So you are saying the number 4 is bad in Japanese culture? (I don't know enough about that culture)
-- Sent from my iPad On Jul 16, 2010, at 8:36 PM, Peter Evans <pe...@ixp.jp> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 10:34:40AM -0400, The Security Community wrote: >> The string of woes have been so striking that some have sought >> alternative explanations, including the notion that the phone may >> simply be jinxed. One theory focuses on the number four. > > That is because 4 is read as "yon" or "shi" (ichi ni san shi go...) > and "shi" is the same SOUND as "shi" 死. > However, most cases its read as "yon" (hi fu mi yo itsu...) > > We also have this sort of thing in Japan. The next door apartments > are 101,102,103,105,106 on the first (ground!) floor. > > Carparking spaces around the corner, 1,2,3,5. > > > P > > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
