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‘Mark of the Beast’: Man Receives W-2 Bearing ’666,’ Immediately Quits Job

Feb. 7, 2013 6:48pm Becket Adams

If you received a document stamped with the number “666,” what would you do?

For this one Tennessean maintenance worker, getting a W-2 tax form bearing the “mark of the beast” meant quitting his job:

Walter Slonopas, 52, told The Tennessean that accepting the number would have condemned his soul to hell.

“If you accept that number, you sell your soul to the devil,” he said.

That number, traditionally a symbol for the devil, is found in the Bible’s Book of Revelation describing the apocalypse.

The company that handles payroll for Slonopas’ former employer, Contech Casting LLC., says the number meant the maintenance worker’s form was the 666th one mailed out.

Slonopas, a self-proclaimed “born again Christian,” says he had trouble with the number before.

“In July 2011, the company changed time clock systems, and once again Slonopas got 666. This time he quit. The company apologized and he returned to work a few days later,” The Tennessean reports.

Walter Slonopas Quits JObs Over 666 W 2 Form

Walter Slonopas (screen grab).

For their part, Contech is stunned that one of its employees is something of a magnet for the number.

“I am completely at a loss for words,” said company spokesman Bob LaCourciere.

LaCourciere says Contech would send a new W-2 and wants to rehire Slonopas. But Slonopas says “God is worth more than money.”

Slonopas’ wife, Anna, assures The Tennessean that although they are out of work, they’ll be just fine.

“If my husband makes $10, one goes to God, two go to savings, and we live on seven,” she said. “It’s not that my husband makes $10 and I spend $11.”

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The company says it will try to rehire him.

“We’d love to have him back,” said LaCourciere.

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Walkabout
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:37pm
I like right-wing-waco’s solution.

The Mark of the Beast is the sum of the letters in an Roman Emperor’s name using the Jewish numerology of that time. Or at least I think it is.

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- NigelTufnel
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:03pm
  Very good. It is the total sum of “Ceasar Nero”. Which of course who John of Patmos was speaking of when crafting what turned out to be the Book of Revelations at the end of the Bible. This was only a couple of decades after Jesus of Nazareth challenged Roman and Jewish authority and met his brutal and forseen death. The Roman Empire received its first blow in 9 AD up in the area of Gemany when a whole legion was slaughtered in Tutenburg Forrest. John saw a demonic leader in Nero and accurately but wittingly put the events to paper. It is likely that John was very aware of the dangers of speaking negatively about Roman leadership as Patmos granted him the seclusion he needed. Buildings do not have a 13th floor. Can’t we write software programs that will avoid this number?
  
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- Gold Coin & Economic News
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:27pm
  I’m sure there’s some way to get Obama and he mark ot the beast together. After all, Newsweek called Barry, The Second Coming:
  http://www.isthatbaloney.com/creepy-newsweek-cover-calls-obama-the-second-coming/
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:02pm
  WALKABOUT, what I have heard about that it refers to Nero. Makes sense too.
  
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- Amos37
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:32pm
  what? 666 has to do with the 6th seal, 6th trumpet, and 6th vial. The mark has to do with your hand and head (where it is placed) symbolizing what you think and do. Where is God placed in the life He allows you to live; is He first in everything or not?
  
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- ReconRambo
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:34pm
  No, the Mark of the Beast has nothing to do with a Roman Emperor or the numerical number total of his name. Concerning the Beast-666, Jesus told Brother John that this Beast was a previous World ruler, who was currently dead at the writing of the Book of Revelation in 95-96 AD. Jesus said, “The Beast that you saw “was” and “is not”, (meaning that he was dead and ruled in the past); he said. “Five are fallen and one is” and two more were to arise, of which Adolf Hitler was the 7th. But, the Beast, who is to come out of the Abyss-the bottomless pit, is actually one of the dead previous five total World rulers.
  
  I believe the Beast-666 is none other than Alexander the Great.
  
