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Do you suffer from Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia?

What is it?
Well in short “fear of the number 666, the number of the beast.”

Is this real?
It seems so.

Any famous people that suffer from this one?
Ronald and/or Nancy Reagan. When they moved to some house in Bel-Air, it had the address of 666 Saint Cloud Road.

They made it happen that it changed to 668 Saint Cloud Road.

Can you imagine what these kinds of people did on 06 June 2006? :)

Did you know that the Apple I at its first release was priced $666.66?
Or that the 2006 remake of the horror film The Omen was released on June 6, 2006 (06/06/06) at 06:06:06 in the morning?

Some sources:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5049516.stm
http://www.answers.com/topic/hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia-1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_Beast
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia

Actuallly i'm much more afraid of the number 0 which is usually the number of th balance.

hahahahahahahaha funny man if you being serrious get lost if you not great forum man

What is there to fear from a numeral?

I just remembered (to further the sense of horseshit in this thread):

R-O-N-A-L-D = 6 letters

W-I-L-S-O-N = 6 letters

R-E-A-G-A-N = 6 letters

Sweet Nancy could change the address in Bel-Air all she wanted, but 666 was IN HER HOME!!!

Dun-dun-DUUUUUUUUUUH!

:rolleyes:

No. Nor do I suffer from its more common cousin, triskaidekaphobia.

You only made this thread to show that you know the word Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia didn't you?

Actually evidence suggests that the original number of the beast was 616, although it's entirely possible that it referred to the Roman emperor and so was changed when the emperor at the time died.

We now return you to the scheduled futility of this thread.

no, 616 is his office number, his direct dial is 666

667, The Neighbour of the Beast.

Or how about 999, Evil Doing a Handstand.

I suffer from Zymocenosilicaphobia. It's a terrible affliction. :(

Of course I don't(and I can pronounce that word, albeit rather slowly and with a possible mispronounced syllable or two. That is quite the mouthful.) Why would I be afraid of a number in religious text?

Intangelon: Hee...:D

No, though imaginary numbers annoy me.

I suffer from Zymocenosilicaphobia. It's a terrible affliction. :(

Oh, that it is.

Let me help --

*pops the top of a Red Hook Blonde Ale, and fills Longton's glass*

That should do it...for a little while, anyway. ;)

667, The Neighbour of the Beast.

333, the semi-anti-Christ.

Would 666 slices of cheese on a Ritz be anti-Christ on a cracker?

Actuallly i'm much more afraid of the number 0 which is usually the number of th balance.

April Ryan... find her Zoe... find April... save her.

667, The Neighbour of the Beast.
667 would be the guy across the hall (or street, if you're one of those rich jerks who lives in a house) from the beast correct? 668 and 664 would be the flanking properties.
I really pity 566, the guy who lives one block over from the Beast but keeps getting his mail by mistake. Fucking USPS.

I have an intense fear of FDR speeches and Phobophobia.

Hail Satan !!!

No, though imaginary numbers annoy me.

7/0 keeps me up at night.

How can it be imaginary if I see it right there?

What is there to fear from a numeral?

Nothing. That's the point. A phobia is defined as an intense, irrational fear of an object, situation or symbol that disrupts daily life.

Finding the limits of functions that involve a division of zero keeps me awake at night. That and the square root of i.

Nothing. That's the point. A phobia is defined as an intense, irrational fear of an object, situation or symbol that disrupts daily life.

Clinically, yes. Someone who is agoraphobic or gephyrophobic is indeed afraid of open spaces (crowds) or bridges, to the exclusion of rational thought when the terror object is present or mentioned.

However, "phobias" regarding 13 or 666 or whatever symbolic thing you'd care to mention play fast and loose with the definition of phobia and rush, headlong, into what are actually paranoid superstitions. Of course, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong.

Did you just see that word today or something because seriously, who knows that word?

Do you suffer from Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia?

What is it?
Well in short “fear of the number 666, the number of the beast.”

Is this real?
It seems so.

