Properties of the number 16

Symbolism

• Indicate the achievement of the material power.

• Being considered as the "final" number of the emanation, it represents the Incarnation completed, according to Abellio.

• According to R. Allendy, it represents "the role of the Karma 6 in the cosmic unit 10. This role consists in creating a current of evolution (1 + 6 = 7) but towards two opposite directions, so that, by itself, 16 even number, is unable to choose." As a product of 2 x 8, it is the positive evolution leading to the karmic liberation, or the negative evolution leading to an increasingly tight sequence in the cycles of nature.

• For J. Boehme, this number represents "the Abyss", or the hell, opposed to the nirvana.

• According to Creusot, it symbolizes the construction and the destruction.

• According to Guy Tarade, it is the number of Lucifer.

Bible

• The Old Testament counts 16 prophets and the New Testament counts 16 apostles and evangelists.

• Joash reigned sixteen years on Israel to Samaria. (2 K 13,10)

• Uzziah had sixteen years when the people of Judah chose him as king in succession to his father Amaziah. (2 K 14,21)

• Jotham, son of Uzziah, reigned sixteen years to Jerusalem. (2 K 15,33)

• Ahaz, son of Jotham, reigned sixteen years to Jerusalem. (2 K 16,2)

• Sixteen classes of priests were formed with the heads of the family of son of Eleazar. (1 Ch 24, 4)

General

• It is the number of years in inside of which the four Gospels were written, according to visions of Mary Agreda.

• Difference of age between the Virgin Mary and his Son Jesus, according to visions of Maria Valtorta.

• The sixteen petals of the Visuddha Chakra located on the front of the throat.

• Ahura-Mazda, according to the Avesta, created for its people 16 places of habitation.

• The Jains have 16 goddesses.

• The sixteen guardians of the Great Work of Templar.

• The sixteen geomantic figures.

• In the Hindu religion, an Avatar is an extraordinary being, the miraculous incarnation of the Divine in a human form, for the well of the humanity. By definition, the Avatar has sixteen particular gifts: the ability to materialize objects at will; qualities of omniscience, omnipresence and omnipotence; the capacity to transmit a pure love current, inexhaustible; the possibility to transcend all conditions of the Karma which appears by his capacity to transform miraculously the life of a person by an act of divine will.

• Some roses of cathedrals have sixteen rays.

• The antiquity recognized sixteen plant sacredness: catmint, plant of the vitality; centaury, enchantments; chelidonium, triumph; mistletoe, salvation; heliotrope, sincerity; jusquiame, dead; tongue of dog, sympathy; lily, manifestation; melissa, comfort; nettle, bravery; periwinkle, fidelity; rose, initiation; sage, life; serpentaria, fluid; vervain, love; virgo pastoris, fruitfulness.

• Sum of the four first odd numbers (1+3+5+7=16) which, by theosophical addition, gives 1+6=7, the sacred number.

• The magic square using the first sixteen numbers is associated to the Jupiter planet and has for sum 34.

• The Jupiter planet has 16 satellites.

• Anniversary of marriage: weddings of silverware.

Occurrence

• The number 16 is used 21 times in the Bible.

• The number 80 is used 16 times in the Bible.

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57 Comments for Number 16

Wow

by Elisa - 8/07/10 7:25 AM

I can't believe we all see this number everywhere and Im born on sept 16 and my bf at the time was born sept 8 we would always joke that he is half of me. Every seat I had in class was sixteen and I really don't look for it anymore because it kinda trips me out. I do know that it either means I'm really outta line and about to learn a lesson or that I'm in alignment. Hope this helps

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Good and Evil

by Neko - 1/18/10 6:51 AM

16th always represents either something good or bad for me. I am CONSTANTLY paranoid about anything that happens on the 16th...
My birthday - Feb 16th
My dad's birthday - March 16th
My ex-boyfriend's b-day - October 16th
My brother died - October 16th
My best friend and I got into a HORRIBLE fight - September 16th
My grandmother slipped into a coma - June/July 16th (can't remember which)
My room number (a BAD room) - was 16
My Tip box # - 16
I got an appreciation gift from a customer - Jan 16th
My brother got into a motorcycle accident - 16th (don't remember month)

I am sure there are more... but... I haven't kept track of all of them... However for all I am EXTREMELY paranoid... I am afraid of these days and idk what to do with myself anymore... I was NEVER paranoid about things like this before...

