Runner Drops Out Of Race Because Her Bib Number Was 666

[Savoring Samsara]

deadspin.com/high-school-runner-drops-out-of-race-because-her-bib-nu-1459063251

A Kentucky cross country runner decided to drop out of this weekend's regionals rather than race in the bib number 666, because she said it conflicted with her religious beliefs.

"It's the mark of the beast. That's what the bible says," said Whitley County High School junior Codie Thacker upon seeing the randomly selected number assigned to her.

Despite Thacker and her coach asking three separate race officials for a new number, she was turned down and decided she'd rather miss the chance at qualifying for state than "risk [her] relationship with God." (A KHSAA official says they would have made a substitution if they knew it was because of her religious beliefs, something Thacker says she made quite clear to them.)

Oh wow. I have to say, if your relationship with a deity would be shattered forever over briefly sporting a random number on a race bib, that god is very petty and weak indeed.

There's also an amazing story in the comments:

I was driving through Kentucky once and stopped to get a burger. The total for my combo was $6.66. I pulled around and the lady told me the total was $5.99. When asked, she said she could never charge that amount so she hit the -10% button for me. Such Christian hospitality!

ETA: and with this post I become a Serial Courter! What a day!

[Haligh the Liar]

That is such ignorant dumbassery. If these people believe their god is so all powerful and important, why don't they believe that god either can control the distribution of numbers if it so upsets him.

I was at Mc Donald's in Missouri and the woman in line ahead of me at the drive through had her order come to $6.66. She freaked out, and asked for the cheapest item to add to her order. She quibbled over the cheapest item for a few minutes, then paid. I asked the worker at the window if her issue was with $6.66 total, and she replied that it was, and went on to tell me that about half the time a $6.66 total comes up, people change their order.

Pathetic.

[thoughtful]

Oh, FFS.

I fear automobile accidents, cancer, stroke, heart attacks, etc. If a person was standing in front of me brandishing a gun or knife, I would be afraid.

But fearing a number? :roll:

Folks, it's the mark of 665+1. Or 333x2. Or 111x6. Not "the beast."

[ILoveJellybeans]

I would probably think it was pretty cool, maybe wear a pair of devil horns, lol.

Its only a number.

[Dysfundamental]

The actual number is 616, anyway. [link=http://www.csad.ox.ac.uk/POxy/beast616.htm]Or maybe 665[/link].

[ljohnson2006]

That's insane. What an whiner-ass.

[Swamptribe]

That's insane. What an whiner-ass.

Ohhh, I bet the rest of the team just loves her right now.

[twinmama]

LOL. If I was running a race and got the number 666, I'd run so hard and fast and try to win just to freak people out. I'm the antichrist! I run fast! Imma get you!!!!!

[snarkyjan]

She obviously wasn't all that serious about her sport, if this was all it took to deter her. A truly dedicated, committed runner would have shut up, accepted the number and showed up at the starting line.

[Sydney Fox]

I ran into Wal-Mart on Halloween morning to grab a few things. My total came to $6.66. I thought it was really funny since it was Halloween.

What does the Bible say about superstition, because that's what this fear of 666 sounds like to me? Their God must be very weak if a little number on a piece of paper can thwart his followers.

[Hane]

There's a town near here whose phone exchange has always been 666. Fortunately, we're in Connecticut, so the uproar is minimal.

[Mudball]

I have to be honest, that number freaks me out a bit. But it's not because I'm religious, it's because I watched so many horror movies in my formative years! :angry-devil:

There's a house nearby with a 666 address and I always wonder if I could live there. Probably. I think. Lol

[Savoring Samsara]

When I first met my husband, his phone number at the time (minus area code) was 666-1212. The first time he gave it to me I honestly thought he was giving me a fake number.

[Antigone]

Heh. She just needed an excuse, and this was just convininent. If she was really dedicated she probably would have sucked it up or asked for a new number instead of just flat out resigning. I'm surprised this made our local morning news too....

and I do get a bit creeped out when the number 666 pops up, simply because I watched and read too many horror movies/books as a teenager.

[fun2beme]

Is there an actual quote in the bible that refers to 666 as the mark of the beast? I've never come across it.

Also, if was a hard-core Christian, wouldn't wearing running shorts or tight leggings be defrauding?

[singsingsing]

Well, I agree that she's overreacting a bit, but how hard would it have been for them to just give her a new number? Exceptions are made for all kinds of things based on religious reasons all the time. Something about this doesn't seem right.

