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Those who look over their shoulders with trepidation every Friday the 13th might want to stay in bed on June 6, otherwise known as 6/6/06 - or 666, the Biblical number of the Beast.
Hellish things are supposed to happen on this most auspiciously evil day: expect comets, earthquakes, war - well, more war - and the appearance of the Antichrist himself.
Hokum? Certainly. But some people are taking it seriously. In the UK, according to religionnewsblog.com, some expectant mothers whose babies are due on June 6 have asked for caesareans and inductions beforehand.
In America, authorities are aware of the potential of public disorder. "We are keeping our feelers out to see if anything is happening," said Lt Rafael Cintron of the Colorado Springs Police Department in The Denver Post.
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Marketing will be the fifth horseman of the apocalypse on 6/6/06, says richard cabut |
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Others find Beelzebub romantic. Dutch national news agency ANP reports an abnormally high number of marriages planned for Tuesday, 6 June. One couple has even requested to be married at 6:06am.
All this devilry is a godsend for the marketing men, who have taken the once-in-a-century opportunity to launch movies, books and albums with satanic themes.
20th Century Fox will release its remake of the 1976 horror film The Omen, retitled The Omen 666. Right-winger Ann Coulter publishes her latest anti-liberal book, Godless.
Finally, a string of heavy-metallers release albums on that day, including David Lee Roth's Strummin' with the Devil, Deicide's charming The Stench of Redemption, and an EP by Slayer.
All of which suggest that, even if he does pop up with his pitchfork on 6/6/06, the devil does not, in fact, have the best tunes. 
FIRST POSTED MAY 22, 2006
 Our Da Vinci Code file
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