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A Tennessee maintenance worker has quit his job after discovering the number "666" printed on his W-2 tax form.
The man, Walter Slonopas, a 52-year-old born-again Christian, told The Tennessean that God was worth more than money.
The number 666 is commonly referred to as the number of the beast and is often associated with the devil. (The number played a pivotal role in the classic horror movie "The Omen." Revelation 13:18 in the New Testament says, "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six."
This wasn't the first time that Slonopas had a work-related run-in with the notorious number. When he first began his job in 2011, he said, he was accidentally assigned the number 666 to be used when he clocked in. His number was later changed to 668.
However, a few months later, when the company updated its clock-in system, Slonopas was again assigned the number 666. He quit, but returned to work after being given yet another new number.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/tennessee-man-quits-job-getting-w-2-666-185507901.html
HarveyDarkey
(9,077 posts)narnian60
(3,510 posts)Earth_First
(14,910 posts)lol
Solly Mack
(90,817 posts)dballance
(5,756 posts)that they keep kissing his ass and begging him to come back. If I were HR wherever he works and he quit then I'd be saying "good riddance." They really didn't have an obligation to change his time-clock number or issue a new W-2. It's not at all interfering with his right to practice his religion - it's just another number in their computer system that falls between 665 and 667.
Worried senior
(1,328 posts)is that this person is allowed to vote.
EastKYLiberal
(429 posts)TeamPooka
(24,346 posts)he's afraid he is.
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)He needs to watch for signs of Beelzebub everywhere. In shampoo bottles, in dog poo and certainly in the reflection of shop windows. That particular one is important since the signs can be fleeting...coming and going with the sales.
all american girl
(1,788 posts)I do call my kids devil children when they are teasing me
madmom
(9,681 posts)mailbox. A home down the road from us has 13666. Makes me laugh every time I see it.
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