Louisiana Town Ditches 666 Area Code Over Religious Concerns
The poor residents of Reeves, Louisiana have been saddled with the telephone prefix of the beast since the early 1960's, and Christians in the town have been complaining since. Finally, the constant bellyaching paid off and for the next three months residents will have the option of changing their prefix to 749.
Mayor Scott Walker said it was "divine intervention," though we tend to think the power(s) that be have bigger things to worry about than this town's area code.
From Textually.org
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Sam @ Jan 4th 2008 3:45PM
Wow. That's freaking stupid. Sorry, but to go through all that trouble just for 3 little numbers is ridiculous. :/
ascatal @ Jan 4th 2008 5:32PM
kinda silly if you ask me, and ironicly there are likely a fair number of people who loud love to have 666 for their area code
brucecta @ Jan 4th 2008 5:50PM
What superticious clap trap.
garlic3 @ Jan 4th 2008 6:05PM
The 666 prefix has been use for years here in SW Washington State with no issues.
Tony @ Jan 8th 2008 6:24AM
666 was not a valid area code in the 1960s. All area codes had 0 or 1 as the 2nd digit until the 90s. Still pretty funny. :-)
Joe @ Jan 8th 2008 6:32AM
THIS is what happens when you have people raised on superstition, ignorant of scientific fact, refusing to deal with logic, and actually thinking a NUMBER has any significance in this world. A number has absolutely no impact on one's life- how you live it is what counts. For many years I lived in TWO different apartments that had the number 13 on the door (No, I didn't choose them on purpose; the rents, room sizes and super locations were the deciding factors), and just to make a point, I also owned 2 wonderful male black cats. Guess what! The sky didn't fall on me, neither did the ceiling! And I had the GREATEST parties! There were no shortages for the guest lists, either. I guess living in L.A., and not LA (Louisiana) makes ALL the difference!
LINDA S BLUNT @ Jan 8th 2008 6:50AM
THE CHINESE FIND THE NUMBER 666 AS A SIGN OF GOOD LUCK. THEY ALL ADD UP TO 18. AN EVEN NUMBER
trish @ Jan 8th 2008 6:51AM
Maybe they could trade with Crawford, Texas
Dexheimman21 @ Jan 8th 2008 6:56AM
garlic3 is a crack addick!Washington state used and use's 206 and never used 666 as an area code. Your a freaking moron, if you dont know what your talking about grab a phone book and look up the area codes. Morons like you should not speak!
Ann Tilden @ Jan 8th 2008 7:23AM
Dexheimman21, A prefix is NOT the same as an area code. The prefix is the 3 numbers that come AFTER the area code. Maybe you should think before you speak and not insult someonewith a comment that could be turned right back on you.
sandra @ Jan 8th 2008 7:32AM
i dont blame them for not wanting that area code, i sure would not want it. some people just dont know what it stands for, but soon everyone will know what it stands for
Mari @ Jan 8th 2008 7:37AM
I'll bet most of the people who are calling this "silly" were furious when the Koran was flushed at Guantanamo. It seems that people are bending over backwards to defend the rights of any religion that isn't Christian, but the symbols of Christianity are considered "superstitious nonsense". You can't have it both ways.
Kent @ Jan 8th 2008 7:40AM
When I was in college, my phone number ended in 666. Nothing bad ever happened to me. Besides, it was easy for friends to remember.
WHOA! @ Jan 8th 2008 7:43AM
Well I dont think I would want the mark of the beast as my area code. Say what you want but the bible did say that 666 is the mark of the beast in other words "Satan" . Looking at the current state of Lousiana they dont need anything even closely relating to satan. Those poor people need all the divine intervention they can get.
susan @ Jan 8th 2008 7:44AM
Linda Blunt - any time you add even numbers to even numbers the result is - even!
bil2lay @ Jan 8th 2008 7:50AM
This article contradicts itself. Is it the area code or prefix? As far as I can tell, there is no 666 area code, and certainly wasn't one in 1960 when all area codes had either a 0 or a 1 as the middle number.
Ron @ Jan 8th 2008 7:53AM
I wish my number was (666) 666-6666.
That way I would never get a phone call from a superstitious person.
Sonia Pasinski @ Jan 8th 2008 7:53AM
This definately got my attendtion this morning. A year ago I called a business in La. to sell them some ink supplies. During our chit chat I mentioned I was surprised by the area code--she yelled into the phone, stating it's JUST an area code!! Mind you---I only mentioned it in passing, and didn't make a big deal of it. Her reaction was over the top, and she was in need of more than just toner for her printer. I have stayed away from that topic ever since:)
Hubert @ Jan 8th 2008 7:57AM
The number 666 is like the number 13. Some hates these numbers..some love them.
They should have just turned the numbers upside down....999.
How about the number 69? Never mind.......
wildchild @ Jan 8th 2008 8:02AM
when I got married my DL number is 111-666-65-111.hows that.