Why is 88 considered a lucky number...

[Zim Hosein]

I just heard this on TV, but didn't catch why 88 was considered a lucky number? Anyone know?

 

[datalink7]

 

[Mrfrog840]

heh i think it means lesbians

 

[AntaresVI]

I didnt realize it was...maybe because its symmetrical in two directions?

 

[BennyD]

cause if you get to 88 mph the flux capacitor kicks in and you go back in time

 

[AntaresVI]

Originally posted by: Mrfrog840
heh i think it means lesbians

ok, i like that explanation better

 

[tm37]

Dale Jarret

 

[MrBond]

I saw somewhere where a group was boycotting either A&F or AE because they sold shirts with "88" on them. Apparently '88' is neo-nazi speek for Heil Hitler (because H is the 8th letter of the alphabet)

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: tm37
Dale Jarret

 

[Spac3d]

Originally posted by: BennyD
cause if you get to 88 mph the flux capacitor kicks in and you go back in time

Or go into the future.

 

[Zim Hosein]

It was mentioned in a show about the Petronas Towers in Malaysia.

 

[vi edit]

You watching the show that had those two towers in Malaysia that had 88 floors in them?

 

[Mrfrog840]

Originally posted by: LeRocks

Originally posted by: Mrfrog840
heh i think it means lesbians

ok, i like that explanation better

who doesnt!

 

[AntaresVI]

Originally posted by: Spac3d

Originally posted by: BennyD
cause if you get to 88 mph the flux capacitor kicks in and you go back in time

Or go into the future.

w00t i'm buyin' it!

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: MrBond
I saw somewhere where a group was boycotting either A&F or AE because they sold shirts with "88" on them. Apparently '88' is neo-nazi speek for Heil Hitler (because H is the 8th letter of the alphabet)

Yet more proof that people will use any excuse to feel important.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
You watching the show that had those two towers in Malaysia that had 88 floors in them?

Yep

 

[dighn]

i dunno but the chinse like the number 8 cuz it ryhmes with prosper

if it's something else then ignore

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[gopunk]

because it rhymes with "fa", prosper in chinese. naturally, two of them are better

you don't want the number 4 btw, it sounds too much like death

 

[SSP]

No no, 69 is the luckiest number.

 

[WW]

Eighty-eight resembles the Chinese pictograph for "double happiness."

http://www.abodesindia.com/articles/jun2001/Fengcolor.htm

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: WW
Eighty-eight resembles the Chinese pictograph for "double happiness."

double happinese and double prosperity!!! W00T

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: gopunk
because it rhymes with "fa", prosper in chinese. naturally, two of them are better

you don't want the number 4 btw, it sounds too much like death

LOL... my hockey jersey # is 44 and my dad hates it. I'm not one for superstition so...

 

[lowtech1]

8 is a lucky number - and the year 1988 is especially lucky, because it is the "year of the white dragon." I found this interesting since 'N Sync on their last tour wore Tommy Hilfiger jerseys with the number "88" on them.



Prosper with 8 88 888 88888 -- The number 8 (pronounced "ba") sounds close to "fa" which means "prosper

 

[Mallow]

3 = my lucky #!

 

[Zim Hosein]

Thanks