Oh, good lord. The "23 enigma" returns as a movie starring Jim Carrey

[swag]

William Burroughs (sincerely), Robert Anton Wilson (probably less sincerely), and others went on at length about the 23 Enigma. More here.

There are a number of explanations as to why this alleged preponderance of ominous 23s is bullshit. Of course what's better to base an apocalyptic thriller on than a bullshit hypothesis?

Can you spot the numerological inconsistencies in the trailer? It ain't too hard.

[asthmaticeog]

1. My friend with a tattoo of a 23 inside a pentagon is not happy about this movie.

But tough titties on him, my Discordian tat is much cooler.

[swag]

2. Your Discordian tat is the bee's knees,

I agree.

[AllegroRondo]

3. A Discordian tat? Do tell!

my brother got a tat of a gold apple with "Eris" on it, on his shoulder.

[asthmaticeog]

7. I too am sportin' the apple, but with "KALLISTI."

Left arm.

[Spider Jerusalem]

16. But is it in Greek letters?

Because it should really say "Καλλίστη".

[asthmaticeog]

20. No, I went with the Latin characters.

Fnord.

[swimboy]

29. For some reason I can't see your tattoo

Why is that, I wonder? Hmm.

[Strawman]

4. I just know Bugs Bunny always won when he bet on 23 in roulette

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gZbBbA1AVwM

[jilln]

5. It's fiction.

Big deal.

[swag]

9. That's the attitude!

[Spider Jerusalem]

6. Way too easy to spot the inconsistincies...

also way too easy to force a string of digits to add up to 23 (or some other predetermined result) if you pick and choose which particular set of digits are significant (taking each digit in the date of the sinking of the Titanic, for instance--4+1+5+1+9+1+2=23--but 20+1+2=23 for 2012? If it were consistent that zero would be a null).

[redqueen]

19. It's way too easy to do all kinds of tricks with numbers...

I bet numerology is so much fun... you can do nearly anything!

[radfringe]

8. they didn't mention my birthday -- July 23

[swag]

10. An egregious oversight, indeed.

Back to the editing room!

[KamaAina]

22. Nor mine: 8/5/64

8+5+6+4 =, yup, 23. I never realized that until now. Fnord!

[KamaAina]

23. This is the 23rd reply

Five tons of flax!

[Lautremont]

11. I've seen this movie.

It fails even as risible supernatural apocalyptic pulp. The last half is like Escape From Witch Mountain or something, only no Keenan Wynn.

[redqueen]

12. Thanks for the links!

Interesting stuff... but still, I like silly movies based on bullshit. I don't believe there's anything to it... I just like thrillers & Jim Carrey.

It's a wait for video movie, though, for sure.

[swag]

13. I'd see it at a second-run beer theater.

[redqueen]

14. Man... I *SO* need a life!

:P

[swag]

15. Wait, I thought that you were the one with the life.

[redqueen]

17. Hah.

The last 'grown up' movie I saw out in theaters was... frickin hell... Star Wars Episode I. :(

I'm hoping to see Pan's Labyrinth in the theater, though. :)

[Zookeeper]

18. I'm tired of "Jim Carrey: ACTOR!!!!"

and ready for him to go back to being a buffoon. 'Not sure he could do it anymore, though.

[edbermac]

24. Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy

Dumb and Dumber...and what the fuck is the deal with your hair, Jim?

[ghostsofgiants]

25. He's a talented actor...

He just has a tendency to choose shitty roles and work with shitty directors. He was great in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

[Phillycat]

27. And The Truman Show, too.

[ghostsofgiants]

28. I've never seen The Truman Show...

But your post is the post that made me realize my star is gone. x(

[noonwitch]

21. Jim Carrey is the antichrist-this is a documentary, right?

That's my original joke for the day.

[Fuzz]

26. Coincidence?

I think not!

[swimboy]

30. I am happy to have learned there is a word for "abnormal meaningfulness".

until now I always had to use "after-school special"