Any famous people that suffer from this one?
Ronald and/or Nancy Reagan. When they moved to some house in Bel-Air, it had the address of 666 Saint Cloud Road.

They made it happen that it changed to 668 Saint Cloud Road.

Can you imagine what these kinds of people did on 06 June 2006? :)

Did you know that the Apple I at its first release was priced $666.66?
Or that the 2006 remake of the horror film The Omen was released on June 6, 2006 (06/06/06) at 06:06:06 in the morning?

Some sources:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5049516.stm
http://www.answers.com/topic/hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia-1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_Beast
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia

Tells you a lot about the persuasion of suggestion, since the number wasn't ever "666" in the first fucking place.
Bunch of nincompoops.
http://www.zombiereagan.com/street/portrait.jpg

Tells you a lot about the persuasion of suggestion, since the number wasn't ever "666" in the first fucking place.
Bunch of nincompoops.
http://www.zombiereagan.com/street/portrait.jpg

but to suggest that the number wasn't 666 originally is as blasphemous as stating that there are multiple gods who are incredibly inconsistant in the old testament, or that the Binding of Isaac is commonly mistranslated...

Finding the limits of functions that involve a division of zero keeps me awake at night. That and the square root of i.

The square root of -1?
That is scary.
Don't worry, Bender: there's no such thing as two.

but to suggest that the number wasn't 666 originally is as blasphemous as stating that there are multiple gods who are incredibly inconsistant in the old testament, or that the Binding of Isaac is commonly mistranslated...

Sark!

*dances weasel dance*
How're ya?


I don't mind people knowing i'm a blaspheme. In fact, i'm pretty sure everyone here knows by now. :D

Sark!

*dances weasel dance*
How're ya?


I don't mind people knowing i'm a blaspheme. In fact, i'm pretty sure everyone here knows by now. :D

*dances weasel dance right back at ya*
life is good. Busy, but good. Starting to plan my entire life *shudders at the thought of reality outside college/NSG*

Interestingly enough, I have Elie Wiesel as a professor this semester, and he is quite the "blasphemer" himself...quite the interesting man to discuss tragedy and faith with...

Did you just see that word today or something because seriously, who knows that word?

It's in the newsletter, already. *shakes head*

*dances weasel dance right back at ya*
life is good. Busy, but good. Starting to plan my entire life *shudders at the thought of reality outside college/NSG*Plannin' a vacation, m'self! WooT!
Any other kind of planning takes more patience and maturity than i can spare at the moment. :)

Interestingly enough, I have Elie Wiesel as a professor this semester, and he is quite the "blasphemer" himself...quite the interesting man to discuss tragedy and faith with...
Cool! Do you get a lot of free time/time outside of class for the conversations?

Plannin' a vacation, m'self! WooT!
Any other kind of planning takes more patience and maturity than i can spare at the moment. :)I'm actually planning on backpacking across southeast asia, north africa and eastern europe next summer... yay for stalling the inevitable!

Cool! Do you get a lot of free time/time outside of class for the conversations?

One course requirement is to meet with him atleast once.
However, despite the fact that I have been late to both class meeting so far (the bus broke down both times. I have awful luck), he seems to really like my point of view
I have actually been assigned to present his book Night to the class on the final day...I'm a little intimidated, although, he seems quite nice.

I'm actually planning on backpacking across southeast asia, north africa and eastern europe next summer... yay for stalling the inevitable!
And who was trying to get me to enroll this year? :p
(i've already seen a counselor, and my credits are transferable)


One course requirement is to meet with him atleast once.
However, despite the fact that I have been late to both class meeting so far (the bus broke down both times. I have awful luck), he seems to really like my point of view
I have actually been assigned to present his book Night to the class on the final day...I'm a little intimidated, although, he seems quite nice.
Sweet! Sounds like you may have yourself a hookup there! The only authors i ever bothered were Palahniuk and Adams, and i can honestly say that neither of those came anywhere near the potential i'd likely need to be a hookup.

