jl2012
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August 11, 2014, 03:44:01 AM |
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Today, I was able to confirm both the good luck and the superstition with 777
I was in my local Chinese town to-go restaurant, and I told the gentleman behind the counter that i wanted 6 barbecued chicken wings and 10 soy chicken feet. He was NOT sure about what I said and he asked the lady next to him to translate into chinese.
When he weighed up the chicken wings, I saw the price came to $7.xx, and I had not really noticed the details of the price, I was just thinking, "shit more than $7.xx for 6 chicken wings." Don't get me wrong, they were big-ass chicken wings, but still I was thinking about the price, and as the guy was acknowledging the price, he was getting really excited about how lucky I was and kept pointing at the wings and the box and going "oh, oh, oh..."
I then glanced back at the price on the scale, and it was $7.77, and I just smiled and nodded in agreement with the guy, even though I was thinking that it was NOT such a big deal. Then as he weighed my 10 soy chicken feet, he wrote down the price and threw in two extra soy chicken feet.. and he kind of winked at me. Then I thought, "oh, there is something to the luck of $7.77 b/c I just scored two extra soy chicken feet out of the deal."
Anyhow, rumor about lucky 7s is true in the Chinese community and confirmed by experience of two extra soy chicken feet.
Edit: BTW... I was thinking that since 6 chicken wings was $7.77, then 5 chicken wings would have been $6.66 and 7 chicken wings would have been $8.88.. just gotta get lucky, or unlucky with the exact weight of each chicken wing.
4 and 7, particularly 4, is more considered as bad rather than good in Chinese culture. "4" sounds like "die", and "7" is also related to death. Commemorative banknote with 4 or 7 in the serial number will carry a lesser premium. Just search "無47" (No 4 and 7) ( https://www.google.com.hk/search?q=%E7%84%A147 ) and you will find lots of ads of commemorative banknote trading |
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JayJuanGee
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Self-Custody is a right. Say no to"Non-custodial"
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August 11, 2014, 03:48:34 AM |
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Today, I was able to confirm both the good luck and the superstition with 777
I was in my local Chinese town to-go restaurant, and I told the gentleman behind the counter that i wanted 6 barbecued chicken wings and 10 soy chicken feet. He was NOT sure about what I said and he asked the lady next to him to translate into chinese.
When he weighed up the chicken wings, I saw the price came to $7.xx, and I had not really noticed the details of the price, I was just thinking, "shit more than $7.xx for 6 chicken wings." Don't get me wrong, they were big-ass chicken wings, but still I was thinking about the price, and as the guy was acknowledging the price, he was getting really excited about how lucky I was and kept pointing at the wings and the box and going "oh, oh, oh..."
I then glanced back at the price on the scale, and it was $7.77, and I just smiled and nodded in agreement with the guy, even though I was thinking that it was NOT such a big deal. Then as he weighed my 10 soy chicken feet, he wrote down the price and threw in two extra soy chicken feet.. and he kind of winked at me. Then I thought, "oh, there is something to the luck of $7.77 b/c I just scored two extra soy chicken feet out of the deal."
Anyhow, rumor about lucky 7s is true in the Chinese community and confirmed by experience of two extra soy chicken feet.
Edit: BTW... I was thinking that since 6 chicken wings was $7.77, then 5 chicken wings would have been $6.66 and 7 chicken wings would have been $8.88.. just gotta get lucky, or unlucky with the exact weight of each chicken wing.
4 and 7, particularly 4, is more considered as bad rather than good in Chinese culture. "4" sounds like "die", and "7" is also related to death. Commemorative banknote with 4 or 7 in the serial number will carry a lesser premium. Just search "無47" (No 4 and 7) ( https://www.google.com.hk/search?q=%E7%84%A147 ) and you will find lots of ads of commemorative banknote trading In other words, the guy in the restaurant did NOT know his proper training in superstitions... He probably had gone to Vegas too frequently... and figured 7s were lucky... NOT realizing that he is chinese.  |
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ChartBuddy
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August 11, 2014, 03:59:50 AM |
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ShroomsKit
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August 11, 2014, 04:10:41 AM |
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Chicken feet  |
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bigasic
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August 11, 2014, 04:16:50 AM |
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I think we will see a steady increase.. Weather its up or down is yet to be seen, lol.. but i think its going up..
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Davyd05
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August 11, 2014, 04:33:06 AM |
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we still have a ways to go into August.. flat or within a band of 575 - 599 on stamp..think the pressure still doesn't want 600 to break again.
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ChartBuddy
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August 11, 2014, 04:59:49 AM |
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JimboToronto
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August 11, 2014, 05:18:45 AM |
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Chicken feet Not just any chicken feet. Soy chicken feet. Yum.  |
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ShroomsKit
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August 11, 2014, 05:22:57 AM |
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Chicken feet Not just any chicken feet. Soy chicken feet. Yum. Barf |
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greenlion
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August 11, 2014, 05:54:41 AM |
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So by the Chinese numerology / homophone reasoning, for us the numeral 1 should make us think of victory, 6 some happy fun time, and possibly 8 is positive if you're hungry.
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ChartBuddy
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August 11, 2014, 05:59:47 AM |
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August 11, 2014, 06:01:23 AM |
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Wall games at Huobi. Saw ~1200 in bids pulled near 3600.... some were replaced, only half. And now a 250+ ask wall near the spread. In recent days, that would have been immediately bought. Not today....
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ChartBuddy
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August 11, 2014, 06:59:48 AM |
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ErisDiscordia
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August 11, 2014, 07:13:35 AM |
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where do you get these from adam? |
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August 11, 2014, 07:20:06 AM |
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Just don't bring out the Wat lady....whatever you do.
Wow! It is my first time seeing Legendary status. How to get it? |
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Searing
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Clueless!
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August 11, 2014, 07:48:32 AM |
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the other side of the sword...BTC as money means that you want to spend BTC more as more places take it.....hoarding is easy when NO ONE takes the coin.and say last jan 2013 it was at $12 usd a coin now with coin around $600 usd and all them goodies..... (Ack! its a trap..the only solution is to retreat into bitcointalk mode no life at all posting on here ...embrace the boredom.......heaven help you if Betty Bang Bang with the bouncing double D's finds out about your nerdy wealth ...you will lose all your nerdy wealth Ack!) (scared myself) Searing |
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ShroomsKit
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August 11, 2014, 07:56:01 AM |
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In the meantime we go lower and lower and the ask side is getting bigger and bigger.
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ChartBuddy
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August 11, 2014, 07:59:46 AM |
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