# 9/9/09 Coming Up! **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820 **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **Created:** [August 9, 2009, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820 "2009-08-09T07:25:34Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark) #### Post date: [August 9, 2009, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/1 "2009-08-09T07:25:34Z")
Should we all dress to the nines, listen to Nine Inch Nail songs and toast each other at 9:09 PM? ---
### Author: ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo) #### Post date: [August 9, 2009, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/2 "2009-08-09T07:38:17Z")
Make the toast 9:09 AM and you have a deal. ---
### Author: ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta) #### Post date: [August 9, 2009, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/3 "2009-08-09T07:38:34Z")
Is this when the Dreamcast 2 launches? ---
### Author: ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra) #### Post date: [August 9, 2009, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/4 "2009-08-09T07:50:30Z")
I’ll wait for the one after 9/09. ---
### Author: ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier) #### Post date: [August 9, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/5 "2009-08-09T13:29:53Z")
Nein. ---
### Author: ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen) #### Post date: [August 9, 2009, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/6 "2009-08-09T13:35:56Z")
I’ll be going to see the movie [“9”](http://www.filminfocus.com/focusfeatures/film/9). ---
### Author: ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad) #### Post date: [August 9, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/7 "2009-08-09T13:36:32Z")
I might go see the new animated film [9](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnoJecu9e7c). Or possibly [District 9](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Cy9u_-O54) instead. ---
### Author: ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28) #### Post date: [August 9, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/8 "2009-08-09T13:42:34Z")
They wanted me to go to rehab in Berlin and I said nein, nein, nein. ---
### Author: ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards) #### Post date: [August 9, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/9 "2009-08-09T15:53:13Z")
09/09/09 is also my nephew’s 17th birthday. I was born October 10th. Next year I have a binary birthday. ---
### Author: ![Polly\_Glot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de053/32.png) [@Polly\_Glot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polly_Glot) #### Post date: [August 9, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/10 "2009-08-09T16:12:56Z")
My son turns 9 on 9/9/09. 😃 ---
### Author: ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes) #### Post date: [August 9, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/11 "2009-08-09T16:35:50Z")
9 is my favorite number. I don’t know why. Synesthetically, it’s nothing special- dull navy blue color, and no real personality. But I still like it. I try to do things in the nines. ---
### Author: ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt) #### Post date: [August 9, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/12 "2009-08-09T17:43:02Z")
9/9/09 is going to be my Hubby’s 51’st birthday. **Polly Glot** : we used to call those “golden” birthdays when your age is the same as the day of the month. My son turned 13 on a Friday the 13th. ---
### Author: ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision) #### Post date: [August 9, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/13 "2009-08-09T18:00:19Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I might go see the new animated film [9](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnoJecu9e7c). > > Or possibly [District 9](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Cy9u_-O54) instead. Also out is [Cloud 9](http://www.fandango.com/cloud9_126143/movieoverview) and [$9.99](http://www.fandango.com/9.99_121134/movieoverview). ---
### Author: ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole) #### Post date: [August 9, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/14 "2009-08-09T19:34:32Z")
We should raise our power level to _over 9000_. ---
### Author: ![Quintas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/48db29/32.png) [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas) #### Post date: [August 9, 2009, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/15 "2009-08-09T22:35:02Z")
I for one am looking forward to 11/11/11. ---
### Author: ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups) #### Post date: [August 10, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/16 "2009-08-10T00:53:42Z")
What is the date upside down? If you came out feet first…you are the antichrist. Congrats! ---
### Author: ![SomeUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@SomeUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SomeUserName) #### Post date: [August 10, 2009, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/17 "2009-08-10T14:17:28Z")
My son will be 21 on 09/09/09. ---
### Author: ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages) #### Post date: [August 10, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/18 "2009-08-10T16:35:20Z")
It’s my birthday on that date. ---
### Author: ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad) #### Post date: [August 10, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/19 "2009-08-10T17:04:59Z")
Our celebration should be as big as possible! the whole nine yards! ---
### Author: ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally) #### Post date: [August 10, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820/20 "2009-08-10T17:10:46Z")
My nephew will be ten. That means he was born on 9/9/99. He has such a cool birthday. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-9-09-coming-up/505820.md?page=2)