'The typo of the Beast'

Evan Derkacz
May 04, 2005

"[I]t appears bible-thumpers have had it wrong for centuries when it comes to who to be on the lookout for, come the End Times! You thought the number '666' was scary? Well, wait until you hear about... 6-1-6 (shiver!)," writes Marc. "All those people who were walking around with the number 616 instead of 666 tattooed on their forehead and getting an easy ride... are now no longer off the hook!" Satanic High Priest Peter Gilmore remarked that: "By using 666 we're using something that the Christians fear. Mind you, if they do switch to 616 being the number of the beast then we'll start using that." (sui generis)

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