Wunderbar!!!
I see your 888, and raise you 4444.
??? That whooshed right over my head!
Itās a chinese investment fund. Apparently, 888 is very [auspicious][1]. However, Four [is not][2]
I have no idea why investors cling to such irrational nonsense, but there you have it.
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_in_Chinese_culture
[2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia
Oh! I just couldnāt figure out the context. Thanks!
You know about this and all the domain names, right?
Um no. Should I? Will it make me weep for the future of human reason?
lemme see if I can dig up a linkā¦ mighta been Wired? Was a good read.
Hereās one, but itās not the original one I read a while back. Iāll keep looking.
Canāt freakinā find it. It was better than these: http://www.mediaoptions.com/domain-names/understanding-numeric-domain-value-in-chinese-culture.html
Birth control machine?
Keep Potatoes, Lose Rock with Double Lās 889 Potato Harvester
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A slightly more elegant vehicle:
Or less:
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From the ā893-Yakuza Projectā:
edited to addā¦apparently another photo from the same project, proving equal opportunity is available in at least some Japanese industries:
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Edited for a better image and to give someone random Flickr hits. 
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