[rward]

Numbers of the Beast:

"The Numbers of the Beast"

Original by Richard Findler (Plus Additions)

660 -- Approximate number of The Beast

-666: Negative number of the Beast

DCLXVI -- Roman numeral of The Beast

666, 1332, 1998 -- Years of the Beast

666.0000000000 -- Number of the High Precision Beast

0.666 -- Number of the Millibeast

/ 666 -- Beast Common Denominator

0.005015 -- Reciprical of the Beast.

666i -- Imaginary number of The Beast

1010011010 -- Binary number of The Beast

-0.80902 -- The Sine of the Beast

443556 -- Square of the Beast

25.807 -- Square root of the Beast

295408296 -- Cube of the Beast

0.58779 -- Cosine of the Beast

-1.37638 -- Tangent of the Beast

2.8235 -- Log of the Beast

6.5913 -- Ln Beast

1.738E289 -- Anti-log of the Beast

6.66E2 --Scientific number of the Beast

29A -- Hexadecimal number of the Beast

666! -- Factorial of the Beast

2, 3, 111 -- Factors of the Beast

2 x 3^2 x 37 -- Prime Factorization of the Beast

665.5-666.5 -- Range of the Beast

660: Beast rounded down

670: Beast rounded up

6, uh... what was that number again? -- Number of the Blonde Beast

1-666 -- Area code of The Beast

00666 -- Zip code of The Beast

"The Numbers of the Beast"

-- E-mail address of the beast

<http://www.666.com> -- web-page of the Beast

1-900-666-0666 -- Live Beasts! One-on-one pacts! Call Now! Only

$6.66/minute. Over 18 only please.

1-888-666-6666: Toll free number of the Beast

$665.95: Retail price of The Beast

$399.96 (net) $359.86 (30 days): Wholesale Price of the Beast

$55.50: Monthly cost of the Beast in twelve easy equal monthly

installments

$699.25: Price of The Beast plus 5% state sales tax

$769.95: Price of The Beast with all accessories and replacement soul

$656.66: WalMart price of The Beast

$646.66: Next week's WalMart price of The Beast

Phillips 666: Gasoline of The Beast

Route 666: Way of The Beast (Highway to Hell)

666 Minutes: Weekly news program about the Beast

666 F: Oven temperature for roast Beast

66.6 mHz: F. M. station of the Beast

666 kHz: A. M. Station of the Beast

664 & 668: Neighbours of the Beast

666k: Retirement plan of The Beast

666 mg: Recommended Minimum Daily Requirement of Beast

6.66%: 5 year CD interest rate at First Beast of Hell National Bank,

$666 minimum deposit.

999: A Beast and a half

Lotus 6-6-6: Spreadsheet of The Beast

Word 6.66: Word Processor of The Beast

i66686: CPU of The Beast

666-I: BMW of The Beast

665.99996973: Intel Pentium number of the Beast

666 Sunset Strip: Old T. V. series about the Beast soon on Nick-At-Nite

DSM-666 (revised): Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of The Beast

66.6: A Mini-Beast

Windows 666: Bill Gates' personal Beast

665.9999...: The Beast's Twin

WD-666: Spray Lubricant of the beast

IAM666: Licence Plate of the beast

333: Half brother of the Beast

Formula 666: All purpose cleaner of the Beast

666-66-6666: Social Security number of the Beast

6666 6666 6666 6666 EXP 6/66: Credit card of the Beast

666 lb CAP: Weight limit of the Beast

666(-1)^(1/2): Imaginary number of the Beast

6-6-6: Fertilizer of the Beast

6.6.6b6: Version of the Beast

Z6xZ6xZ6: Commutative Group of the Beast

[church_of_dog]

Numbers of the Beast:

"The Numbers of the Beast"

Original by Richard Findler (Plus Additions)

660 -- Approximate number of The Beast

-666: Negative number of the Beast

DCLXVI -- Roman numeral of The Beast

666, 1332, 1998 -- Years of the Beast

666.0000000000 -- Number of the High Precision Beast

0.666 -- Number of the Millibeast

/ 666 -- Beast Common Denominator

0.005015 -- Reciprical of the Beast.

