   Go to Hell.
  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060604/ap_on_fe_st/party_in_hellHELL, Mich. - 'They're planning a hot time in Hell on Tuesday. The day bears the date of 6-6-06, or abbreviated as 666 — a number that carries hellish significance. And there's not a snowball's chance in Hell that the day will go unnoticed in the unincorporated hamlet 60 miles west of Detroit.Nobody is more fired up than John Colone, the town's self-styled mayor and owner of a souvenir shop."I've got `666' T-shirts and mugs. I'm only ordering 666 (of the items) so once they're gone, that's it," said Colone, also known as Odum Plenty. "Everyone who comes will get a letter of authenticity saying you've celebrated June 6, 2006, in Hell."Most of Colone's wares will sell for $6.66, including deeds to one square inch of Hell.Live entertainment and a costume contest are planned. The Gates of Hell should be installed at a children's play area in time for the festivities."They're 8 feet tall and 5 foot wide and each gate looks like flames, and when they're closed, it's a devil's head," Colone told The Detroit News for a Saturday story.Mike "Smitty" Hickey, owner of the Dam Site Inn, wasn't sure what kind of clientele would show up Tuesday."We're all about having fun here. I don't think we're going to get the cult crowd, the devil worshippers or anything like that," said Hickey, whose bar's signature concoction is the Bloody Devil, a variant of the Bloody Mary.Colone, meanwhile, has been in touch with radio stations as far away as San Diego and Seattle that are raffling off trips to Hell in honor of 6-6-6.The 666 revelry is just the latest chapter in the town's storied history of publicity stunts, said Jason LeTeff, one of its 72 year-round residents — or, as the mayor calls them, Hellions or Hell-billies. But LeTeff wasn't particularly enthused."Now, here I am living in Hell, taking my kids to church and trying to teach them the right things and the town where we live is having a 6-6-6 party," he said.According to the town's semiofficial Web site, there are two leading theories about how Hell got its name.The first holds that a pair of German travelers stepped out of a stagecoach one sunny afternoon in the 1830s, and one said to the other, "So schoene hell" — roughly translated as, "So bright and beautiful." Their comments were overheard by some locals and the name stuck.The second holds that George Reeves was asked after Michigan gained statehood what he thought the town he helped settle should be called, and reportedly replied, "I don't care, you can name it Hell if you want to." The name became official on Oct. 13, 1841.'...Dumbasses, all of them.   
  This reminds me of the time two seconds ago when I read that thread about some weirdos with too much spare time did something that proved I'm actually pretty normal.   ;Quote:Original post by Rain 7...Dumbasses, all of them.Why?  Because you believe in some so called 'God'?Not much different then people getting drunk for a week in New Orleans or people trying to shoot each other with bottle rockets on July 4th.Its a good thing to do something different and piss of the bible bangers every once in awhile.  If it was closer and I didn't have to work I would go up there.  Though somebody should tell them that 666 isn't the mark of the beast anymore.   ;  Damn I thought this thread was gonna be about the Megadeth song....   ;  I thought this was going to be another "I'm leaving Gamedev" thread.   ;Quote:Original post by darkchrono4Quote:Original post by Rain 7...Dumbasses, all of them.Why?  Because you believe in some so called 'God'?Not much different then people getting drunk for a week in New Orleans or people trying to shoot each other with bottle rockets on July 4th.Its a good thing to do something different and piss of the bible bangers every once in awhile.  If it was closer and I didn't have to work I would go up there.  Though somebody should tell them that 666 isn't the mark of the beast anymore.Or its because they're taking a half-funny pun and blowing it up to monolithic proportions[smile]   ;Quote:Original post by ToastFlambeOr its because they're taking a half-funny pun and blowing it up to monolithic proportions[smile]Sounds kinda fun to me.... [smile]   ;Quote:Original post by darkchrono4Quote:Original post by Rain 7...Dumbasses, all of them.Why?  Because you believe in some so called 'God'?Its a good thing to do something different and piss of the bible bangers every once in awhile.  If it was closer and I didn't have to work I would go up there.  Though somebody should tell them that 666 isn't the mark of the beast anymore.Yes.  I remember saying I believed in God multiple times.  I love God... and Jesus too.  They are my friends.  'DooDooDooDoo doo doo doo, do doo.  Jesus is Just alright with me'   lt is because of the fact that me and God are so tight that it seemed natural for me to defend God's honor by chastizing Satan worshippers everywhere who are willing to celebrate this day.  Actually NOT.  This has nothing to do with intolerance for the Church and I could care less if the morons find it funny (or actually intend) to piss off the church by celebrating 6/6/06.  One of the reasons I think this is a funny/idiotic story: "According to the town's semiofficial Web site, there are two leading theories about how Hell got its name.The first holds that a pair of German travelers stepped out of a stagecoach one sunny afternoon in the 1830s, and one said to the other, "So schoene hell" — roughly translated as, "So bright and beautiful." Their comments were overheard by some locals and the name stuck."So you know, the town that was named 'hell' was done so merely because of an misinterpretation, otherwise known as an incredible act of stupidity.  ;  And that of course makes everyone residing in Hell 'Dumbasses, all of them'.   ;  I've been to that town. Hardly worth the trip.   