On
December 19, 2006, I bought
a 4 ounce bag of Fritos at a
store in the Upper West Side
of Manhattan. Later that
evening, I noticed something
unusual about the Fritos
bag. Below the price was an
11-digit number which began
with the numbers 666. (The
mark of the beast.)
This is something I never
like to see. Several years
ago I bought some things
at a store, the total came
to $6.66 and the cashier
burst into flames.
As I looked at the other
numbers on the Fritos bag I
noticed that the number 13
kept appearing over and over
and over again.
The 2 digits after 666 were
13. When I added up the
remaining 6 digits
(2+2+3+3+3+0) the total was
also 13. Below this 11-digit
number was 13:30. The
expiration date was Jan 23.
Assuming that this meant Jan
23, 2007, when I added up
the digits in a shorthand
form of this date (1/23/07),
the total was again 13. And
at the bottom of the package
where the weight was given
as "NET WT. 4 OZ. [113.4
g]," I found that besides
there being a 13 in the gram
weight, the total of the
digits in this line
(4+1+1+3+4) also equaled 13.
I don't know if 13 is
associated with Satan like
666, but it is unlucky.
According to Wikipedia,
"some Christian traditions
have it that at the Last
Supper Judas, the disciple
who betrayed Jesus, was the
13th to sit at the table,
and that for this reason 13
is considered to carry a
curse of sorts."
[1] Judas also betrayed
Jesus for 30 pieces of
silver.
[2] The number 30
appeared twice on the Fritos
bag. It was the last two
digits in the 11-digit
number and it was also in
the 13:30 below the 11-digit
number.
Wikipedia gives other
possible explanations for
the unlucky association of
13, but the Judas
explanation seems the
strongest, given the 666
connection on the Fritos
bag. (There are also some
positive Christian
associations with 13 like 13
apostles, etc., so those are
other possible
interpretations of 13.)
[1]
Also, the price of the
Fritos was 99 cents. This
digitally adds up to 18
(9+9), the same as 666's
digital total (6+6+6).
The photographic evidence is
located at the top of this
posting. Judge for yourself.
I await your comments. *
footnote
* I'm not sure how to
interpret the Jan 23, 2007
expiration date. Maybe
something bad is going to
happen on that date. On the
other hand, the Fritos bag
says "Guaranteed fresh until
the printed date." So maybe
the bad omens will expire on
that date. Another possible
interpretation is that Jan
23 or 1/23 digitally adds up
to 6 (1+2+3). Therefore,
three Jan 23s equals 666. So
maybe something bad will
happen on the third Jan 23rd
which falls on Jan 23, 2009.
Or maybe the bad omens will
be over on that date.