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- Greenwood
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:51pm
  RECON………The wild beast could be the UN. The 8th king who with the 10 kings receive authority as kings one hour [short time] with the wild beast. Rev. 17:12
  
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- Dr Vel
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 10:12pm
  What a maroon quitting his job over that or any other number on a tax form. Quitting for lousy pay, a lousy boss, or a lousy job, yeah I can see that. No ReconRambo, the beast (when not talking about the system) is the author of that system. It is none other than the devil himself when he arrives looking like an angel of light claiming to be god. Not being prepared to mentally handle the supernatural powers the world will wonder after him and believe he is God, or Christ. Antichrist is merely “instead of Christ” in the Greek. Meaning he is a fake. If they worship him, work for him, then they have received the mark. Your brain is in your forehead. If you believe and follow, you have the mark there. Your power to do work is in your hand. If you work for him, you have the mark there. It is as simple as that. Right now the devil is only here in spirit. Numbers on a W2 mean nothing spiritual (yet). When he arrives in person, look out. I doubt that day is very far away now.
  
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- Obama_In_PeePee_Is_Becks_Art
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 12:54am
  Gold Coin & Economic News – “I’m sure there’s some way to get Obama and the mark of the beast together.”
  
  Well, Glenn Beck explored that possibility and came up with something devilishly funny (or is it?):
  
  “Glenn Beck: Flies keep landing on Obama because of all the bullcrap that comes out of his mouth”
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReGeE1GEfjs
  
  But that’s not the end of Obama’s impishness:
  
  “THE OMEN Of OBAMA & FLIES & RATS At 666 Pennsylvania Ave. :: Glenn Beck Reports The CREEPY News!!”
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwTfwdxklUI
  
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- The Jewish Avenger
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 12:58am
  War and Peace had a part where he tried to alternate the wordsf Napoleon to “L’Empereur Napoléon” so that through numerology he would the value of the mark of the beast.
  
  But ya, I wouldn’t quit but I’d ask for another card and number pretty quick.
  
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- LogCabinRepublican
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 5:48am
  A company I had worked for once assigned a church an account number with 666. Lets just say that didn’t go over well. From that point forward any other account numbers were never assigned that number always skipped over.
  
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- walnutportconservative
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 7:55am
  These responses are great! Good exchanges by good thinkers. That is what I like about Blaze readers.
  
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- VRW Conspirator
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:41am
  @Walk
  really….so I take it you believe that the Bible is just a story and not divinely inspired and directed??
  because Adolf Hitler, Ronald Reagan, and several other seemingly good and evil people through out history also have their names associated with 666 in Jewish numerology. Pope John Paul II and many US Presidents are also on that list….
  There are even some “scholars” out there that claim the number is 663 or 669…or that it is actually the “mark of the Beast” not the “number of the Beast” because the translation was off….
  My major code in college was 666 and we all took it as a joke because our major was HELL….
  Some say we all have already been “marked” since we have Social Security numbers, driver’s licenses, passports….
  The Nazi’s would tattoo serial numbers on people in the camps….
  We give criminals numbers…heck we even given children student ID numbers….every person on the planet that lives in a G20 country is numbers and tracked and tagged and bagged already….
  If the “number” or “mark” simply meant Caesar Nero then how can psycho Calvinists still push the RCC as the “whore of Babylon” or the “Dragon” in the book of Revelations….if it all was meant about the Roman Empire….meaning Nero was the anti-Christ??
  Despite what your faith is or what you believe….you have to be consistent. Either the Book of Revelation was about the Roman Empire and the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD or not.
  
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- cshook123
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:02am
  The mark of the beast has nothing to do with the Romans or the Jews. It comes out of Islam.
  
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- Blacktooth
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:40am
  The number “666″ is a symbolic number that the Revelation attaches to the “beast” that Satan controls.
  
  The “Beast” that Satan controls is the United Nations, and the nations who give it their admiration, cooperation and support. So in symbolic language, “666″ is merely a ‘man’s number’, it is from man, not God.
  
