# The Great Obfusciatrist will tell your future! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 24, 2000, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-obfusciatrist-will-tell-your-future/20462 "2000-05-24T21:35:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2000, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-obfusciatrist-will-tell-your-future/20462/21 "2000-05-25T16:54:09Z")
Ah Sunshine. You light up my life. As always, Sunshine, our numbers are open to multiple interpretations and only a skilled obfusciatrist can pull away the veil to find the true intent of the fates. Fortunately, I was able to find the clue for your numbers. Anybody who finds Taco Bell too spicy is in for a boring future. But don’t worry, Sunshine, there is some excitement in store - for according to Bill Hicks you will need to kill yourself. What’s more exciting than that? Your second number acts as the base for your future: ```auto 600 Technology (Applied Sciences) 620 Engineering and Allied Operations 620.73 Analysis and design of large, complex systems ``` So you are going to end up working with some sort of large, complex system. This is too vague, though. It could be anything from the international space station to Nell Carter. An important clue is found in that 620.73 is actually an obsolete call number which feeds us directly into your first number. ```auto 800 Literature and Rhetoric 870 Literatures of Italic Languages 879 Literatures of Other (non-Latin) Italic Languages 879.9 Osco-Umbrian Literatures ``` Could the fates possibly mean that you will be working with an acient Italian large, complex system? The Aquaducts? Marlon Brando? Ah, but the fates have placed a veil of trickery on this number. What needs to be done is to break this into its parts. Osco refers not to the ancient culture, but rather to [OSCO, Inc.](http://www.osco-inc.com/welcome.htm), which, according to their web site, produces “control system packages and control components to industry.” That certainly sounds large and complex to me. “Umbrian” is very similar to “umbrage.” Something about what you do for OSCO, Inc., will cause anger. “Literatures” indicates that this anger causing activity will involve writing. This leads us directly to your final number. ```auto 600 Technology (Applied Science) 650 Management and Auxiliary Services 659 Advertising and Public Relations 659.1 Advertising ``` I’m sorry, Sunshine, but you are going to become an advertising executive for OSCO, Inc. You are going to be good at this and convince many companies to buy your product. Unfortunately, OSCO’s large, complex systems are obsolete and this will anger many people. As Bill Hicks said, “No, seriously, kill yourself.” ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2000, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-obfusciatrist-will-tell-your-future/20462/22 "2000-05-25T17:23:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\*Mega the Roo > > 306384821 > 201280\*\* Mega the Roo, never have the spirits provided me with such specificity and certainty. With such clarity I am able to jump immediately to telling your future. Mega, in the near future you are going to retire and move to Akershus County in Norway. Once there you are going to write, in Greek, an directory of Christian faiths. Here are your numbers: ```auto 300 Social Sciences 306 Culture and Institutions 306.3 Economic Institutions 306.38 Retirement 306.38'4 Europe 306.38'48 Scandinavia 306.38'482 Southeastern Norway 306.38'4821 Akershus County (excluding Oslo) 200 Religion 201 Philosophy and Theory of Christianity 201.2 Classification 201.2'8 Hellenic Languages ``` Since the spirits disallow moving to Oslo, may I suggest Rud, as you could then be Mega the Rud. Or if you want to continue living in a city with a name as silly as Saskatoon, may I suggest Bekkestua. [Akershus](http://www.akershus.com) has it own website, where I was surprised to learn that I can read Norwegian. Buy Coldfire a beer for us. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2000, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-obfusciatrist-will-tell-your-future/20462/23 "2000-05-25T20:31:37Z")
Here ya go. 818 324 326 440 8791 ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2000, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-obfusciatrist-will-tell-your-future/20462/24 "2000-05-25T21:05:08Z")
Here you is: 11275 172000 5111997 ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2000, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-obfusciatrist-will-tell-your-future/20462/25 "2000-05-25T21:17:51Z")
LOL! I hope my coworkers couldn’t hear me laughing at this! I have to get in on this, please: 11485053 2972133 6181999 Thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spiritus\_Mundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Spiritus\_Mundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiritus_Mundi)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2000, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-obfusciatrist-will-tell-your-future/20462/26 "2000-05-25T21:32:04Z")
This is classic!! Obfusciatrist, you are the twinkle in God’s eye. (Or the twinkie in Godot’s pie, or somethin’ like that.) Tell me not in mournful numbers Life is but an empty dream For Saint Dewey never slumbers And I can’t figure out how to make this line scan but here are my number anyway: 1964 32764 118900 ---
**Author:** ![Sassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Sassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sassy)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2000, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-obfusciatrist-will-tell-your-future/20462/27 "2000-05-25T22:33:28Z")
94109 110456 91848 91674 ---
**Author:** ![billehunt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@billehunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billehunt)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2000, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-obfusciatrist-will-tell-your-future/20462/28 "2000-05-26T02:06:54Z")
Hey, this is cool. 314159 271828 141421 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2000, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-obfusciatrist-will-tell-your-future/20462/29 "2000-05-26T05:50:02Z")
Well, considering the method, it’s only appropriate that I use my library card numbers: 1000109551 01036332 2377300034 (had to truncate two of them… Let me know if you need more detail.) ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2000, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-obfusciatrist-will-tell-your-future/20462/30 "2000-05-26T20:33:12Z")
0315 1964 0410 Sorry about the earlier mix-up! I misunderstood! 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Palmyra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/57b2e6/32.png) [@Palmyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palmyra)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2000, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-obfusciatrist-will-tell-your-future/20462/31 "2000-05-28T03:57:02Z")
I’m game. I like libraries. I like books. 🙂 (really, i do.) 17162912 01652390 211080 Have fun! ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2000, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-obfusciatrist-will-tell-your-future/20462/32 "2000-05-29T02:09:13Z")
bump ---
**Author:** ![randomlyblanks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@randomlyblanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randomlyblanks)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2000, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-obfusciatrist-will-tell-your-future/20462/33 "2000-05-29T02:37:28Z")
3339 823 8801 ---
**Author:** ![Catrandom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@Catrandom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catrandom)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2000, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-obfusciatrist-will-tell-your-future/20462/34 "2000-05-29T03:47:13Z")
I see that obfusc is getting swamped, so I won’t contribute any numbers, but this is great stuff. Obfusc, you may soon be a genius of Wallyesque proportions. Catrandom ---
**Author:** ![\_Osip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/4da419/32.png) [@\_Osip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Osip)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2000, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-obfusciatrist-will-tell-your-future/20462/35 "2000-05-29T23:09:29Z")
306 766 ---
**Author:** ![\_Osip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/4da419/32.png) [@\_Osip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Osip)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2000, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-obfusciatrist-will-tell-your-future/20462/36 "2000-05-29T23:18:17Z")
Hope that comes to 306.766 (no pun intended) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-obfusciatrist-will-tell-your-future/20462.md?page=1)