I am not a hexakosioihexekontahexaphobic.
I was born on 06-06-1966. Today, 06-06-2006, is my 40th birthday. I am not a hexakosioihexekontahexaphobic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia>, my name is not Damien, and I have no telling scars on my head, but, as you can imagine, I’ve heard all the jokes about my birthday.
Today (2006), the world’s population is about 6.5 billion and there are about 200,000 births per day. In 1966, the world’s population was about 3.5 billion and there were about 100,000 births per day. I know one other person with the exact same birthday as mine (and she is also a lawyer), but I don’t know the other 99,998 folks out there. Personally, I like my odds of being non-evil. I did dress up as Dr. Evil <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Evil> for an Austin Power movie party in the summer of 1999, but I’m not sure that proves that I’m evil.
To prove that I am not evil and not about to take over the world, my law firm, Clock Tower Law Group, will offer its trademark registration services free* for every 6th new client that signs up in next 66 days. Furthermore, for all new clients that sign up in the next 66 days, I guarantee** that if you file a trademark with Clock Tower Law Group, then you will get a registered trademark or I will give you your money back. It’s our non-evil 666 trademark offer.
*There are strings attached. “Free” means that applicants will pay for the USPTO’s filing fees (and other costs, such as postage) but not the firm’s legal fees. It currently costs $325 to file a trademark for one class. Responses to office actions, oppositions, interferences, and the like are not included in the “free” part – just the initial filing. In about two-thirds of the cases, Clock Tower Law Group does not receive any office actions after the initial filing, and registered trademarks issue in about 11-13 months from when they were filed. The “free” services will be provided to every 6th new client who signs up with Clock Tower Law Group for the 66-day period starting 06-06-2006 and ending 08-11-2006 (inclusive). Winners will be posted on the erikjheels.com weblog. One becomes a new client by returning Clock Tower Law Group’s proposal letter to the firm. To be eligible, sign up for this promotion at Clock Tower Law Group’s website <http://www.clocktowerlaw.com/666.html>.
**We can make this guarantee because we do a trademark search as part of every application and only recommend filing a trademark application when there is a good chance of success. The guarantee means that if the USPTO objects to your trademark, then we will give you the option of (1) pursuing another trademark under the same “free” conditions as your first trademark (i.e. you pay the filing fee) or (2) we will refund any legal fees you paid to us.
By the way, if I were evil and were planning on taking over the world, here is how I would start. On 6-6-6, the 40th anniversary of my 6-6-66 birth, I would post a message with the subject “Macintosh vs. Windows: Which Is Better?” on every mailing list that I belong to, encouraging members to cross-post the question to other lists. The resultant flame wars would incite a civil war between Windows and Macintosh enthusiasts. I’m not sure what I’d do next, but that’s how I’d start.
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I was also born 6-6-66 ,at exactly 6:00 a.m. …….there can only be one of us…..so you know what this means ? Yep, thats right..so sorry but im going to have to kill all of you !! LOL!! Whaaaa-hahahahahahahahhaaaaaaaaa…….!!!
hi,
i am from Philippines and born on 6.6.66 too..today is my 45th birthday…isnt it nice?! normally we are born being satisfied and smart….can be evil or an angel too….:D gemini has 2 faces…..plus year of a horse…..so, could be hard when get mad….kidding aside i am well mannered and could also explode once tried…:P human nature….every one does!
I was also borned June 6, 1966.. I met a real good friend in the 6th grade who also shares our birthday 6-6-66 (her name is Vivian). I was tease my entire life especially since my first name is DeMona and if you take the letter “a” off of my first name you get Demon. I started capitalizing the “m” in my name just to avoid some of the teasing. I was once told that I was going to receive powers back on my 30th birthday. Well 15yrs later no powers and far from evil..I’m pretty nice. I definitely agree we should all meet up soon!
I think it would cool on our 66th birthday for all of us to meet for a huge birthday party! Anyone interested in a 66th birthday party on June 6, 2032?
I also was born on 6/6/66 .heard jokes all my life .
Guess I’ll add myself to this list – 6/6/66 – born in Arlington, Va but now in San Francisco, Ca. As to being evil, guess that depends on your definition of evil. Bit warped, definitely.
Personally, I love the number 6, and if you wiki it, it is a perfect number.
Hi there Brothers and Sisters, I too was born on 6/6/66- in Dallas, Tx
The extra 6 keeps me out of trouble and more fortunate than most.
Hi brothers, I was born on the 6 6 66 @ 6am in South Africa.
I must confess I am not evil.
My strenghts are my virtues.
I am a peacefull and loving Soul and had to play my part in the drama by entrying this body on that date, and must confess do not have the mark on my head.
Good luck to all you special souls that entered the world with me on that day.
I was born on 6/6/66 too : )
I was born 6/6/66 in Memphis, TN (The same hospital Elvis Presley died in.). I have heard all sorts of comments and have been teased all my life. I am a born again Christian. I was raised in a Christian home.