# 19:03 significance **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 31, 2019, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-03-significance/831799 "2019-03-31T02:40:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-03-significance/831799/1 "2019-03-31T02:40:31Z")
I saw my second “19:03” tattoo today. Does anyone know the significance? I tried googling with no luck other that a couple of online examples. Example: [https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-geo-images/8fd2b33e-0511-43c4-82d5-7480955e3337.png](https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-geo-images/8fd2b33e-0511-43c4-82d5-7480955e3337.png) ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-03-significance/831799/2 "2019-03-31T03:29:49Z")
Matthew 19:13: “Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.” At which point Jesus said “Dude, don’t be harsh; they’re just kids. Me.” ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-03-significance/831799/3 "2019-03-31T03:30:21Z")
Some Bible verse? Or 7:03 PM ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-03-significance/831799/4 "2019-03-31T03:34:10Z")
Fresh tattoos? March 2019? ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-03-significance/831799/5 "2019-03-31T04:44:01Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Matthew 19:13: “Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.” > > At which point Jesus said “Dude, don’t be harsh; they’re just kids. Me.” Yeah, I considered a bible verse. The thing that threw me was it was rendered as if it were a digital read out. Still it could be. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![UDS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecae2f/32.png) [@UDS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UDS)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-03-significance/831799/6 "2019-03-31T05:05:33Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Yeah, I considered a bible verse. The thing that threw me was it was rendered as if it were a digital read out. Still it could be. Thanks. Except a citation for a bible verse will always include the book; chapter and verse are not a huge amount of use without this. By way of example: John 19:3 - “They kept coming up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and striking him on the face.” Luke 19:3 - “He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature.” Matthew 19:3 - “Some Pharisees came to him, and to test him they asked, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?’” So, 19:3 alone is pretty useless as a means of bearing witness to the guiding principle of your life (or whatever consideration has led you to get the tattoo). Plus, the leading zero before ‘3’ wouldn’t be usual in a scripture reference - it’s John 19:3, not John 19:03. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-03-significance/831799/7 "2019-03-31T09:13:19Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > The thing that threw me was it was rendered as if it were a digital read out. Maybe you were reading it upside down. It’s actually: EO61 ---
**Author:** ![dba\_Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@dba\_Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dba_Fred)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-03-significance/831799/8 "2019-03-31T09:15:50Z")
It’s _Pabst Blue Ribbon_ time! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-03-significance/831799/9 "2019-03-31T12:13:32Z")
> **[What Happened on March 19](https://www.onthisday.com/day/march/19)** > > What happened on this day in history, March 19. See what historical events occurred, which famous people were born and who died on March 19. U.S. invasion of Iraq? ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-03-significance/831799/10 "2019-03-31T12:53:47Z")
Turkish football team [Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (English: Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club), also known simply as Beşiktaş (Turkish pronunciation: [beˈʃiktaʃ]), is a Turkish sports club founded in 1903, and based in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be%C5%9Fikta%C5%9F_J.K.) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-03-significance/831799/11 "2019-03-31T13:51:18Z")
So nothing about [a charcoal grill](https://www.stereogum.com/2030449/ariana-grandes-small-charcoal-grill-tattoo-now-means-japanese-bbq-finger/news/)? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-03-significance/831799/12 "2019-03-31T13:53:19Z")
My first thought was the length of erased tape from the Nixon tapes but that was 18:34. Also would be a very odd tattoo. On a photo search, [Beşiktaş Tattoo - Tattoo Parlor in Sinanpaşa](https://foursquare.com/v/be%C5%9Fikta%C5%9F-tattoo/4e8acf73b803fd0aa0714d69?openPhotoId=557c780a498ee5389ef992e8) I found what **don’t ask** posted. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-03-significance/831799/13 "2019-03-31T17:49:09Z")
On 19 March, 1649, The House of Commons of England passed an act abolishing the House of Lords, declaring it “useless and dangerous to the people of England”. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-03-significance/831799/14 "2019-04-01T10:47:21Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > On 19 March, 1649, The House of Commons of England passed an act abolishing the House of Lords, declaring it “useless and dangerous to the people of England”. It’s taking longer than we thought. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-03-significance/831799/15 "2019-04-02T00:17:50Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > Turkish football team [Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (English: Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club), also known simply as Beşiktaş (Turkish pronunciation: [beˈʃiktaʃ]), is a Turkish sports club founded in 1903, and based in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be%C5%9Fikta%C5%9F_J.K.) Google image search of “BJK 19:03” brings up a few pics of the team logo behind people with arm tattoos of 19:03 I think **don’t ask** got it ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-03-significance/831799/16 "2019-04-02T00:27:57Z")
Likewise, I found similar tattoos for Grêmio, a soccer team. “1903” is a prominent part of both their logos. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-03-significance/831799/17 "2019-04-02T01:03:15Z")
It was the year my old Granny was born ( RIP, gammy). I don’t think many people care as much as we do, though.