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Hitler was born 04/20. I believe 88 refers to H being 8th letter of the alphabet. (HH = 88)
by mariusz79 10y ago
Hitler was born 04/20. I believe 88 refers to H being 8th letter of the alphabet. (HH = 88)
- JohnStrange 10y agoYou're right. It stands for Heil Hitler. Nazis apparently tattoo this kind of shit on their heads.
- schoen 10y agoGoogle reportedly chose it because of its extremely positive associations in Chinese culture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_in_Chinese_culture#Eight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_in_Chinese_culture#Eig...
- e12e 10y agoWhich also generally applies for the sun cross, the mirrored swastika, go figure ;)
- technion 10y agoEvery apartment in my building is exactly the same as the one on the floor above and below it. Apartment 88 sold for nearly 50% more than 78 or 68, because it was seen as lucky by the Chinese buyers. I'm in Sydney btw.
- s_kilk 10y ago88 and 18 are the ones to watch out for with these types. They sure do love dem small numbers.