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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    10/28/09

    In reply to Numerology: Bullshit
    Oh, thanks. Way to kill my new "blogerology" subscription service based on when your first post went up. #bullshit
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    Image of AEchinoderm AEchinoderm
    10/28/09

    In reply to Numerology: Bullshit
    Come on, numerology totally makes sense. Once, a friend of my ex-wife's mother, who is numerologist, ran my numbers and she came to the conclusion that I was either an illuminated person who would go on to do great things or a dark influence in the world. So close it's spooky. #bullshit
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    Image of themediatrix themediatrix
    10/28/09

    In reply to Numerology: Bullshit
    I knew numerology was bullshit when I was about 13 years old. That was when ELLE magazine decided to drop part of the formula for it's regular numerology forecast in the back of the magazine.

    Originally, you had to add the digits of your birth year together, then add your birth month and birth day, then apply the digits from current month and year. The idea was to keep adding until you got a single digit and that was what you looked up to see your month forecast.

    Because you had to use the current month, the number would change.

    But I guess that was too complicated for the readers of ELLE, because when one year, they were like: meh, just use the month and day of your birth.

    Oh, okay. So all this fucking math I've been doing to find out if the neighborhood hottie was into me was for nothing? Thanks a lot ELLE. I could have been flirting with that wasted time. #bullshit
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    Image of Mr. Praline Mr. Praline
    10/28/09

    In reply to Numerology: Bullshit
    42, bitches. 42. #bullshit
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    Image of OliversArmy OliversArmy
    10/28/09

    In reply to Numerology: Bullshit
    "Numerology is totally fake and made up and based on nothing except the ease with which it can be employed to fool uneducated people."

    True. To fool educated people it is simply renamed economics.
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    Hamilton Nolan promoted this comment Edited by OliversArmy at 10/28/09 2:47 PM OliversArmy was starred OliversArmy was unstarred
    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    10/28/09

    @OliversArmy: most deserved instant starring in Gawker history! #bullshit
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    10/28/09

    In reply to Numerology: Bullshit
    PS: Fun Fact: The number 13 gets its ominous reputation from the fact that there were 12 original apostles of Jesus, and Judas Iscariot was the 13th. #bullshit
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    Image of crotchety crotchety
    10/28/09

    @snugbug: I think there were 12 and 11 after Judas' death. #bullshit
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    10/28/09

    @crotchety: Thanks for the correx, I wrote this in a hurry and fudged the facts.

    Let me try again: There were 12 original apostles +Jesus = 13. Since one apostle (Judas) turned out a traitor → 13 = unlucky number. #bullshit
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    10/28/09

    In reply to Numerology: Bullshit
    This is a proper opportunity to revisit scorn upon one of the silliest thrillers in the history of cinema: Joel Schumacher's The Number 23, starring Jim Carrey in one of those ill-fated "dramatic performances" that never quite work out for him. The premise is that any and all numeral combinations ultimately add up to the sacred sum of 23. #laughriot [gawker.com]
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    Image of Cheap Shot Cheap Shot
    10/28/09

    In reply to Numerology: Bullshit
    Ok, explain Chinese names then.
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    Image of Trystero Trystero
    10/28/09

    @Cheap Shot: Their numerology is called I Ching. #bullshit
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    Image of Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
    10/28/09

    In reply to Numerology: Bullshit
    George Bergman sounds like my kind of Obsessive Compulsive! #bullshit
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    Image of romulus romulus
    10/28/09

    @Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: I think I took basic calculus from him in college (I don't remember my prof's name but suspect it was Bergman). In trying to figure that out, I found this rather delightful stuff: [math.berkeley.edu] #bullshit
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    Image of Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
    10/28/09

    @romulus: Ew, I take it all back! George Bergman is pretty much my dad, geeky math links included! #bullshit
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    Image of Perhaps Not Perhaps Not
    10/28/09

    In reply to Numerology: Bullshit
    When Jesus comes back on the 12th day of the 12th month of the 12th year, won't you be surprised. #bullshit
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    Image of You Cannot Untoast You Cannot Untoast
    10/28/09

    @Perhaps Not: No, dead men stay dead, silly. #bullshit
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    10/28/09

    @You Cannot Untoast: Either that, or they tell no tales. #bullshit
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    Image of A Message To Rudy A Message To Rudy
    10/28/09

    @lostarchitect: Or wear plaid. #bullshit
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    Image of NessiaHaeden NessiaHaeden
    10/28/09

    In reply to Numerology: Bullshit
    First of all, the RZA doesnt do "numerology," but Divine Mathematics. A type of numerology, yes, but not quite the same.

    Secondly, juice-based cleanses DO work. I've done the Master Cleanser several times, and I'm always amazed at the results.
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    Hamilton Nolan promoted this comment NessiaHaeden was starred NessiaHaeden was unstarred
    Image of Hamilton Nolan Hamilton Nolan
    10/28/09

    @NessiaHaeden: I stand corrected! #bullshit
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    10/29/09

    @NessiaHaeden: If it really worked, wouldn't you just have to do it once, and then you'd be a Cleanse Master? #bullshit
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    Image of resipsaloquacious resipsaloquacious
    10/28/09

    In reply to Numerology: Bullshit
    The bumps on my head tell me that numerology is bullshit. #bullshit
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    Image of skahammer skahammer
    10/28/09

    In reply to Numerology: Bullshit
    Oh, false primes, I just can't quit you. #bullshit
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    Image of edisdead edisdead
    10/28/09

    @skahammer: False Primes is totally going to be the name of my new band. #bullshit
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    Image of skahammer skahammer
    10/28/09

    @edisdead: I'm sure it will be a composite of members of existing bands. #bullshit
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    10/28/09

    In reply to Numerology: Bullshit
    I've always had a fondness for 69. #bullshit
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    Image of bytememehard bytememehard
    10/28/09

    In reply to Numerology: Bullshit
    OK, I guess it's time for me to switch back to Scientology. #bullshit
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    Image of Beau Nerd Beau Nerd
    10/28/09

    @bytememehard: Martin Bashir has a lapel mic for you. #bullshit
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