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RE: Good and Evil

by Anonymous - 4/18/10 1:04 AM

dear Feb 16 with Dad who is born March 16...I also am born Feb 16 with my dad born MArch 16

do not worry, the number 16 is a sacred number like all of them...and as long as you have the Lord Jesus Christ in your life, nothing bad will happen to you...you are blessed my sister,

I will pray for you...everyhting has meaning yes, it is true, but do not worry, if you cal l upon the creator for protection, you will be fine.

God bless you
love
Mimi
born on Feb 16 '74

RE: Good and Evil

by Anonymous - 7/21/10 3:22 AM

google 'numerology compound number 16' and u should specially check out linda goodman star signs becus she has different numerological chart which is probably correct one. it foretells of danger of weird death but can be avoided.

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The Number 16 REPEATEDLY

by Mykelle - 8/21/09 3:33 AM

Everytime I look at a clock it's something 16. The no. 16 bus drives by in front of me when I least expect it. I look on a tv someone is watching..it's on CHannel 16. I was born on October 16th. My daughter was born on January 16th. Everywhere I look I see the number 16. SO much so it's not a coincidence...WHAT DOES IT MEAN!!! ACK!!

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RE: The Number 16 REPEATEDLY

by Anonymous - 9/16/09 7:45 AM

my birthdays on october 16 too!!

RE: The Number 16 REPEATEDLY

by lollo - 7/21/10 3:19 AM

google 'numerology compound number 16'. it foretells of danger but can be avoided becuz the person, specifically birthday, name - have some sort of cycic telling abut it (eg.dreams)
u should specially chec out linda goodman star sign becuz her numerology chart is different from the internet and becuz of possibilities hers is the correct one. can get in library. :) this is especially for ur daughter and her safety incase

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XII¢¾XVI¢¾VIII

by IMG - 4/20/10 2:37 AM

W0w w3ll wat t0 say, as much as we try to avoid it me and my boyfriend began our love story on december 16, 2008 and the signs are crazy. we see the 16 minute of practically every hour of the freakin day..crazy?? yes!!! EVERYTHING is 16...n i mean everything. im pretty sure all of you guys think we might exagerate but wow if u knew u wuldnt believe it!

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RE: XII¢¾XVI¢¾VIII

by Anonymous - 5/25/10 5:12 AM

dude i was born on the 6/16/96 and everywhere i look it always has those digits. it's starting to scare me

RE: XII¢¾XVI¢¾VIII

by Anonymous - 7/21/10 3:14 AM

chec out 'numberology compound no 16'in google for especially those who are born on 16 or has a compound no of 16 in name. it tells of danger in some way. u can see it in internet. there r different numerology chart but from linda goodman star sign ther is a different numerological chart which should be checked also. u can google 'how to calculate compound number' but bear in mind the numerological chart of linda goodman starsigns

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sixteen :D

by Sarah Bell - 6/20/10 11:52 AM

my birthday is on the 16th of october, it took me sixteen hours to be born and i was born at 16:00. i find that pretty cool, its my sixteenth birthday this year, who knows what will happen...

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RE: sixteen :D

by Anonymous - 7/19/10 5:07 AM

I was born on 16 december 1987, i began my love story with my girlfirend on my birthday 16 december 2009 and her's too because she was also born on 16 december 1987. I think this is pretty incredible, it's just like it was meant to be, of course since then the number 16 has always appeared in all sorts of ways..and it never stopped..and i think it never will..

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16

by 16 - 7/13/10 6:19 AM

every time i put something in the microwave for what ever time i turn to see how much time it has left it always reads 1:06 or 0:16..when i add my prison number #209104 its 16.found out the white house address starts with 16.

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16

by Anon - 6/17/10 12:41 PM

My freind was born March 16th died September 16th. My social has 16 in it my lisense number has 16 in it, My birthday is 9/18 Multiply that it = 163. Everything in my life has 16. My first car wreck was when I was 16. I wasnt driving. My brother almost died in a head on colision when he was 14 and my sister almost died from rocky mound spotted fever when she was 2 14+2=16. I do not know what to think I havejust been doing alot of research about it though.

