# Cashiers unwilling to say $6.66 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 25, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966 "2014-04-25T16:38:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Time\_Shift](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Time\_Shift](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Time_Shift)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/81 "2014-05-01T06:57:38Z")
Yes we are. Same as many hotels with a 13th floor do not correctly label it as 13. Instead, it’s called “14.” ---
**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:** [May 1, 2014, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/82 "2014-05-01T07:24:42Z")
People who believe these things are not only allowed to vote, operate a vehicle, and raise a family, but they run the world! We are doomed. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/83 "2014-05-01T08:22:09Z")
There’s a [666 ABC Canberra radio station](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/666_ABC_Canberra) in Australia. And an [A666 road](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A666_road) in England. EDIT: [More 666 roads](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highways_numbered_666) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/84 "2014-05-01T10:06:24Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > “Watch and cigar”? [I guess most say wallet and watch.](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=spectacles%2C%20testicles%2C%20wallet%20and%20watch) For me it was always watch and cigar. ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/85 "2014-05-01T10:31:18Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > [I guess most say wallet and watch.](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=spectacles%2C%20testicles%2C%20wallet%20and%20watch) For me it was always watch and cigar. You put your wallet on the other side? I thought you were making a 666 joke about crossing yourself in reverse. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/86 "2014-05-01T10:41:57Z")
> [@Melbourne](#): > > You put your wallet on the other side? I thought you were making a 666 joke about crossing yourself in reverse. I wish I knew enough about catholic stuff to know. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/87 "2014-05-01T12:05:03Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I’m sure its confirmation bias, but it seems I see $4.20 a helluva lot. Are you Indian by any chance? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/88 "2014-05-01T12:54:28Z")
> [@Orville\_mogul](#): > > Are you Indian by any chance? No. Not that here’s anything wrong with that. But , , , Why? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/89 "2014-05-01T12:56:56Z")
> [@Melbourne](#): > > You put your wallet on the other side? I thought you were making a 666 joke about crossing yourself in reverse. We put our wallets on the other side in the Northern Hemisphere. ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/90 "2014-05-02T10:02:02Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > No. Not that here’s anything wrong with that. > > But , , , Why? Oh, that’s funny, I had never heard of the connection between 420 and cannabis culture. Guess I have led a sheltered life. [420 to Indians](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_420_of_the_Indian_Penal_Code) (‘char sau bis’ in Hindi) is a slang term used to refer to fraud and con men. It has been somewhat broadened in popular culture to refer to anything shady or untrustworthy. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/91 "2014-05-02T10:18:41Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > When you find somebody embracing a religious superstition like this, double down on them. Tell them things like 666 or the devil have no power over you because you’re protected by your faith. Suggest to them that they should accept Jesus into their life and then they wouldn’t need to be afraid anymore. > > This will confuse these people. They think of themselves as hyper-Christians and they don’t know how to react when somebody suggests they aren’t Christian enough. It really annoys me that I will probably never be in a position to do this. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/92 "2014-05-02T10:23:07Z")
> [@SirGalahad](#): > > From [ihs.gov](http://ihs.gov): > > Motor Vehicle Crashes on US Highway 666 in Shiprock, New Mexico > > Jon S. Peabody, Class of 1988. > A 1986 study of motor vehicle crashes in the Shiprock District revealed that 23% of all injury crashes occurred on US Highway 666, between milepost (MP) 92.7 and 93.6. Wow, how utterly spooky. And nothing at all to do with the fact that this stretch of highway has [two major T-intersections in less than a mile](http://goo.gl/maps/uV57V), while the rest of Shiprock appears to be mostly straight highways across the desert with not much to crash into. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/93 "2014-05-02T10:47:27Z")
> [@Orville\_mogul](#): > > Oh, that’s funny, I had never heard of the connection between 420 and cannabis culture. Guess I have led a sheltered life. > > [420 to Indians](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_420_of_the_Indian_Penal_Code) (‘char sau bis’ in Hindi) is a slang term used to refer to fraud and con men. It has been somewhat broadened in popular culture to refer to anything shady or untrustworthy. Hah! Each life sheltered in its own way. 🆒 And I thought you meant Native American type.:smack: puff, pass. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/94 "2014-05-04T03:47:15Z")
Last Saturday I received bib number 666 in a race for the second time. The last time was in December 2011. I am the Runner of the Beast! I ran like hell! I was “Running with the Devil”! Yeah, Facebook had a blast with it both times. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mr.Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Me)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/95 "2014-05-05T13:12:17Z")
Last night, on the Funday Pawpet Show (the Internet’s longest-running puppet show) one of the cast told of getting order #666 at a Dunkin Donuts. The guy calling out the order number wouldn’t finish saying it. Naturally, it was the inspiration for a [drawing](http://archives.pawpet.tv/cache/2014/2014-05-04/OrlandoFox%20-%20The%20donuts%20are%20worth%20it_795.png) in that night’s art jam. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/96 "2014-05-05T16:19:40Z")
Here in Minnesota I see (or at least notice) many cars with 666 in the license plate number. I wonder if anyone can request a different number if that was offered. (Also isn’t 888 an unlucky number to some?) One day I saw a car with 666-ABC where ABC are my initials. I was so tempted to buy that car just to get its plates. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/97 "2014-05-05T16:33:32Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > Also isn’t 888 an unlucky number to some? I think you’re confusing it with 88 (which is frequently used by Neo-Nazis and such as a reference to Hitler (H is the eighth letter.) ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/98 "2014-05-05T16:54:54Z")
888 is lucky in Chinese culture. It’s 4 that is unlucky (apparently sounds like “death”). As a result, we have condo towers in Toronto whose floors are being numbered without 13 _or_ 4. Not sure how that works above 39… ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/99 "2014-05-05T16:56:37Z")
> **[Tetraphobia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia)** > > Tetraphobia (from Ancient Greek τετράς (tetrás) 'four', and Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) 'fear') is the practice of avoiding instances of the digit 4. It is a superstition most common in East Asian nations. It represents or can be translated as death or to die. > The Chinese word for "four" (四, pinyin: sì, jyutping: sei3), sounds quite similar to the word for "death" (死, pinyin: sǐ, jyutping: sei2), in many varieties of Chinese. Similarly, the Sino-Japanese, Sino-Korean and Sino-Vietnamese words... ---
**Author:** ![racepug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966/100 "2014-05-05T17:10:06Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > One of my co-workers won’t say the word “devil” under any circumstances. At an office party recently, she called deviled eggs “angeled eggs”. Even though I’m not in the least bit a baseball fan I recall a few years ago that fans of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in_sis_ted that the team’s nickname be changed to just “Rays.” The club did so and if I’m not mistaken - voilà! - the Tampa Bay MLB team promptly won the next World Series, seemingly confirming what those people had apparently believed, that with the word “Devil” in its nickname that team would never win anything. ('Course, from my standpoint that “logic” suggests that that team would win EVERY World Series after the word “Devil” was dropped from its name but that clearly hasn’t happened, so…) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966.md?page=6)