djcl@contact.uucp (woody) (11/18/90)
[the following was copied from a Canadian-based newsgroup...] From: gerard@uwovax.uwo.ca (Gerard Stafleu) Newsgroups: can.general Subject: Numbers Game in Manitoba Date: 8 Nov 90 13:50:19 GMT Organization: University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Canada In an interesting news item this morning, it was revealed that the telephone company in Manitoba has been forced to give up its plans to have an exchange with numbers strarting with 666. People said they would rather be accused of superstition than have to live with these numbers. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, observers believe the reason is that the number 666 would conjure up images of stacks of 333 two dollar bills in the minds of Manitobans. "We are not about to be aced by the deuces," as one Manitoban put it. Gerard Stafleu (519) 661-2151 Ext. 6043 Internet: gerard@uwovax.uwo.ca BITNET: gerard@uwovax [Notes from djcl: MTS is the telephone company in Manitoba, and from my listings, 666 has yet to be assigned. That didn't stop the federal government from getting it in NPA 604 (Vancouver BC), and Bell Canada had this as one of the last NNX exchanges in 416 (before converting to NXX format back in March) - 416-666 is Whitby, just east of Toronto, or 519-666 Ilderton ON or 306-666 Fox Valley, SK]]