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| Notice: GeekPress is back up and running, thanks to Paul! It's still a not-so-serious tech news blog, but the format is significantly looser. Diana, having given up programming for philosophy, has her own philosophical blog NoodleFood. More of her work can be found at DianaHsieh.com. |
| Lucky cell phone numbers |
| 11:23:48 pm mst / 15 January 2001 found by paul / filed in culture / source NY Times 22 hits / 1 comment / 0 e-mails |
| Because certain digits are considered lucky in Chinese culture (especially 6, 8, and 9), cell phone number containing these digits have become quite coveted. One number ending in 8889988 sold for $2500 at a recent charity auction; others have sold for as much as $40,000. Other numbers (especially those ending in 4) are considered unlucky. |
| How irrational! Don't they know that 7 is the good digit, whereas numbers ending in 13 are to be avoided? |
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| 13 by stpeter 12:56:37 pm mst / 16 January 2001 / # 1 |
| triskaidekaphilia, baby! |