Our vacation's gonna be Cozumel/Caymans .... :)

And who was trying to get me to enroll this year? :p
(i've already seen a counselor, and my credits are transferable)

haha...I claim ignorance to your insinuations.
However, I hope you have a great counselor. My advisor is amazing. And she makes me cookies! mmm...cookies...
Sweet! Sounds like you may have yourself a hookup there! The only authors i ever bothered were Palahniuk and Adams, and i can honestly say that neither of those came anywhere near the potential i'd likely need to be a hookup.Ah yes... I recall the Adams story. Palahniuk, not so much...hmm...
I've had surprisingly good experience with contemporary authors...Granted, of the well known ones, I've only met Wiesel and Leslie Epstein (yes, son of the guy who wrote Casablanca, father of the guy who GMs the Red Sox), and both have been amazing.

Our vacation's gonna be Cozumel/Caymans .... :)

I have a cruise with the family to the caribbean coming up, followed by a trip to Walt Disney World with the roomies for spring break, and finally my huge trip which I hope to find a partner for....65 days, and I'm considering adding some humanitarian cause to it....

haha...I claim ignorance to your insinuations.
However, I hope you have a great counselor. My advisor is amazing. And she makes me cookies! mmm...cookies...Just swaying favour, no doubt. :)

Ah yes... I recall the Adams story. Palahniuk, not so much...hmm...
I've had surprisingly good experience with contemporary authors...Granted, of the well known ones, I've only met Wiesel and Leslie Epstein (yes, son of the guy who wrote Casablanca, father of the guy who GMs the Red Sox), and both have been amazing.I *LOVE* Casablanca. Cool.

finally my huge trip which I hope to find a partner for....Sounds like a thread starting up, here! :p
... I'm sure Fass would be one of the first. He'd probably stab a few to get there, too!
65 days, and I'm considering adding some humanitarian cause to it....

Right on! I'm not sure how humanitarian we'll be, but i'll wager that we'll have a few more anecdotes by then. :)

It's in the newsletter, already. *shakes head*

Yeah I knew that didn't come out of left field. That isn't your average SAT word...

Yeah I knew that didn't come out of left field. That isn't your average SAT word...

Well, some of us are miscreants/maladroits/misfits no matter *how* normal we might appear here, and that term might be in the vernacular for "our types".

By an odd coincidence, I have a birthmark shaped like a '666' on my taint. *nod*

No, I suffer from Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia! Great thanks a lot, now I'm freaked out and have to go see my therapist *runs off screaming in terror*

By an odd coincidence, I have a birthmark shaped like a '666' on my taint. *nod*

Link!!!

Oh, perhaps it was a brand, like they do to cattle, done when you were young.
Or younger, perhaps? ;)

I think it was put there solely to make you enviably flexible.
Say i'm wrong. Say it. :D

No, I enjoy every minute of it

Just swaying favour, no doubt. :)
I *LOVE* Casablanca. Cool.quite the family lineage he has...

Sounds like a thread starting up, here! :p
... I'm sure Fass would be one of the first. He'd probably stab a few to get there, too! haha...don't think I haven't considered it...that and places to crash...I have a minimal plan (currently, a concept of days and countries, but that's it)...couches and hostels are prime candidates for places to stay at this point. Company is always appreciated, but I'll take what I can...um...ignore the inuendo there...


Right on! I'm not sure how humanitarian we'll be, but i'll wager that we'll have a few more anecdotes by then. :)[/QUOTE]
no question. I started a thread a few months ago about two friends who did the same kinda trip and one who got stuck in Europe...quite the local celeb now, with a great story of how he sold himself on Ebay to a psychic...

