Comments | elgoose: life in ohio

elgoose

life in ohio

Feb 24, 2011 23:02

I went to Wendy's today for some chili and fries. The total came to $6.66. The guy at the cash register wouldn't even say the number out loud, and he gave me a senior discount so that I didn't get charged that amount.

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moofoot February 25 2011, 04:14:11 UTC

The combo I always order at Raising Canes comes to a total of $6.66. 3 chicken strip combo w/ an extra honey mustard sauce. They never bat an eyelash...and I usually have exact change.

elgoose February 25 2011, 04:28:23 UTC

Usually people just laugh nervously and make a joke about it.

autumnmist February 25 2011, 05:19:43 UTC

lol, you need to remember your exact order so you can do it again!!!

xiphias February 25 2011, 11:38:56 UTC

Next time that happens, just explain that 666 is the gematric value of "Qaesar Neron", and that the earliest copies of the Book of the Revelation of St John list the number as 626, which is the value of "Qaesar Nero". And that those are the two ways you say "Emperor Nero" in Hebrew. That there's no real mystery there, and that "the Beast" has been dead since 68 CE.

elgoose February 25 2011, 18:44:32 UTC

Does that mean I have to forego the senior discount?

xiphias February 26 2011, 01:03:09 UTC

Believe me, it's worth it to experience the fun of watching people entirely ignore actual facts in order to hang on to their preconceived notions.

puffinjuice February 26 2011, 16:01:44 UTC

Heh. That also happened to me right here in Brooklyn at a Starbucks about 5 years ago. The cashier wouldn't take the extra penny to make it $6.66, so I paid just $6.65, IIRC.