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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-06-06 08:04 AM
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MatcomNews: Do YOU Have Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia ??
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WASHINGTON — There's a name for it — hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia — fear of the numbers 666.
If you look hard enough, you start seeing 666s everywhere. In bar codes at the supermarket — mark of the beast? In product logos. Encoded in the names of the famous and the infamous. And, of course, on the calendar.

June 6, 2006. Sixth day of the sixth month of the sixth year of this century. Spooky, no?

The Bible itself has done the math, and six-six-six adds up to evil. That's the number, according to the Book of Revelation, by which the Beast, the Anti-christ, will be known.

This could be one devil of a day. Or not.

"There's nothing to get upset about," said Baptist preacher Tim LaHaye, author of the Left Behind series based on the prophesies of Revelation. The final book in the series, The Rapture, is being released, naturally, on June 6. "Everyone knows that the rapture event will not take place on 06/06/06 because Jesus prophesied that no one knows the day or the hour of His return."

Still, when the Bible puts a numerical value on evil, people are going to get squeamish.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-06-05-sixes-devil_x.htm
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-06-06 08:05 AM
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1. Nope! I'm more worried about PHI.
:hi:
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SacredCow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-06-06 08:11 AM
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2. I knew someone with it...
Edited on Tue Jun-06-06 08:11 AM by SacredCow
In college, we were working together processing geological samples. When we got to number 666, he flat out refused to do any of the work on it. :wtf:

It was funny until I realized that he was completely and utterly serious.... I kept my distance after that.
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-06-06 08:16 AM
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3. Actually its the seventh year of the century.
The year 2000 was the first!

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displacedtexan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-06-06 08:23 AM
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4. Thank you!
That needed to be pointed out.

Also, our current calendar wasn't even in place until 1500 years ago (I think).
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-06-06 08:44 AM
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5. So I guess it should have happened last year!
Our current calendar came into being in the 1500's, initiated by Pope Gregory. I think it may have adjusted the years by a few years also. Not sure by how much.
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5X Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-06-06 08:46 AM
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6. Be very afraid of my upcoming post count. n/t
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