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16??

by Anonymous - 5/29/10 9:27 AM

i was born on 2/16, my husband on 11/16 and our daughter on 4/16! it doesn't scare me. i like it.

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im doing a # report on 16

by charla a 6th grader - 5/17/10 11:17 AM

16 is my lucky number because is my # on my softball jersey, my favort tv show is on chanal 16, my homeroom class is 216, the last hotel i stayed in was 316 and when u turn 16 you can drive.

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Avatar

by lexi - 5/04/10 11:58 AM

In the movie Avatar the number on the helicopter which carrys them is 16. I found the part about how the Hindu Avatars have 16 skills very interesting.

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question

by air sierra - 1/28/10 2:46 AM

why it is call as sweet sixteen?

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RE: question

by jaelee - 2/13/10 12:42 PM

my fav # is 7. my birthday is july 16th... 7=1+6 daughters birthday is may 27th 05+2=7.? every day i look at my clock the time is 7:16..?

RE: question

by jaelee - 2/13/10 1:02 AM

wait might i add.. my full birthdate 07/16/1987 and my childs 05/27/2007.. her time of bith 7:56am i just think its all consecutive #'s related with this number 16.. my jean size 7.childs present shoe size 7.number of girl cousins in my family 7.now everyone in my family jokes im physcic.just because of the way i speak.& how i tend to explain things before they occur..its often strange there is always some kind of truth in my dreams to.but i would never believe in any higher power then god.. just alot of coincidences

RE: question

by Anonymous - 3/12/10 6:04 AM

I think your clock is broken.

RE: question

by Anonymous - 4/28/10 3:24 AM

AAny higher power then god ?
Its all god,yes But quit putting it AND GOD OUts side of yourself!
1* 1 = 1
its inyou too, Coincedinces..Guess again sister

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tess of the d'urbervilles

by torsogalci - 1/14/09 2:50 AM

Near the end of the book Tess of the D'Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy, the
heroine is about to be apprehended/sacrificed by 16 lawmen/?Druid priests, at Stonehenge. My curiosity was piqued at the number itself. I did not find any specific references to the number required to carry on human sacrifices among the Druids, or even earlier civilizations, when they sacrificed to the SUN.16 prophets in the Old Testament and 16 disciples in the New suggests to me that was the prerequired number in order to make "quorum", or, to use the Hebrew name,"minyan",for the rite of human sacrifice.
The ceremony takes place exactly when the sun is first seen at the horizon, and is lined with the flat sacrificial stone of Stonehenge on which Tess is lying. I believe that the Numerology formula of 16 as 1+6=7 is at play here, 7 being the number of the star Sirius, which in turn is linked
to the Egyptian god Horus(SUN GOD), the god of Resurrection. Tess's husband, Clare, is a committed atheist, who fails to read the symbolism
of the scene as inferred proof for an afterlife, or more precisely, an AFTERDEATH.

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RE: tess of the d'urbervilles

by Anonymous - 4/18/10 1:07 AM

God just wants us to love him and invite him into our lives...

Jesus said this.
Please, forget about Egyptian gods...thoses are all lies...

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16

by 16 - 4/04/10 6:25 AM

my lucky football numba

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16 how is in politics

by miteleeish pavana - 4/01/10 7:25 AM

no 16 parsaons love sacsusas are not and how is politics life

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Monster

by Hmmmmmmmm! - 3/30/10 2:51 AM

16....the number of victims of the Monster of Florence

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my 16

by zaira - 3/27/10 3:06 AM

my fav. num. is 16 i love it ....because 16 is the symbol of being a teenager

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16!

by MP - 2/22/10 9:25 AM

Recently I realized the 16 number coincidence! Born on a 4 (sq.rt. of 16). My boyfriend is 16 yrs older than me. I recently met a guy I really like 16 years younger than me. Both of their birthdays on the 16... and more other things I never realized coincide with 16...crrrazy

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number 16

by Samantha - 12/12/09 10:55 AM

I too have a 16 birthday (Feb). I remember reading that 16 is a very karmic number and corresponds to the Tower for tarot cards. Abraham Lincoln apparantly had a TON of 16's and aside from his many accomplishments, we all remember his end! This is why I remember that it's ok to have one (if you happen to be born on that day) but NOT something to go after (with addresses, names, etc..). The tower card symbolizes a loss of control over the situation and having to wait for the destruction to pass until one can move on. Not something I'd think many people want to attract into their lives...