  This is a subject for sincere Bible students and if a person does not want to invest the time and energy to understand, it will remain in the category of superstition and fear of three sixes in line with each other. “The truth will set you free”
  
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- nesmond
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 7:17pm
  The kings that was and is could very well be John Paul II. http://www.worldslastchance.com/ – The Second Coming: Only a Few Years Away
  
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- groundzero
  Posted on February 9, 2013 at 12:54pm
  Wat You don’t like people that LIVE ON THEIR PRINCIPALS? They may not be yours so that wouldn’t be allowed!
  
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:33pm
Look into this man’s eyes.
He has a good soul.
God bless him.

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- charliesouth
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:42pm
  Ted Bundy had kind eyes as well…so, you have a horrible way of judging character?
  
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- CobraBill
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:46pm
  I think GW Bush said that once, look how well that worked out.
  
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- Nlitend1
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 12:19am
  LOL!!!
  Here is some logic…superstitions are fine, responding to them is stupid. Being stupid will likely make you a target for smarter, immoral, thieves who will play on your fears and emotions til they have all your money. Conclusion: Glen, Sean, and Rush sell will sell you gold coins for two times what they are worth. Get back to your bunkers!
  
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- Marine25
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 12:18pm
  some god better bless him, because genetics sure didn’t.
  
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- SLAPTHELEFT
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 12:38pm
  NLI
  
  Logic? huh? Beck, Rush, and Sean selling you gold? Theyre selling you the gold? You buy it from them? Oh, see I thought it was a gold brokerage all this time and they were just paid advertisements. Wow, you opened my eyes! I can just buy it from Rush and skip goldline. Brilliant! Thanks for the tip!
  
  Idiot.Work on your “logic”.
  
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- Nlitend1
  Posted on February 11, 2013 at 2:17am
  @slappy the idiot
  I know you only listen to your cadre of right wing ditto men and only watch the fox outrage squad but other legitimate sources of information do not sell advertising time to crooks like goldline…and work from home…and buy dehydrated food…and protect your business from evil customers making bad comments about your business…and pro flowers, oh actually, they all sells flowers.
  
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:30pm
I wonder, if Obama were to shave his head, would those mysterious scars on his scalp read triple sixes.

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- charliesouth
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:44pm
  Oh I bet! Yeah! Satan’s son is the POTUS because I don’t happen to believe the same political issues he does! Isn’t this rhetoric so completely LOGICAL?
  
  Wait.
  
  No…it’s not logical.
  
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- thegreatcarnac
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:12pm
  They probably spell out dumbazz.
  
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- CobraBill
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:47pm
  If Obama had a son he would look just like him.
  
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Ken2kilo
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:30pm
It is a shame that this man chose to quit his job for this reason. The mark of the beast; Revelation 13:16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Now if he gets a tattoo with 666 on his forehead or hand; or has a microchip implanted in those areas, then he should have cause to be concerned. Also he did not state that he was forced to worship the beast. It is amazing how Christians can misinterpret scripture. It is a great loss to him and the company he worked for. Seeing that he quit his job, he will not be getting unemployment benefits either. I am sure the Lord will provide for him; i.e. He will find work elsewhere or come to his senses after much prayer and meditation and return to his old job where he is liked and needed.

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- PlowMan
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:08pm
  Lets see, wasn’t there a man in the Bible who followed God so close that he almost killed his own son? I call what this man did faith. It doesn’t have to make sense to us. As long as “god” is not telling him kill everyone he knows (or anyone for that matter) I think he’s fine.
  
