It’s a date that only comes ’round once every hundred years, so we braved the fire and brimstone to take a closer look at all the online interest in 6/6/06. Searches on the date are burning up, but we’re not sure if it’s because people are afraid of impending Armageddon or just amused by how the numbers line up.
Well, a handful of doom-and-gloomers looked for “will the world end on 666” and “666 end of the world.” However, many more people played it straight, searching on just the number “666,” dialing the number of the beast up 94% over the last week. Other 666 searches scorching the Buzz lately include “666 satan,” “666 number of the beast,” and “meaning of 666.”
The man to blame for all of these apocalyptic concerns? None other than Satan himself! Searches on Lucifer jumped 20% yesterday as folks sought info on the scapegoat for the world’s woes. Other Satanic queries heating up the Buzz recently included: “church of satan,” “satanic symbols,” and “satanic cults.” We just hope Ol’ Scratch is too busy downstairs recording backward messages on his dusty collection of Judas Priest albums to take note of the date.
