# 9:11 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 19, 2005, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11/300031 "2005-04-19T12:03:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11/300031/21 "2005-04-20T17:36:14Z")
> [@Scott\_plaid](#): > > It’s [The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Answer_to_Life,_the_Universe,_and_Everything) They both are. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11/300031/22 "2005-04-20T23:29:47Z")
> [@rinni](#): > > With me, my frequently seen number is 47. > > Heh, it’s 6:47 right now. And I didn’t even try that! too much Star Trek? ---
**Author:** ![Fromage\_A\_Trois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fromage\_A\_Trois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fromage_A_Trois)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11/300031/23 "2005-04-21T12:03:34Z")
Ok, I am baffled… what’s all these Star Trek and Star Wars references? I remember looking at a 24-hour clock at 17:01 and chuckling to myself, but the others are lost on me. 47? 11:38? Huh? Fight my ignorance, please! Btw, **Good Egg** , I see your 23 and raise you a 17. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11/300031/24 "2005-04-21T13:16:06Z")
IIRC, 11:38 is a reference to _THX1138_, Lucas’ first movie. An 1138 reference is common in many of his films. 47 is the number of months in advance of the release of Episode III that the first person began lining up in front of the wrong theater? ---
**Author:** ![Fromage\_A\_Trois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fromage\_A\_Trois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fromage_A_Trois)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11/300031/25 "2005-04-21T14:17:45Z")
Ah… it all becomes clear ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11/300031/26 "2005-04-21T17:58:31Z")
> [@Fromage A Trois](#): > > Ok, I am baffled… what’s all these Star Trek and Star Wars references? I remember looking at a 24-hour clock at 17:01 and chuckling to myself, but the others are lost on me. 47? 11:38? Huh? > [/SIZE] The Star Trek 47 conspiracy [http://www.audiograffiti.com.au/47/](http://www.audiograffiti.com.au/47/) ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11/300031/27 "2005-04-21T19:35:01Z")
Did someone mention 47? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11/300031/28 "2005-04-21T20:18:38Z")
What’s _really_ strange is that it’s your 74th post. ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11/300031/29 "2005-04-21T20:55:11Z")
Damn right it is. 47 is everywhere, and there’s no way I’m not going to pretend I somehow managed that purposefully as a subtle yet dramatic illustration of that point. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11/300031/30 "2005-04-21T21:26:05Z")
> [@Troy McClure SF](#): > > I always notice when it’s 11:38, because I’m a Star Wars geek and [5:04](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loma_Prieta). Aha! Another 5:04 person–and for the same reason. I thought it was just me… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11/300031.md?page=1)