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RE: number 16

by no name - 1/22/10 11:33 AM

Well remember Lincoln made may sacrifices for this country. Death comes to those who care most. He died honorably, inwhich his fate was worth it. No one should want to die, but if it must come, then I say let it come. Is not dying with honor lucky?

RE: number 16

by Anonymous - 1/22/10 1:34 AM

now thats 3 born n feb 16th.....ive been seeing it on the clock constantly for 3-4 weeks now

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16

by Anonymous - 1/09/10 8:21 AM

i only started to notice the number 16 after the man i loved told me it was his favorite number. now i see it everywhere, and when ever i use it ( for example in betting on a horse ) it always brings me good luck!

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sergiu

by 16why it folows? - 12/28/09 3:29 AM

i had a motorbicke accident on 16.eversence it folows me.

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it's everywhere

by Sarah - 12/12/09 6:32 AM

I was born on April 16th...my house # is 16...I didn't really notice 16 until it started to follow me everywhere for the past 3 months. Everywhere! I wake up and look at the clock-- something 16, it's on buses & cars, on doors...I'll look at a random house...#16! I wonder what it's trying to tell me...perhaps something awesome will show up on the 16th this month! What is the universe trying to tell me?

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RE: it's everywhere

by Anonymous - 12/12/09 6:36 AM

P.s. I just did an I-ching reading & it was #16 Enthusiasm

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16

by zara16 - 3/18/09 6:08 AM

.. i alwayz want the number 16..
.. but i dont know why. people asked me:"why 16?" but after asking me.. i asked myself:"zara!why16?"
..but the reply is always:"i don't know!"
.. i thinked what letter 16 is. and it is letter "p"
.. and then i wonder again:"why p?"
.. then i wondered : "maybe my soulmate's name starts in letter p"
.. i really do not know why i liked that number.
.. my birthdate is 28. 28 is so far in 16.dhuh?
.. but why 16?why?

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RE: 16

by brandy lou - 9/15/09 1:49 AM

wel...... i want the number 16 cause it is my # 4 a project and that would b wen i can get my drivers liscense

RE: 16

by Anonymous - 9/28/09 5:09 AM

your birthday is 28: 2 * 8 = 16 ;)

RE: 16

by Anonymous - 11/30/09 3:57 AM

28 2*8=16

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by Elsa - 10/12/09 4:10 AM

I just had this compulsion to look up the number 16, believing it to be special to me, it gives me a very feminine vibe, green coloured, and not comforting, but not frighteneing. I was ALSO born on january 16th haha, i live on 16 Mckinley street, my first ever hockey jersery appointed to me was 16, i fell in love when i was 16 and havent since, 16 is my homeroom for school,16 students in my class, i once had 16 emails in one day- not the first time to happen, my boyfriend cheated on me august 16th, blah blah blah 16.... harrassment much.

Does anyone else get the same synthenasia that i do with 16 ?

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RE: ....

by Anonymous - 11/29/09 12:52 PM

I was born sept 16 the guy i like was born march 16 me and him are exactly 16 yrs 6 mos age difference i was born 1976 he was born 1960 there seems to be a correlation with the numbers 16 and 6

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16 be with u

by Anonymous - 10/29/09 7:56 AM

16 rocks 16 is my lucky num and fav I always will want to be 16

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The Number SIxteen IN LDS Culture

by Tyler - 10/29/09 10:18 AM

I find the number 16 very interesting as well. In my opinion it has significant reference to the lords anointed, or his prophets and apostles. The old testament comprises of 16 Prophets and the New Testaments contains 16 apostles and evangelists. Also the Book of Mormon an ancient account of Prophets in the ancient Americas that we hold as modern day scripture contains the writings of 16 Prophets. And lastly we believe in modern day prophets as well and right now, we are sustaining our 16 prophet since Joseph Smith as our seer, and revelator. Coincidence? I really dont believe so.

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Interesting- im seeing the #16 a lot too, now.

by Anonymous - 10/22/09 11:30 AM

I keep on seeing the #16 everywhere,too. 16 has been with me since I can remember but now I see it more often and I dont know why. I cant believe there are others like me. Anyway I read 16 stands for hope in the bible, so many it is telling us to have hope when we need it. I will pray for all of us that are experiencing this at the moment. I will pray for help with understanding this if this is what God wants. Let it be what God wants it to be. God bless.

