Comments on: the 8:26 phenomenon

By: Amber

Amber — Mon, 29 May 2006 19:45:12 +0000

Look! The new podcast Rusty put up today was posted at 10:13! Aaaahhhhh!!!

By: Simon

Simon — Sat, 27 May 2006 05:18:12 +0000

I always see 1:11. Whenever I’m on a long road trip I notice the 111 mile marker too. Dunno why as this number has no special significance to me. Don’t worry, you’re not as weird as you think you are (at least not in that respect hehe).

By: kris

kris — Sat, 27 May 2006 01:59:37 +0000

Slightly off topic, but I just found your site and checked out your profile. Wish I was as cool as you. The Internets told me I was most like Meg from Family Guy and I’m still reeling from the diagnosis.

By: BooBoo

BooBoo — Sat, 27 May 2006 00:28:00 +0000

I’m always drawn to beer-thirty and half past a monkey’s ass (a quarter to his balls)…

Have a good weekend Van Duane.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 27 May 2006 00:14:07 +0000

I’m not sure if I have any weirdness like that going on, but since you’re speaking of time, my clock is set to go off at 3 (that’s AM, bitches), yet every morning this week, my eyes popped open at 2:37. I’m not sure WTF is up with that. And as for me, no, it wasn’t a choice either, however, I wouldn’t have it any other way even if it was.

By: Amber

Amber — Sat, 27 May 2006 00:01:09 +0000

I encounter 10:13 a lot. (Usually as a time, but not always; sometimes as a number of an apartment, or something else.) This has been happening for years. It’s weird for me because 10:13 was a number that was often surreptiously inserted into scenes on the X-Files (I was a huge X-Files fan); I think it was Chris Carter’s wife’s birthday or something like that. I seem to encounter it everywhere - like you said, enough for me to notice and think, “Wow, that’s weird.”

Psychologists have a term for this, but I can’t think of it. They say we simply notice things we are more inclined (subconciously) to look for. You may be more inclined to look for 8:26 because it’s your birthday. Same with 10:13 for me bc of the X-Files connection. I don’t know what I think about that, though, because I def. see 10:13 a lot.

By: Heather in gvegas

Heather in gvegas — Fri, 26 May 2006 23:49:03 +0000

watch lost much? just kidding, just kidding…

By: duane

duane — Fri, 26 May 2006 22:20:06 +0000

I forgot to mention it… tattoo is DONE!!! I feel like someone tried to skin my arm though; it hurts! It took about 3 and 1/2 hours last night, but it is done!!! Now, just to get this thing healed!!!!

By: wendy

wendy — Fri, 26 May 2006 22:10:14 +0000

The same happens to me but 9:25 or $9.25 - I guess we all focus on ourselves in small ways??

How’s the tattoo?? :>)

Hope you guys have a great weekend painting and all…

By: bobafred

bobafred — Fri, 26 May 2006 21:56:16 +0000

I eat lunch everyday at noon. Weird.