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#1 BooZker

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Posted 23 March 2007 - 08:18 AM

Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is the fear of 666. Best explained by Wikipedia and i think it's funny just how long the name is for the simple explanation.

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Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia (literally, "fear of the number six-hundred-sixty-six") is the fear that originates in the Biblical verse Revelation 13:18 which indicates that the number 666 is the Number of the Beast, linked to Satan or the Anti-Christ. Outside the Christian faith, the phobia has been further popularized as a motif in various horror films.

Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobes will strongly avoid things related to the number 666. A prominent example is of Nancy and Ronald Reagan who, in 1989, when moving to their home in the Bel-Air section of Los Angeles, had the address of 666 St. Cloud Road changed to 668 St. Cloud Road.[1]Some women also expressed concern on giving birth to a child on 6/6/2006.[2]

Rarer is trying to avoid the number as it relates to other numbers. For example, the fraction 2/3 has a repeating decimal of .666…. A severe hexakosioihexekontahexaphobe may avoid all fractions that would include this recurring decimal. Those with hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia may consider it bad luck to get three sixes in a hand of poker, even though this is usually quite a good hand.

Many are afraid of the digits 666, rather than the quantitative number adding up to this amount.

In 2006, the BBC listed Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia and its definition as fact #64 in its "100 things we didn't know last year"[3]

How could you always avoid that number? But, anyways that is what Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is.

Try to say that ten times fast

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Posted 23 March 2007 - 09:46 PM

I'm going to have to ban you for using words we can't pronounce.
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Posted 23 March 2007 - 09:56 PM

Well I could post it 10 times saying that I said it, but someone would catch on that I'm racking up credits :lol: I couldn't even say it once. I don't understand why people are weird like this. I think you might as well call these people superstitious instead of Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobic, but that sounds cooler.:lol:

Is any on here Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobic? Just curious, it would be interesting to hear their thoughts

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Posted 23 March 2007 - 10:09 PM

I didn't even know that people are afraid of the number until 6/6/2006.

It seems way too silly for me. Also, how in the world would you avoid 2/3?
2/3 is a very common fraction. Also, 2/3 equals 0.666666... not 666. 0.666... is different
from 666, I would think. Being afraid to 0.66666... would be even more silly, as you are
now not only afraid of something that can't hurt you, but you are now afraid of two things
that cannot hurt you.

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Posted 24 March 2007 - 01:02 AM

I didn't even know that that was a word. But I see why people are scared of it. Without a doubt the world will end on 06/06/06, woops that already happened...

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Posted 24 March 2007 - 01:05 AM

Hey thats weird people would be afraid of a number, but let me just tell you that anybody could have sent that article to wikipedia, so you actually do now know if it is completely true or not. But if it is, thats funny that anybody is afraid on a number like, or a number at all.

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Posted 24 March 2007 - 04:41 AM

Now I think people are just making up stuff, also I wouldn't put to much stock into wikipedia, I know most colleges don't. Of course if someone really has that phobio then they are really messed up and need to see a padded room. Well that would lock up most of the religious nuts out their. I wonder if a satanist could have that phobia, would the term oxymoron fit into that humorous idea, I know their another word I am looking for but can't think of it at the moment.

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Posted 24 March 2007 - 06:19 AM

I'm just wondering how long before Boozker posts some more and goes past his current post count of 666...

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Posted 24 March 2007 - 08:34 AM

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I'm just wondering how long before Boozker posts some more and goes past his current post count of 666.

holy *BLEEP*, pardon my french, my post count was 666 when i posted this topic, i mean, it became 666 when i posted this topic. That's weird. Seriously... i didnt even notice that. now its 667 so its all good, but the was super SUPER weird. :lol:

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Posted 24 March 2007 - 01:30 PM

I cant even say that word.. well this is funny, people are afraid of numbers.. when i was younger ppl were talking that the world will end on 06/06/06.. as far as i can see this never happened.. people also hate number 13.. in my hood one bishop payed for number 09 13 13 13 13.. he said, if this is a bad luck then i will sacrifice for the other people.. silly people




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