666i -- Imaginary number of The Beast

1010011010 -- Binary number of The Beast

-0.80902 -- The Sine of the Beast

443556 -- Square of the Beast

25.807 -- Square root of the Beast

295408296 -- Cube of the Beast

0.58779 -- Cosine of the Beast

-1.37638 -- Tangent of the Beast

2.8235 -- Log of the Beast

6.5913 -- Ln Beast

1.738E289 -- Anti-log of the Beast

6.66E2 --Scientific number of the Beast

29A -- Hexadecimal number of the Beast

666! -- Factorial of the Beast

2, 3, 111 -- Factors of the Beast

2 x 3^2 x 37 -- Prime Factorization of the Beast

665.5-666.5 -- Range of the Beast

660: Beast rounded down

670: Beast rounded up

6, uh... what was that number again? -- Number of the Blonde Beast

1-666 -- Area code of The Beast

00666 -- Zip code of The Beast

"The Numbers of the Beast"

-- E-mail address of the beast

<http://www.666.com> -- web-page of the Beast

1-900-666-0666 -- Live Beasts! One-on-one pacts! Call Now! Only

$6.66/minute. Over 18 only please.

1-888-666-6666: Toll free number of the Beast

$665.95: Retail price of The Beast

$399.96 (net) $359.86 (30 days): Wholesale Price of the Beast

$55.50: Monthly cost of the Beast in twelve easy equal monthly

installments

$699.25: Price of The Beast plus 5% state sales tax

$769.95: Price of The Beast with all accessories and replacement soul

$656.66: WalMart price of The Beast

$646.66: Next week's WalMart price of The Beast

Phillips 666: Gasoline of The Beast

Route 666: Way of The Beast (Highway to Hell)

666 Minutes: Weekly news program about the Beast

666 F: Oven temperature for roast Beast

66.6 mHz: F. M. station of the Beast

666 kHz: A. M. Station of the Beast

664 & 668: Neighbours of the Beast

666k: Retirement plan of The Beast

666 mg: Recommended Minimum Daily Requirement of Beast

6.66%: 5 year CD interest rate at First Beast of Hell National Bank,

$666 minimum deposit.

999: A Beast and a half

Lotus 6-6-6: Spreadsheet of The Beast

Word 6.66: Word Processor of The Beast

i66686: CPU of The Beast

666-I: BMW of The Beast

665.99996973: Intel Pentium number of the Beast

666 Sunset Strip: Old T. V. series about the Beast soon on Nick-At-Nite

DSM-666 (revised): Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of The Beast

66.6: A Mini-Beast

Windows 666: Bill Gates' personal Beast

665.9999...: The Beast's Twin

WD-666: Spray Lubricant of the beast

IAM666: Licence Plate of the beast

333: Half brother of the Beast

Formula 666: All purpose cleaner of the Beast

666-66-6666: Social Security number of the Beast

6666 6666 6666 6666 EXP 6/66: Credit card of the Beast

666 lb CAP: Weight limit of the Beast

666(-1)^(1/2): Imaginary number of the Beast

6-6-6: Fertilizer of the Beast

6.6.6b6: Version of the Beast

Z6xZ6xZ6: Commutative Group of the Beast

don't forget where the beast sleeps when travelling -- Motel 666, of course! :lol:

[constantgardener]

This whole thing just reeks of attention-seeking: "Look at me, I'm being persecuted for standing up for my religious beliefs!" :roll: She probably knew she didn't have a hope in hell (ha!) of winning the race so she thought of another way to steal the limelight.

[alchemy]

rward, that list made me chortle.

I've only had $6.66 ring up once in my life. The convenience store cashier laughed and said "hail Satan" as I walked out the store.

[lilwriter85]

This whole thing just reeks of attention-seeking: "Look at me, I'm being persecuted for standing up for my religious beliefs!" :roll: She probably knew she didn't have a hope in hell (ha!) of winning the race so she thought of another way to steal the limelight.

Oh I agree.

[Buzzard]

Jebus was testing her and she failed. She was supposed to wear the mark of the beast and represent good, wholesome, christian values to confuse the demons.

[denimjumper]

honeslty though, they couldn't just give her another number?? Who the frick cares what random number she gets, just give her another one.

[Boogalou]

Well, I agree that she's overreacting a bit, but how hard would it have been for them to just give her a new number? Exceptions are made for all kinds of things based on religious reasons all the time. Something about this doesn't seem right.

I agree. Why couldn't they have just given her a different number? If you can very easily accommodate someone's religious beliefs that have no effect on you why not do that?

Anyway, it sounds like the race organizers are kind of back pedaling a bit now on why they didn't give her a new number.

[flubber]

rward, that list made me chortle.

I've only had $6.66 ring up once in my life. The convenience store cashier laughed and said "hail Satan" as I walked out the store.

Legend!