Say i'm wrong. Say it. :D

You'd like that, wouldn't you? ;)

haha...don't think I haven't considered it...that and places to crash...I have a minimal plan (currently, a concept of days and countries, but that's it)...couches and hostels are prime candidates for places to stay at this point. Company is always appreciated, but I'll take what I can...um...ignore the inuendo there...
If you're hitting Europe, you should maybe sleep on WYTYG's couch ... or whatever she's offering :D

no question. I started a thread a few months ago about two friends who did the same kinda trip and one who got stuck in Europe...quite the local celeb now, with a great story of how he sold himself on Ebay to a psychic...Did they haggle over the price? :p

You'd like that, wouldn't you? ;)

I think we're having our moment of contentedment, yes. :)

If you're hitting Europe, you should maybe sleep on WYTYG's couch ... or whatever she's offering :Dhaha...Germany is the farthest west I am considering besides Italy...I'm thinking Poland and Czech Repub...etc
Did they haggle over the price? :p

no, but surprisingly, didn't seem too sure she'd win...

I just remembered (to further the sense of horseshit in this thread):

R-O-N-A-L-D = 6 letters

W-I-L-S-O-N = 6 letters

R-E-A-G-A-N = 6 letters

Sweet Nancy could change the address in Bel-Air all she wanted, but 666 was IN HER HOME!!!

Dun-dun-DUUUUUUUUUUH!

:rolleyes:

Your going to get some poor bastard to come up with some conspiracy theories off that crap lol

beasties are cool. monster is a euphamism for prejudice.

i have problems with the number 23 though. for reasons that are highly classified at the galactic level.

=^^=
.../\...

Well in short “fear of the number 666, the number of the beast.”
LOL... "OMG! 666 is going to eat me! AIEEE!"...what a load of bs...

Anyway, check in "Buddy Holly is alive and well on Ganymede" (Bradley Denton)... what is the protagonist's zip code (iirc)?

66666-6666...

MegaLOL!:D

6X6X6 lumber of the beast.:D

I knew a guy that had the phone number 6666. He was one messed up bastard.

What about triskaidekaphobia?

I've actually seen people demand to be charged an extra cent or to add something to a purchase, just because thier total came to $6.66. I wonder what it's like to fear a number?

Not only do I not suffer from Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia, but just for the Hell of it, I decided to enjoy June of 2006.

I spent 6/6/06 in Hell.

Hell, Michigan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell%2C_Michigan). Even got the commemorative mug. Sold for $6.66.

Fun day. Also, I got a diploma from the "fully non-accredited university," signed, sealed, and then singed. I should go back some time.

Oh, and here's some really messed up $h!t.

Let's assume that Barney is a "Cute Purple Dinosaur."

Now, in Roman letters, "U" become "V".

So we have Barney = "CVTE PVRPLE DINOSAVR", yes?

Extracting the mathematically important terms, we have

CV V L DI V

Translated into numbers, we have

100, 5, 5, 50, 500, 1, and 5.

500+100+50+5+5+5+1=?

666. The number of the beast.

Barney is the Devil!!!!

Your going to get some poor bastard to come up with some conspiracy theories off that crap lol

There were a few, back during Reagan's tenure in office. Amazing what some people will do with a little superstition and a lot of unnecessary math.

Do you suffer from Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia?

What is it?
Well in short “fear of the number 666, the number of the beast.”

Is this real?
It seems so.

Any famous people that suffer from this one?
Ronald and/or Nancy Reagan. When they moved to some house in Bel-Air, it had the address of 666 Saint Cloud Road.

They made it happen that it changed to 668 Saint Cloud Road.

Can you imagine what these kinds of people did on 06 June 2006? :)

Did you know that the Apple I at its first release was priced $666.66?
Or that the 2006 remake of the horror film The Omen was released on June 6, 2006 (06/06/06) at 06:06:06 in the morning?

Some sources:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5049516.stm
http://www.answers.com/topic/hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia-1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_Beast
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia

... Yes, I do know someone who suffers from it.
I don't really think it's funny, either.

No. Nor do I suffer from its more common cousin, triskaidekaphobia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triskaidekaphobia#Examples

wow...that's just ridiculous...

I'm a Hexakosioihexekontahexaphile. I love 666. I also live in an apartment building with a 13th floor that is occupied! :)

The square root of -1?
That is scary.

No, the square root of the square root of -1. Which would be -i. Of more interest is sqrt(-i), which I'm not entirely sure about.