A town in the US state of Louisiana is to be allowed to change its telephone prefix so that residents can avoid a number many associate with the Devil.
Christians in Reeves have been unhappy since the early 1960s about being given the prefix, 666 - traditionally known as the Biblical "number of the beast".
For the next three months, households will be able to change the first three digits of their phone numbers to 749.
Mayor Scott Walker said CenturyTel's decision was "divine intervention". "I don't think it's anything bad on us, just an image," he added. "We're good Christian people."
The reference to 666 is taken from translations of the Biblical book of Revelation, which talks about the events leading to the end of the world.
The fear of the number 666 is known as hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia.
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Sad, sad people...
QUOTE (si*** @ Dec 29 2007, 08:13 PM) 
Sad, sad people...
I agree.
It is just a number.
six six six six six six six six six six sex six six seix siex siex sex sex sex
BEST NUMBER EVAR!
Superstitions are getting outta hand. But some people have a legit phobia and theres nothing they can do about it, so its for the best I guess.
BEST NUMBER EVAR!
Superstitions are getting outta hand. But some people have a legit phobia and theres nothing they can do about it, so its for the best I guess.
InHuman: 
I agree. It's just a number. I used to be afraid of triple six. Heck, I even got that number as a math result. And I needed the fourth number on there. xD
People like that are just crazy. They just to wrapped up in the bible & they think it's a bad number.
I agree. It's just a number. I used to be afraid of triple six. Heck, I even got that number as a math result. And I needed the fourth number on there. xD
People like that are just crazy. They just to wrapped up in the bible & they think it's a bad number.
Well it would be an easy number to remember.
QUOTE (nativechick1989 @ Dec 30 2007, 10:57 AM)
Well it would be an easy number to remember.Good point !!
QUOTE (Owlscrying @ Dec 29 2007, 01:41 PM)
A town in the US state of Louisiana is to be allowed to change its telephone prefix so that residents can avoid a number many associate with the Devil.
Christians in Reeves have been unhappy since the early 1960s about being given the prefix, 666 - traditionally known as the Biblical "number of the beast".
For the next three months, households will be able to change the first three digits of their phone numbers to 749.
Mayor Scott Walker said CenturyTel's decision was "divine intervention". "I don't think it's anything bad on us, just an image," he added. "We're good Christian people."
The reference to 666 is taken from translations of the Biblical book of Revelation, which talks about the events leading to the end of the world.
The fear of the number 666 is known as hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia.
go
Christians in Reeves have been unhappy since the early 1960s about being given the prefix, 666 - traditionally known as the Biblical "number of the beast".
For the next three months, households will be able to change the first three digits of their phone numbers to 749.
Mayor Scott Walker said CenturyTel's decision was "divine intervention". "I don't think it's anything bad on us, just an image," he added. "We're good Christian people."
The reference to 666 is taken from translations of the Biblical book of Revelation, which talks about the events leading to the end of the world.
The fear of the number 666 is known as hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia.
go
wait a second hexa=6 right? or something like that...
hexakosioi
hexekonta
hexaphobia
*laughs butt off* 666 is in there too
It's just a number. Just wait, people are going to want to change Route 666 that runs through Colorado & New Mexico to another number because they're scared of the highway's number.
QUOTE (Walter Sullivan @ Dec 31 2007, 07:12 AM)
It's just a number. Just wait, people are going to want to change Route 666 that runs through Colorado & New Mexico to another number because they're scared of the highway's number.
Insane
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