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renegade600
December 29th, 2006, 01:10 AM
see this (http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/index.html#a007948)

I did not know the following let alone pronounce it. :rotflmao:


64. Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobiacs is the term for people who fear the number 666.

or

66. One in four smokers use roll-ups.

I wonder what they are rolling up :rotflmao:

sho-dan
December 29th, 2006, 01:44 AM
Sheep :D

me running behind the hay bales.:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

Rainbow32
December 30th, 2006, 12:31 AM
Seems that should say "thousands" for you birds.:D

G_Dem
December 30th, 2006, 11:33 PM
64. Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobiacs is the term for people who fear the number 666.

Hexakosioihexekontahexa

Is basically six hundred and sixty six in greek. Well its actually its more like

Hexakosia hexinta hexi - εξακόσια εξήντα έξι

renegade600
December 30th, 2006, 11:34 PM
Hexakosioihexekontahexa

Is basically six hundred and sixty six in greek. Well its actually its more like

Hexakosia hexinta hexi - εξακόσια εξήντα έξι

picky, picky, picky :rotflmao::D:rotflmao:

G_Dem
December 30th, 2006, 11:39 PM
picky, picky, picky

lol. No. I was just trying to help you pronounce it.:D

renegade600
December 30th, 2006, 11:42 PM
lol. No. I was just trying to help you pronounce it.:D

why dont they just call it sixsixsixphobia - I know I can pronounce that:rotflmao:

G_Dem
December 30th, 2006, 11:46 PM
why dont they just call it sixsixsixphobia - I know I can pronounce that

because the greeks are the greatest.:D

Snurfen
December 30th, 2006, 11:52 PM
"The meek? that's nice, they never get nothing"

Very interesting read Dan, we get 10 of them every Friday on Ceefax - some right daft ones turn up, as indeed some do on your list!