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>Interestingly the six most used Roman numerals were IVXLDM which sum to 666.
two things about this: 1) D used more than C? 2) IVXLDC sum to 666; M is 1000??
Duh. tsuwm, you forget. The "M" stands for 1000 or "mysterium". Remove the "mysterium" by subtracting 1000 and we have the mystery revealed - 666- the mark of the beast.
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>Interestingly the six most used Roman numerals were IVXLDM which sum to 666.
two things about this: 1) D used more than C? 2) IVXLDC sum to 666; M is 1000??
Duh. tsuwm, you forget. The "M" stands for 1000 or "mysterium". Remove the "mysterium" by subtracting 1000 and we have the mystery revealed - 666- the mark of the beast.
d'oh. C wasn't included, Milo, so you're left with 1566, or by your math 566 (which I believe is the mark of Bugs Bunny).
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the mark of the beast is sometimes XIC (in Greek, or 616)
Xpictos IeCous?
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Xpictos IeCous?
X = 600; I = 10; C = 6.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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How did you find this board if you don't subscribe to A Word A Day?
Thank you. I do subscribe but for some reason when I glanced through I didn't spot the words@wordsmith.org. This brings to mind a point to share. At 5am I am sound asleep counting Sixty million sheep in New Zealand while everyone in the U.S. is discussing the next word which I haven't recieved yet!
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Try counting just 30 or 40 sheep. No wonder you've just fallen sound asleep at 5 am if you had to count all 60 million everynight.
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I should count the sheep when I'm awake as well rather than counting them when I'm asleep.
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A most kind, helpful, patient, and tactful contributor has brought to my attention in a private message something I've probably been told before somewhat less endearingly but owing to my imminent senility I had forgotten, and that was the "today's word" button clear at the bottom of the index
Evidently today's is "chatoyant," a Type-3 word for Type-1, "cat's eye"; Type-2, "iridescent"; or "shimmering" somewhere inbetween
The first is recognized by neither Bill Gates nor Google's spellcheck although I readily concede both were compiled by and for morons
Forgive me Bill, but I do love you for your amicable demeanor and charitable works
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I just (re)discovered the word hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia in my wwftd backlog. I can't imagine why I haven't used it yet..
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