How I Met Your Mother

Novac lets us know that...

How I Met Your Mother's episode "Atlantic City" includes a 27 reference. Marshall and Lily head to Atlantic City to elope. They go to a casino wedding chapel. The receptionist organizes the weddings and calls out Keno numbers. The second number she calls is 27.

There's documentation of that sighting here.

Also from Novac, this tidbit from Alex King's website:

%27 = in javascript strings

Thanks, Novac!

Cleaning out the email

Err...someone has been really bad at checking the 27 email. So, thanks for the sightings.

First, Valida sends these:

• in the movie "Oh God!", George Burns (playing "God") is staying in room 2700 at the hotel
• Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years
• when me & my 2nd husband were dating, i saw the number 27 on one of his sports jerseys. he said he'd always used that number in sports. it had to be love! we were married on May 4 (54=2x27). the middle digits in our first daughter's SSN is "27". our 2nd daughter was born on Apr 27.

This one, I thought was spam at first, but I went ahead and clicked on the link anyway:



There's more, but I'll do a separate post. Thanks! :)

November 27th? Why?

Forget Friday the 13th - today is the day for real bad luck

THIS could be your unlucky day. Monday the 27th has, it seems, overtaken Friday the 13th as the date on which the more suspicious among us should avoid the likes of job interviews, weddings and driving tests.

The date has been identified as the most ill-starred on the calendar, with more mishaps recorded than at any other.

The trend emerged from a study of more than one million insurance claims, showing more people are likely to have accidents on Monday the 27th than on any other day. Domestic disasters, including burst water pipes and DIY problems, feature heavily on the lists.

Road accidents were also common on that date. The mishaps of unlucky British drivers included crashes in car parks, branches falling on cars and accidents caused by people trying to avoid animals.

Kevin Sinclair, the managing director of AA Insurance, which carried out the study, said: "Friday the 13th is associated with bad luck, but our records show you're statistically more likely to have an accident or break something on Monday the 27th."

SLiTHERy 27

Rand and I watched SLiTHER this weekend, and there was a 27 in the opening scene.

Bill Pardy (Nathan Fillion) and another cop are sitting in a parked car, clearly bored. The second cop (Wally?) is clocking a bird with the speed gun, and comments that a whipporwhill flies exactly 27 miles per hour.

The New Yorker Cartoons :)

Cause they won't let me add th ecartoon, you have to go here.

Tonight: Kitchen Distribution Presents “27 Sightings Past the Stele”

“How America needs poets! God knows – she has enough profit takers, enough garage mechanics, enough journalists, enough teachers of only what has been taught, enough wage slaves. Without the poet – man of vision wherever he stands – the Soul of his people is a dead Soul. One must be insensible not to feel the chill creeping over ours.” -Frank Lloyd Wright

Election Day is Just 27 Days Away!

From my Inbox, I mean why 27? ;)

Dear It's My Party Too Supporter,

With only 27 days left until Election Day, It's My Party Too has been busy supporting candidates who are a new kind of Republican - those who are committed to getting back to basics in the Republican Party.

We understand the issues you care about, so check www.mypartytoo.com daily to get the latest news and information from around the country.

Simpsons 27 Redux

Commenter Gare_ny wanted to share the Simpsons 27 clip from YouTube. I accidentally deleted the comment, but here it is:



Heehee!

Bachelor (related) 27

From Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch:

I sure hope all of you caught last night’s stirring season premiere of The Bachelor: Rome, or as my colleague Katy Caldwell refers to it, Twenty-Seven Girls Freaking Out Over One Guy in Rome.

(full post here)

More Weird Al

Novac, of the Smarmy Carny, writes:

From "Confessions, Part III":

My boss thinks I'm a jerk. Haven't got that raise.
I haven't changed my underwear in 27 days.

Pizza Taste Test 2006!

27 photos | Detail view

27.000 signatures!

Thanks Eden :)

PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION TO HELP SAVE BABIES.

Dear Friend, We are petitioning Google™ to create a doodle in honor of Prematurity Awareness Day, November 14th. Google is famous for their doodles*, and each one is seen by millions of people around the world, highlighting many interesting holidays and causes. Premature Birth is a global crisis, so what better way to draw attention to this terrible problem than by having a doodle created for Prematurity Awareness Day? As of this morning, we tallied over 27,000 signatures. That's how many people think our fight against premature birth is worthy of worldwide recognition! There's strength in numbers, so we need your help! Please be a part of this grassroots effort to save babies from premature birth!

As always, thank you for your continued support! March of Dimes *What is a doodle? Google is a trademark of Google Inc. Google is not affiliated with March of Dimes.

Share your comments, suggestions, and feedback on this e-mail with us by e-mailing newsletter@marchofdimes.com This e-mail is sponsored by the March of Dimes, a nonprofit organization. The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. For more information about the March of Dimes, visit our Web site at http://www.marchofdimes.com/ . © March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, 2006

Intentional 27

From Ookla's MySpace Page



[caption contest #27: submit your suggestions as comments]

Arrested Development!

