# Post Count of the Beast

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-of-the-beast/279927>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 15, 2004, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-of-the-beast/279927 "2004-12-15T04:29:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![1010011010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ea666f/32.png) [@1010011010](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1010011010)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-of-the-beast/279927/1 "2004-12-15T04:29:05Z")

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This is my six hundred and sixty-sixth post.  
:dubious: :eek: 😃🆒

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-of-the-beast/279927/2 "2004-12-15T04:35:03Z")

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Eh, get back to us when it’s in proper binary.

(Should be just in time for the End Times.)

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**Author:** ![ShadiRoxan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@ShadiRoxan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadiRoxan)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-of-the-beast/279927/3 "2004-12-15T04:39:41Z")

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> [@Larry Mudd](#):
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> Eh, get back to us when it’s in proper binary.
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> (Should be just in time for the End Times.)

Please don’t encourage him to do that. He spends enough time at his computer as it is.

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**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-of-the-beast/279927/4 "2004-12-15T05:55:05Z")

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Should we not be expecting new posts for a while?

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-of-the-beast/279927/5 "2004-12-15T06:01:40Z")

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> [@Snarky\_Kong](#):
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> Should we not be expecting new posts for a while?

Yeah, if he posts again, he loses his power.

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**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-of-the-beast/279927/6 "2004-12-15T06:51:18Z")

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What’s more, if you flip his join date upside down it reads **666** 1. Coincidence? I think not…

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**Author:** ![uglybeech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/82dd89/32.png) [@uglybeech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uglybeech)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-of-the-beast/279927/7 "2004-12-15T09:06:40Z")

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And I bet it was June 6th.

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**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-of-the-beast/279927/8 "2004-12-15T10:38:02Z")

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Oh my God! There’s more:

He’s in VA… V is the 21st letter of the alphabet, A is the 1st. If you add 2+1+1 and divide the result by 6 you get: .66666666!

Hold me, I’m frightened