Any plans for that most numerologically interesting of dates, 08/08/08?
Aside from the obvious, there's also lots of exciting 2s in there... 2x2^2 in each 8 is pretty neat, or 3 8s, each made up of 2^3? or 2 4s (4 2s, I should say) for those Douglas Adams fans out there (you know who you are)
Disclaimer: No, I am not a hippie freak, I just play one on TV
Ooh, ooh! I just thought of another one!
Tip your head sideways, and contemplate the juxtaposition of nothingness and infinity...
Wow, do I need to lay off the sugar 
It is the third coming of Swarfalot
(o)(8) (o)(8) (o)(8)
(technically Swarfie is (8)(o) but you get the joke)
grtechguy wrote:
That is the most interesting number.
The answer to life, the universe and everything = 42.
1 is the loneliest number...
I don't have the slightest idea what any of you are talking about, and really doubt that I'm alone.
For Chinese the number 8 is considered lucky just like the number 7 is considered lucky in the West. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that the Olympic games in China start on August 8, 2008 or 08/08/08. In China you have to pay extra to have the number 8 in your phone number or license plate. In addition, home and business owners like to have the number 8 in their address.
So, why is the number 8 considered lucky in the minds of Chinese people. The main reason has to do with the pronunciation of the word for the number 8 in China. It is pronounced "ba" and sounds like the word for prosperity which is pronounced "fa". Another reason why the number 8 could be considered lucky is because it is a perfect symmetrical shape. You can cut the number 8 in half vertically or horizontally, and both halves mirror themselves perfectly. Perfect symmetry lends itself to perfect balance. In Chinese Astrology, perfect balance is considered the ideal.
On the date 08/08/08 there is predicted to be a record number of weddings, even surpassing the number of weddings on 07/07/07. According to Chinese Astrology, the date 08/08/08 is in the year of the Rat, the month of the Monkey and the day of the Dragon. It just so happens that the Rat, Monkey and Dragon are in the same affinity group or trine. That means the three Chinese Zodiac animal signs are perfectly compatible with each other. Therefore, the date 08/08/08 will be especially lucky for Rats, Monkeys and Dragons.
aircooled wrote:1 is the loneliest number...
2 can be as bad as 1.
billy3esq wrote:It's the loneliest number since the number 1aircooled wrote:1 is the loneliest number...
2 can be as bad as 1.
When I was a kid playing sports I always made sure my number was 8 or 32. I was a weird kid. Tomorrow must be my lucky day!
tin foil hat = on 
Weren't we all supposed to be done after 06/06/06?
We need some aces to go with all those eights. 
I tell everyone my lucky number is 47 but really, my lucky number has 47 digits…I don’t know why but I’ve never hit my lucky number; should I consider getting a different one???
mad_machine wrote: ... the date 08/08/08 will be especially lucky for Rats, Monkeys and Dragons.
Good news for the Rat and the Monkey... since there are no longer any true Dragons left it kinda suxxors for the breed ;)