Oh yeah! My favorite TV show, in the KNOW! I didn't notice it at the time, but now that I made it through Season 3 DVD's I found a 27!!!

Michael goes into the Bluth office and finds one of his co-workers got hurt while partying (I think it was from their stocks jumping to "Risky" from a "Don't Buy" level...)

He walks over to the wipe off board that says..

"27 days since last employee injury"

And then erases the 27 and puts 1.

:)

27 on myspace

We're on myspace. Want to be our friend?

myspace.com/powerof27

Straight Outta Lynwood

As all good 27 devotees know, 27 is Weird Al's favorite number. He usually works it in to his album covers, and his new one is no exception:



(the 27 is in the license plate number)

Click the photo to go to the Amazon page, where you can see a larger image.

Another 27

Another 27
Originally uploaded by All Things Jennifer.

27 seconds

Pam and Jim.


The miracle of 27. Sigh...

Seinfeld

Kramer just walked into Jerry's apartment stating that he "just took a 27 minute shower." :)

Only 27%

From The White House Project

"Did you know that only 27% of congressional chiefs of staff on Capitol Hill are women? The Women's Campaign Forum is working to raise awareness of these hardworking women chiefs."

Flickr 27

There is a 27 photo group at flickr! Feel the power.

The NINA carried 27 crew members!

Annika Posted about 27! :)

27 Across

27 bleeps

The lovely and talented Carla Ulbrich
is selling a single of her song If I Had the Copyright (the F word Song). Here's the text description:

From the documentary (F**k) about the F word (this is the first song you hear in the movie). It's about how wealthy the singer would be if she had the copyright on that ever-popular word. The F word is used 27 times...

Check it out here.

Class of '27

Captain Jean-Luc Picard was a graduate of the Starfleet Academy class of '27.

Picard failed his first entrance exam into Starfleet Academy, but was subsequently admitted. He graduated from Starfleet Academy in 2327,

I picked up on this tidbit of trivia while watching the episode Tapestry.

"There's a German expression that if you move three times, you're burnt out once. We moved 27 times," John said.

For the loveof reading: Books, baseball are perfectfit for DAILY book reviewers

THANK YOU!

To Mr. Dave for giving the ever wonderful donation of $27



to the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk ;)

Woo hoo! ;)

Countdown!

27 Days. A cool chic in the know! ;)

Her book is gonna do just fine!

May 3, 2006

Countdown - 27 Days!

Well, it’s not exactly a big month or anything. I’m only changing jobs, having a birthday, and publishing my first novel. Big whoop. Not that I care or anything, but the date for the book launch party at Elliott Bay Books is June 5. Things will get rolling at 7 p.m. with drinks and appetizers then I’ll get up and babble drunkenly at about 7:45. Hey, it worked for Charles Bukowski. BE THERE! IT’S ONLY THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF MY LIFE! I mean, it’s just another day.

27 proposals to reform Islam.

Algerian Reformist Malek Chebel: 27 Propositions for Reforming Islam
By: Nathalie Szerman

Like no more beheadings and blowing stuff up...

Kudos to Chucklehead for the link :)

Power of 27.

Gotta love that Jen 14,221!

i did not get to see depeche mode in concert...boo hoo

Oh my, three days with out a post! Where was I? Not with Jenn in Vegas at the Hard Rock, that's for sure. I've been busy. Doing:

Yardwork, laundry, cooking, cleaning, reading and re-reading the Buffalo Spree, chasing after the boy, finally cracking open The Da Vinci code (I am one of 27 people in the US who have not read it, right?), work, etc.

Also - last night - a first. I skipped the Apprentice and went to bed at 9:15pm. Don't worry, I have TiVo. I'll watch it tonight.

An Original Photo: 27 Flowers

The SIMPSONS 27 :)

Ah, on the new episode of The Simpsons tonight...

“Girls Just Wanna Have Sums”


Lisa dresses up as a boy to prove the best math student is really a...girl. In one of her dream sequences all these math symbols and signs are floating around along with one number 27. Which I immediately pointed out to Mark, and then of course the 27 spoke to her...it said .

"27."

;)

Truly random

When Rand and I went to the New England Aquarium, we had our photo taken...one of those souvenir photo things. We were assigned a random number for picking up our photos...and it was:



And here's a close up:

Submitted for our pleasure

Thanks to The Smarmy Carny, who writes:

27 is my favorite number, so I always keep an eye out for it. I noticed one last night:

In the movie Everything Is Illuminated, the main character (Elijah Wood) flies back to the United States and walks out of Gate 27 at the airport.

It should be noted that binary for 27 is palindromic and pretty: 11011

Keep 'em coming!

Making new friends

Yes, 27 can bring people together... :) I got an email from a guy who wanted to alert me to his entry about 27 in his myspace blog.

Thanks!

27 lovers unite together...

