BOC: 777 was: Re: BOC, tBS: (Imaginos) Overture, sevens...

[dench]

The number 777 was regarded by the ancient Greeks as being the most
perfect number, 666 being the most imperfect number.  They used letters as
numbers in those days, so people's names could be significant!  The number
666 in the Book of Revelations, by the way, does not refer to the Devil,
but to the name of a Roman governor who particularly persecuted Christians
during the reign of Nero in the Middle East.  Obviously all those
researchers for films like Omen did not do their homework properly!!!

Martin

On Tue, 10 Dec 1996, Peter Sondergeld wrote:

> Unless you sing to yourself unknowingly and they heard it from you, I could
> only guess that since _7_ is a significant mystical or magical number, the
> odds of it being chanted elsewhere might be fairly high. It turns up in a
> lot of lyrics, and in a lot of places.
> Pete.
>
> ObLyric: _I roll seven (seven), seven on the floor of the sea..._
> - Perfect Water, which has been stuck on my brain for weeks.
> ObBloodyRidiculousMovie: *Hell Bound* - Chuck Norris Vs the Devil's agent.
> That's 666, not 777. I laughed for a few minutes, then turned it off.....
>
> At 06:08 PM 9/12/96 +0000, rj wrote:
> >seven,seven,sevensevensev....
> >
> >twice on seperate occasions,two different people, i heard someone
> >chant this.once at work,and once at a party.
> >i asked if they were into the cult,but was told no,both times.
> >i asked where,then, did they come up with it.neither could answer,
> >saying something like oh,i dunno,musta heard it somewhere....
> >
> >just thot it was kinda weird.... rj
> >
> >
>
>
> **************************
> Peter Sondergeld
> p.sondergeld at qut.edu.au
>
> "Gonna buy a fast car, put on my lead boots and take a long, long drive.
>  I may end up spending all my money, but I'll still be alive."    - The Who
>