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Happy 07/08/09!
USA Today points out that a "rare time/date alignment" occurs on July 8, 2009 at 4:05 a.m. and 6 seconds. The exact date then will be: 04:05:06 07/08/09.
Does this mean anything? Well, if you ask a tarot card reader, it does. And, of course, that's who USA Today asks:
As John Walkenbach notes, "the article doesn't mention that this is hokey nonsense. It quotes the numerology expert as if she's actually a credible person."
Does this mean anything? Well, if you ask a tarot card reader, it does. And, of course, that's who USA Today asks:
Although the alignment may not mean anything specific, it could be a good day to do something for yourself and others, said Betsy Carlson, a Palm Springs tarot card reader and numerology expert. "It's a good day to make money and have good health," she said.
As John Walkenbach notes, "the article doesn't mention that this is hokey nonsense. It quotes the numerology expert as if she's actually a credible person."
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Categories: Pseudoscience Posted by Alex on Wed Jul 08, 2009 |
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Wow. And at eleven minutes and twelve seconds after ten a.m. it will be 07/08/09 10:11:12.
What do the numerologists have to say about that?
Posted by Tah in Idaho (Yes, Idaho) on Wed Jul 08, 2009 at 12:14 AM
What do the numerologists have to say about that?
The date ascends (day/month/year)
the time descends (hour/minute/seconds)
Posted by Sharruma in capable of finishing a coherent on Wed Jul 08, 2009 at 12:37 AM
the time descends (hour/minute/seconds)
Well, this is what "journalism" has descended to. Often, usually with political stuff, they just report what "both sides" of a story say, without bothering to tell you that one side is totally factually wrong.
In this case, as John Walkenbach said, they quote a friggin' NUMEROLOGIST as if she has anything logical or rational to say.
Stenography is SO much easier than that stupid "reporting and research" stuff.
Posted by Cranky Media Guy on Wed Jul 08, 2009 at 01:10 AM
In this case, as John Walkenbach said, they quote a friggin' NUMEROLOGIST as if she has anything logical or rational to say.
Stenography is SO much easier than that stupid "reporting and research" stuff.
Of course today is a wonderful day - it's my husbands birthday! Ok, so some naysayers may say that it was the day that the worlds future dictator was born and it heralds the end of life as we know it, but I have a soft spot for him 
Posted by Nettie in Perth, Western Australia on Wed Jul 08, 2009 at 03:53 AM
In the non-English speaking world, the interesting date is August 7th, not July 8th. What does numerology have to say about this... ?
Posted by Christophe Thill on Wed Jul 08, 2009 at 04:30 AM
Christophe, it's not just the non-English speaking world who'd write July 8, 2009 as 8/07/09. Us Aussies do. So do people in the UK.
Posted by Smerk in to mischief on Wed Jul 08, 2009 at 06:51 AM
Isn't every day a good day to "do something for yourself and others"? or "to make money and have good health"?
Do some of her clientele wake up and say "Today I am going to fire up the barbecue, burn a bunch of money, my neighbor's favorite possessions and then burn myself"?
Posted by floormaster squeeze on Wed Jul 08, 2009 at 08:28 AM
Do some of her clientele wake up and say "Today I am going to fire up the barbecue, burn a bunch of money, my neighbor's favorite possessions and then burn myself"?
What about 12:34:56 07/08/09 ?? Isn't that "cooler"?
Posted by Maegan in Tampa, FL - USA on Wed Jul 08, 2009 at 11:31 AM
Nettie, you husband is the future dictator of the world???
Floormaster, I too was wondering which days would be BAD days to "do something for yourself and others ... make money and have good health."
Christophe, the fact that most people outside the U.S. write the day before the month in a date only means that USA Today can recycle the same story in its international editions for 7 August, 2009.
By the way, don't you wonder why they never seem to interview phrenologists anymore?
Posted by Big Gary in Noonday, Texas on Wed Jul 08, 2009 at 01:54 PM
Floormaster, I too was wondering which days would be BAD days to "do something for yourself and others ... make money and have good health."
Christophe, the fact that most people outside the U.S. write the day before the month in a date only means that USA Today can recycle the same story in its international editions for 7 August, 2009.
By the way, don't you wonder why they never seem to interview phrenologists anymore?
"your husband", I mean.
Posted by Big Gary in Confusion on Wed Jul 08, 2009 at 01:55 PM
In Canada people use both d/m/y and m/d/y, it's very confusing. At work we've adopted yyyy/mm/dd as our standard; less chance for confusion, and electronic files dated this way are sorted chronologically.
So, at 6:54:32.10 on Aug 7th, it's
9/8/7 6:54:32.10
Now that's a countdown!
Posted by Canadarm on Wed Jul 08, 2009 at 03:39 PM
So, at 6:54:32.10 on Aug 7th, it's
9/8/7 6:54:32.10
Now that's a countdown!
THe military does yyyymmdd...no slashes, no hyphens.
Posted by Maegan in Tampa, FL - USA on Wed Jul 08, 2009 at 04:12 PM
As a tarot reader myself, I can vouch that this date means absolutely nothing from a tarot perspective... Numerology, maybe... but in Tarot it represents squat!
Posted by Puck on Wed Jul 08, 2009 at 05:47 PM
Does it mean anything? Not in UK, it doesn't. We shall have our special date on 7 August 2009: 07.08.09
Posted by Arcoiris in UK on Thu Jul 09, 2009 at 07:27 AM
How about 12:34:56 - 7/8/9 ?
Posted by Blackomne in Wyoming on Thu Jul 09, 2009 at 09:10 AM
I find this to be rather funny because July 8th is my birthday and I noticed the 7/8/9 oddity about a month ago.
Posted by Beltran in Buffalo NY on Thu Jul 09, 2009 at 09:48 AM
In the first line of your report date is wrongly mentioned as July,08. It should read as Aug,7, 2009.
Posted by kvbnrao in new delhi (India) on Wed Aug 05, 2009 at 03:19 AM
Not long after that was 12:34 and 56 seconds on the 07/08/09.
That is going by Australian version of the date (7th August, not 8th of July)...
Posted by b on Wed Sep 16, 2009 at 07:29 AM
That is going by Australian version of the date (7th August, not 8th of July)...
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