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- Westerner51
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:26pm
  Sorry you have the scripture wrong. It says ” IN their right hand” and ” IN their foreheads “. One does work with their hands and your mind is IN your forehead. Don’t do Satan’s work or let him lead your mind. 666 is for the 6th Seal, 6th vial and 6th trump. Lucifer is not going to deceive by tattooing etc. He is going to act as if he is Christ. This is to trick Christians into worshiping him and doing his work i.e Bringing others to him. The rapture doctrine is his way to get many believers. Do not let anyone do your bible study for you. Not even your Pastor! Ask the Lord to lead you as you seek him. One more thing. Study with the King James Bible. Many have told me the other versions and easier to understand. God will give you understanding as he will. These others are another mans.
  
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- Greenwood
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:44pm
  WESTERNER51…………..”One more thing. Study with the King James Bible. These others are another mans.”
  
  The KJV was translated by men in 1611 and the language was antiquated by the time it was printed.
  
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- gosutag
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 2:29am
  I can bet that 99% of Christians wrongly interpret the bible; This is mainly because the bible they’re reading now isn’t the bible that was written from the voice of God, by the hand of men.
  
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:27pm
Glad to see this guy took a stand for God.
He’s proof that you can’t be lukewarm for the Lord.
You must be hot (with the Lord) or cold (against the Lord).

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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:41pm
  Sorry, quiting your job and putting your family in financial jeopardy because you recieve a piece of paper with a random number on it is pure stupidity.
  
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- charliesouth
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:46pm
  You can be pro-God without going ape-sh** over a number. John had a dream. A DREAM.
  
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- Stelex
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:53pm
  I’m agnostic, I like religious folk, you make them look like idiots and are not helping the cause Lead
  
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- Greenwood
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:04pm
  @CHARLIE……………….”John had a dream. A DREAM.”
  
  It was a vision or revelation by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show what will shortly take place. Revelation 1:1
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:07pm
  CHARLIESOUTH, LOL, you can tell my location naturally, but according to your location are you a member of SPLC? Sure sounds like it being a Montgomery resident.
  
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- charliesouth
  Posted on February 9, 2013 at 4:00pm
  RJJING: I have no idea what you just said, but I live in Austin.
  
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The-Monk
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:24pm
Just a matter of perspective…. turn it up-side-down.

9990000000

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- charliesouth
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:47pm
  OMG it’s OVER 9000!
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:16pm
  Hey punk….
  
  You’d be better off ignoring my posts and not replying to them.
  
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- Kupo
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:45pm
  Look out guys, we got a tough guy here.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:01pm
  CHARLIESOUTH, Okay, just which warmed over POS troll are you? You may as well say, we’ll figure it out shortly anyway.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:13pm
  CHARLIESOUTH, LOL another fool who uses the same site name on EVERY other site. You are an idiot from Montgomery, AL which is only about a hundred miles south of my location. Must be a member of the SPLC hate group, right?
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:09pm
  Howdy RJJ,
  
  Just fishing and caught me a Kupo.LOL
  
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- charliesouth
  Posted on February 9, 2013 at 4:04pm
  Alright RJJING: I think I know what you’re getting at now…No, people think I’m a troll because I just joined recently, but that’s because my mom has recently been sending me article links to here so I figured I’d join up. Sorry if my posts don’t agree with you, but I assure you just because I have a different view on things as you does not mean I am a troll. Where are you getting Montgomery from? I live in Texas.
  
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Dudley Do-Right
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:24pm
He got it backwards…The IRS is the work of Satan!

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Stelex
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:23pm
Ow…..it hurts my brain, my mind and my head. I just got laid off and this maroon quits over a #, now I understand why the progs are winning. This is not going to end well I suspect, and by “This” I mean our country.

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FISH_BONE
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:21pm
This guy is 52 years old. When he reaches the age of 55 1/2, he will have lived 666 months. Is he going to kill himself before he reaches that age?

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- truthnstuff
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:49pm
  Holy crap! That would be the THIRD time he hits the number 666. That would be a sure sign he is going to hell, OR, maybe he is the anti-christ.
  
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BARRYS_BEARD
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:14pm
Hey, this guy is my next door neighbor. Now it all makes sense: The upside down crosses stuck in his lawn, the goat herd in his back yard, the pentagram painted on his garage door, and all of the damn Ozzy Osbourne music playing 24 hours a day.

