Are you obsessed with the number 23?

@beaniegdi (1964)
March 30, 2007 9:47am CST
When the new Jim Carey film came out I saw him in an interview where he said people really are obsessed with this number, one of his closest friends has this obsession. For example, the letter w is the 23rd letter in the alphabet and on the keyboard it is placed below the numbers 2 and 3. It takes 23 seconds for blood to circulate through the human body. Clinton Bill, Clinton's numerical initials are B=2 C=3. Clinton,The number of letters in William Jefferson Clinton is 23. Clinton William, W being the 23rd letter of the alphabet. Ceasar was stabbed 23 times when he was assassinated. There are 23 pairs of human chromosomes. In World War I there were 23 countries allied against Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria I have taken some of these from this web site: http://afgen.com/numbr23b.html If you google number 23 you will find loads of references about this number. Do you think that 23 is an important number or do you think it is all just coincidence?
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@acquaria (719)
• Italy
26 Apr 07
I'm not obsesses with similar things.Here in Italy the number 17 is considered a bad number and the number 23 has not any particular meaning for us. So I think it's just a coincidence!
@beaniegdi (1964)
26 Apr 07
I guess it probably is. I have never heard of 17 being thought of as unlucky, I wonder why it is in Italy?
• Malaysia
27 Apr 07
I think there's no unlucky number, that's all a myth only, and coincident. The numbers are not guilty u know and it not make sense for a number to give luck or bad luck to peoples ;)
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
30 Mar 07
That is some very intersting information that you have posted there. I was born on the 23rd of June and i have always appreciated the number 23 because of that. I make a wish every time I see the number 23 displayed on a clock. I also make sure that I pick the number 23 if I ever play any time of lottery games. I guess you could say I am a little bit obsessed with the number 23. I never knew about all of the information you just showed us until now. I think that is truly awesome and amazing.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
30 Mar 07
I would also like to add that my husband and I got married on the 23rd of July too.
• United States
21 Apr 07
My husband looks for this number alot. He does add or subtract things to find it, he actually thinks it is a lucky number. His birthday and our sons is on the 23rd and it was on our licience plate. When every he sees it he thinks he has to play the lotto.
• Malaysia
27 Apr 07
Nope!!! :D I just obsessed with no 7 and no 2. No 7 becoz, earth got 7 layers and sky got 7 too, there are 7 days in a week, 7 heaven name and 7 hell name, and many more .... While no 2 becoz, all creatures that God creates have their own couple ;) So the creatures are all in pairs .......
@beaniegdi (1964)
2 May 07
I had not thought of that about 7 and 2 but very interesting. Hope you are well.
• Philippines
26 Apr 07
this is really interesting. im really fond of numbers and i really appreciate the information.
@beaniegdi (1964)
26 Apr 07
A lot of people are very into numbers and after I heard of the obseesion surrounding this number I wondered if anyone here had the obsession.
@Augustta (1850)
• Poland
25 Apr 07
lol!! No i wasn't never obsessed with a number as long as this number is not 1 which i want to caracterize myself..ha ha ha!! Nice to know this,and thank you for information! augusta
@beaniegdi (1964)
26 Apr 07
I is definitely a strange thing to be obsessed with a number but it is like 13, some people will not have anything to do with this number and I have heard of hotels who never have a room 13.
@hcromer (2710)
• United States
30 Mar 07
I haven't gotten to see the Number 23 yet, unfortunately. I was looking forward to it coming out, but I didn't have enough money to go and see it in theaters.
• India
31 Mar 07
even the tennis star justin henin-hardinene's favourite number is 23. she won her 23rd title at the age of 23 for fighting for 1 hr and 23 mts.... sorry, for me,i dont find the number exciting anyways...keep going
@beaniegdi (1964)
31 Mar 07
Funny enough I noticed the other day that David Bekham played number 23 when he signed up for Madrid. I've an awful feeling I am going to see the number everywhere now.
2 Apr 07
Hi, I missed this thread the other day but better late than never. It was really interesting learning about the number 23 but I expect other numbers have significance if played around with. Personally, I used to have a fascination with the number 17 - for no particular reason that I can remember. Now I like number 27 as that is our house number. Number 42 is also special as it is 'the answer to Life, the Universe and everything'. Do you know where from?
@xMinnie (162)
• Philippines
30 Mar 07
Nice facts, but i'm not too fond of numbers, although 23 was the day me and my boyfriend exchanged i love yous. Hehehe. Thanks for sharing, by the way! Very informative!
@beaniegdi (1964)
30 Mar 07
That is lovely and romantic to remember. I had never come across this number 23 thing untill I saw the interview but am amazed at how people believe that this number is significant.
• Romania
29 Apr 07
just coincidence