he was cast from Heaven.

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Nope. 666 is the mark of the Anti-Christ, Satan's earthly representative.
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thats true.

If you want a simple Hollywood explanation, rent the movie "The Omen, Part II".

In it, Damian (the Anti-Christ child) realises that he has the number 666 imprinted on his scalp and that he is the true Anti-Christ.

Its a really good movie(I recommend Part I, the original,  however). ;)

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If you want a simple Hollywood explanation, rent the movie "The Omen, Part II".


Its a really good movie(I recommend Part I, the original,  however). ;)
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I enjoyed the first Omen movie myself, 80'srocked. Never saw the second one...

However, if you want the real explanation, read Revelations chapter 13.
(Chapter 13, hmmmmmmm. Another coincidence, dagwood?) ;)

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However, if you want the real explanation, read Revelations chapter 13.
(Chapter 13, hmmmmmmm. Another coincidence, dagwood?) ;)
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The number 13 is only considered unlucky because of Christianity.  Before Christians, many pagans considered 13 to be a lucky number.  The Christian church, as with many pagan beliefs, changed this to separate itself from the pagans.
Hence, there are 13 witches in a coven and, funnily enough, Jesus had 12 disciples!

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...or read "Good Omens" by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.  Come to think of it, read it anyway, if you haven't :-)

PPS Even more here
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A good book, I recommend it to you all as well.

Phil that website list is soooo funny

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(Chapter 13, hmmmmmmm. Another coincidence, dagwood?) ;)
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hmmmmmmmmm ;) ;D

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Actually...
The number 13 is only considered unlucky because of Christianity.  Before Christians, many pagans considered 13 to be a lucky number.  The Christian church, as with many pagan beliefs, changed this to separate itself from the pagans.
Hence, there are 13 witches in a coven and, funnily enough, Jesus had 12 disciples!
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That is quite interesting about the #13...I did not know that.

One thing I do know...Jesus had 12 disciples to correspond  with the 12 tribes of Israel. When Judas Iscariot hanged himself, and after Jesus ascended to heaven, the remaining 11 disciples (now called apostles) chose another to replace Judas. His name was Matthias, and he is sometimes refered to as the 13th disciple.

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Nope. 666 is the mark of the Anti-Christ, Satan's earthly representative. 333 means three hundred and thirty three and 999 is 1000 minus 1. God doesn't have a number, and "Lucifer" means the "Bright One" or the "Light Giver" -- this was Satan's name before he was cast from Heaven.
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Oh.......ok
Does 777 mean anything?

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Oh.......ok
Does 777 mean anything?

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No, it doesn't mean anything either (although Stryper pretended that it did ;) )

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Actually, in the bible, the number 7 symbolizes the number of perfection, or completion.

Revelation describes Christ as "...a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth."

The seven horns symbolize omnipotence, the seven eyes omnipresence.

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True, but 777 doesn't have a particular meaning.

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True, but 777 doesn't have a particular meaning.
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It's a type of aircraft by Boeing! ;)

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True, but 777 doesn't have a particular meaning.
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Maybe Stryper toured the country in a Boeing 777??   :P??? :P

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Maybe Stryper toured the country in a Boeing 777??   :P??? :P


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Is it a yellow and black 777? ;D

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777 doesn't have a particular meaning.
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I thought that meant "Jackpot"  ;)

The place I volunteer at has the number of xxx-3666. I have always wondered about this number. The funny thing is, the phone that this number is attacted to resides in a Catholic School-owned by the Catholic Church. hmmmmmmm.



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Is it a yellow and black 777? ;D
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You know it!! Like a big holy bumble bee... 8)

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You know it!! Like a big holy bumble bee... 8)
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Quite the visual, isn't it? ;D