And help WEIRD AL GET A STAR on the Hollywood Walk of Fame~!


And look at all the 27 MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE!

How freaking COOL is that?

An Oldie, But a Goodie :)

Marty McFly: I had a horrible nightmare. It was terrible.
Lorraine Baines: Well, you're safe and sound now. Back on the good old 27th floor.
Marty McFly: 27th floor?

27 project

I just received a new email, alerting me to a new 27-related site:

27 Project

Here's the explanation:

we are doing an art project taking 100 photographs containing
the number 27 and have put up the site to explain why 27 and not some other
number.

Pretty cool, eh?

And that is 27 too many...

27 Charged in International Online Child Pornography Ring

27th Street NYC

The title of this painting I found while at DancEncounters in Rochester, NY :)

Sophie in the know

"Brandon in bid to save company. Page 27."

Bloggy 27

The Smarmy Carny: "Now with 27% more cowbell."

New 27s

Rand makes a reference to 27 in today's post

so i’m jumping back on this book to give it another shot. plus, it’s issue 27.

And thanks to annabel lee for bringing this to my attention.

In it, the author makes reference to 27 million blogs.

Trivial Pursuit Book Lovers Edition!

Q- What Philip Gourevitch book describes the capture of suspected murderer Frankie Koehler after 27 years on the run?

A- A Cold Case

Go here to make your own!

The average person carries...

$27 in their wallet!

I forget where I read it actually, but it was written down.

Scrubs 27

Season 1, episode 12, My Blind Date...

Dr. Cox has 27 patients in the ICU that he's trying to keep alive for 24 hours.

If he succeeds, he will have "pitched a perfect game."

Those crazy BUFFALO BILLS!

In the know?

Tickets for the *rockpile* are now $27. (with season tickets)

Thanks BfloBlog for the link!

Damn her DAMN HER DAMN HER ALL TO HELL!

Why is Jessica Culter all *in the know* about 27?

From her blog.
NOT the sex scandal one.

18 January 2006
Reminder
Only 27 shopping days left until Valentine's Day (February 14 for scrubs who don't know). You'd better bring it!

And from the book...

"I stepped away from him, and he took another step closer, backing me into the twenty-seven foot conference table in the middle of the room."

#27

In Wikipedia! :)

27 (twenty-seven) is the natural number following 26 and preceding 28. Twenty-seven is the smallest positive integer requiring four syllables to name in English, though it can be unambiguously defined in just two: "three cubed". It is the first composite number not divisible by any of its digits. It is the radix (base) of the septemvigesimal positional numeral system.

Twenty-seven is a perfect cube, being 3³ = 3 × 3 × 3. 27 is 3↑↑2 (using Knuth's up-arrow notation). It is also a decagonal number. It is the magic result of a prime reciprocal magic square of the multiples of 1/7. It is a Smith number and a Harshad number. There are exactly 27 straight lines on a cubic surface. It is the twenty-eighth (and twenty-ninth) digit in π. (3.141592653589793238462643383279).

A 10,000-day-old person is 27 years old.

Twenty-seven is also:

• The atomic number of cobalt.
• The total number of books in the New Testament of the Holy Bible.
• The number of letters in the Spanish alphabet
• The current number of Amendments to the United States Constitution.
• The age in years at which musicians Robert Johnson, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Kristen Pfaff, Chris Bell, Jason Thirsk, Brian Jones, Janis Joplin and Kurt Cobain died. Occasionally, this is termed the ideal age to die, and in fact the concept is so famous that it has inspired a brand of clothing, Dead.At.27.
• The code for international direct-dialed phone calls to South Africa.
• "Weird Al" Yankovic hides the number 27 somewhere in many of his songs and videos.
• With the number 37, a key number in comedian Charles Fleischer's concept of moleeds.
• I-27 is the designation for a US interstate highway in Texas.
• US 27 is the designation of a highway from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Miami, Florida.
• The number of completed, numbered piano concertos of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Historical years: 27 A.D., 27 B.C., or 1927
• The name of the second track on, and first single released from, the Biffy Clyro album Blackened Sky
• The name of a popular cigarette, Marlboro Blend No. 27

• The homepage of Jonathan J. Harris number27.org
• The Mystery of the number 27 chrismore.com/projectx/27
• 27 Conspiracy Sightings from black triangle ufo roma
• Is the name of Billy Martin's (Good Charlotte's guitarist) clothing line, Level 27
• Chronicles of 27 [1]

Jonathan Franzen

The 27th City

Jared Leto

Chapter 27

Chapter 27 (2007) - A film about Mark David Chapman in the days leading up to the infamous murder of Beatle John Lennon. "Chapter 27," is a reference to the 26 chapters in the J.D. Salinger coming-of-age novel "The Catcher in the Rye," which Chapman cited as his inspiration for the murder. Chapman has said he identified with the book's hero, who hated phonies, and gunned Lennon down because he thought him a hypocrite.