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midnightvelvet
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:14pm
I’m a born again Christian too. Don’t be such a goober. I would laugh if I got that number as an ID. Is somebody attempting to brand the number on your forehead or hand? Do you need that number to buy food? Is there a world wide government or religion in place? No? Then what’s the problem? People like him add to the stereotype of nutty Christians.

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- truthnstuff
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:43pm
  You are exactly right. This guy is either clueless, or, he just wants a minute of “fame” and maybe try to turn a buck. BTW, how many are saying he is saving his soul?
  
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- Kalshion
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:58pm
  @truthnstuff
  
  Or that’s just his belief, that having the number 666 is dangerous. I can’t fault this man for having a belief, nor should anyone else.
  
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- midnightvelvet
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:55pm
  I can faut him when he’s wrong.
  
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The-Monk
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:14pm
I thought that # was reveled as really being 616….

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Saff SGT
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:11pm
hmm thats Obamas number what an unlucky guy

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- charliesouth
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:41pm
  You people and your “anti-christ” nonsense. There have been dozens of others who people as fervent as you have claimed were the anti-christ.
  
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piper60
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:10pm
This company should skip “666″ in all their forms,etc. I’d be willing to bet, that although he’s the only one to raise a fuss, he’s probably not the only one who would be offended.

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toomuchgovt
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:10pm
Honestly, would you want that number? Come on? The company changed it once and the number comes back. Creepy.

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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:17pm
  Seriously? What is creepy about a number.
  
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Saff SGT
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:08pm
He did the right thing as I would have.. Good folks

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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:19pm
  Please tell me why. Why on Earth would you quit your job because you received a piece of paper with a number on it? Are you insane?
  
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Southernsoul
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:06pm
I wonder if he hid under his bed on 12/21? Its a number. Idiot.

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justangry
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:06pm
@EastInfection Here’s the URL you’re looking for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsmcDLDw9iw

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- Eastinfection
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:31pm
  LOL !!! love it!
  
  Am i that predictable Just?
  
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right-wing-waco
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:05pm
I guess that we should skip from 665 to 667, similar to having no 13th floor in a high rise building.

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charliesouth
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:05pm
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha

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SaturdaysWarrior76
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:05pm
*Shrug* Well, the man feels the way he feels, and has every right to do as he pleases because of his beliefs about this. No way would I quit my job over something like that… but hey! More power to him, if he feels so strongly about it!

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tonypro
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:04pm
“” Slonopas, a self-proclaimed “born again Christian,””

“Self proclaimed”, what would have been wrong with….Slonopas, a born again Christian.

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- GetRight
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:08am
  I thought the same thing! What’s up with that?
  
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FISH_BONE
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:04pm
Lighten up buddy, for hell’s sakes. Its a number.

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spirited
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:03pm
Twice at the same place; whoa.

>What are the odds?

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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:10pm
  Maybe he REALLY IS Satan!!!!
  
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- NHwinter
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:55pm
  FISH_BONE – why don’t you lighten up! He believes in something and stands by it. Give him a break.
  
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- Stelex
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:06pm
  NHWinter…..I’ll tell you why…..this guy responding to a random # in this way is the same as some POS teacher expelling a 5yo for making a gun out of his fingers.
  
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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:40pm
  Sorry NH, I’ll try to contain myself from now on.
  
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- termyt
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 12:49pm
  Whether 666 or 616, or whatever you want to call it, avoiding it is just superstition.
  
  While Revelation does say that anyone who accepts it is doomed, you aren’t going to accept it by anything trivial or random. In order to accept the mark, whatever form it takes and whenever it is relevant, will be a conscious act of worship to the beast and denial of God. No one’s going to be tricked into it.
  
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Dagnabbit5
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:02pm
Poor guy quit for the wrong number….
http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11134/beasts-real-mark-devalued-to-616

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