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The Odometer of the Beast

Started by ccanelos, 01/06/2011 01:16PM
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Posted 01/06/2011 01:16PM Opening Post
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I made sure there was no one unloading any plate glass when I pulled over to take this picture..... 8O



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Sweet the coming on
Of grateful evening mild; then silent night
With this her solemn bird and this fair moon,
And these the gems of heaven, her starry train.
--John Milton
Posted 01/06/2011 03:07PM #1
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The plate on my truck is HOO 666. The lady at the DMV asked if I would accept them before she finalized the paperwork. She says some people return plates mailed to them if they have that number. I said sure, I'd take them. I figured, "What the hell!!!"

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Christine Canelos Welsh said:

I made sure there was no one unloading any plate glass when I pulled over to take this picture..... 8O


You haven't seen any ravens hanging around, have you? Might oughta get a priest. wink
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Posted 01/06/2011 07:24PM #3
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Christine Canelos Welsh said:

I made sure there was no one unloading any plate glass when I pulled over to take this picture..... 8O


I have never owned a car were 66666 was possible but I hope to some day. smile

"Too cheap" Jon

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Posted 01/07/2011 03:32AM | Edited 01/07/2011 03:33AM #4
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Wow, you were lucky to notice those numbers! Now we know why the birds are falling. The other day I noticed when my odometer was at 100001. So, now I have to drive another 99,999 miles for all the zeroes to line up. :S
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Posted 01/07/2011 05:13AM #5
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"Ten year old discovers supernova" gets one comment.

"Odometer of the Beast" gets seven.

Where are we headed? I mean, we are the astronomy lovers......

Alex
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As a computer programmer, I have more than once been asked to make sure that 666 never appeared in an ID number. One place I worked had a rule - seriously - that no one could run any "on-request" jobs on Halloween I think something "bad" happend once. If you put every date that something "bad" happened in an IT shop off limits, then... This is 21st Century America? Of course I have known a number of programmers who I am sure "prayed" that their programs would work. From what I observed, they didn't seem to get much help.
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