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#16 follows me

by carolina - 10/14/09 11:27 AM

what is it that it means?

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wow

by why 16? - 9/13/09 7:39 AM

thats 3 in a row tied to january 16! whats goin on here!

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Freaky

by Why 16? - 9/13/09 7:37 AM

there are others! i run into 16 every where i go. so much so my girlfriend has gone from thinking im crazy, to starting to believe the number folllows me. im born on 16/01/82(8X2=16) my middle name and surname starts with P- the 16th letter in the alphabet. my parents also live at number 16. the total of the numbers on my number plate add up to 16 and i grew up in house number 4- the square root of 16 and currently live in number 32(16X2) the same number as my high school locker, and to top it off the first number in the lock combination was 16! the list of run ins and coincidences with the number 16 goes on and on. what does it want with me?!!!

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me too

by Anonymous - 9/10/09 5:47 AM

It is Sept 2009 and I've been seeing the number 16 for months now. I've tried to reason it away but it keeps coming to me. I am a believer in God so I am looking for a Godly answer and know only God can provide it.
I too was born on January 16th 1964. I see it most when I am not looking for it. I can only pray for ansswers to see where God would lead me.

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16

by Stephen - 8/10/09 6:31 AM

16 is the number of miracles Elijah did according to the Dake study Bible. half of Elisha.

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its there,its every where

by christian - 8/07/09 4:40 AM

me n my gf kali made a joke in math class about the number 16..ever since then ive seen the number everywhere i had a mental episode i was walking down my friends hallway when i counted 16 whole tiles..that same day the door knob turned and opend for me to find no one there,idk wtf happend but its just everywhere doing nothing but making me paranoid

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A warning sign or just paranoid?

by By destiny from Long Beach =) - 7/23/09 6:33 AM

I was born at 6:16 a mirror image of itself...I had not realized it was around until it was everywhere!
Every time I see that number I know something's coming, I actually hate it. I met my ex when he was 16 i was a year younger. When I turned 16 in 2008, I caught him cheating on the 16th of July. The birthdate of the girl was also on the 16th. Every time i'd see that number I would have to deal with unwanted drama. I knew it was coming, i'd get phone calls and visits from people who hurt me. If I ever want to make a decision and that number is involved I know it's bad. Whenever I meet someone and most of their text's or phone calls are sent with 16s attached to them I keep my guard up. It has happened too many times to think it's just me. I'm glad I'm 17 but 1+7 make 8 half of 16...

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16 and 216 (Sorry, there is no 216 Meaning on site)

by Voln Gharst - 6/07/09 12:07 PM

16 = Tower Card of Major Arcana

216 = 2(16) or Two Towers
Yes. 9/11, we now know. Sure?

Colassians 2:16 "Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day."

And if you read the next verse (vs. 17) " These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ"


Conclusion: Few Christians consider Colassians 2:16 'Summary of entire Bible". If one knows 2:16, they also mean 2:17. 216 is also 'THE LETTER OF THE NAME OF GOD' ..3 x Power of Redemption & Power of Revival of the Dead. The movie 'PI' is based on a 216 number which they used to MANIPULATE THE STOCK MARKET. They ended up Crashing the Entire Stock Exchange.

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sweet 16

by Nadz16 - 4/27/09 9:11 AM

Number 16 is all about Love, sweetness, caring, caress, and helping each other in a relationship,

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always 16

by haroon kamaal - 4/06/09 5:55 AM

the number 16 is attached to me since the day i was born
the time i was born was 1.16 pm and the room where i was born was 016..i was born on 16 aug...my full name is haroon kamal and the prophet haroon was also 16...prophet..the day i got enrolled in my school was 16 march..i got my first bike when i was 16...and the heights is even when i am traveling the berth what i get is 16...now why 16 no clue at all

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16

by leily - 4/03/09 3:54 AM

i see 16???????????????????

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Identity

by Dama - 5/31/08 6:52 AM

I was asked which was my favorite number by someone...I said 16.
No particular reason I said...I have always seen this number as my number...always wrote my name and this number next...and I kept messing my birthdate with 16 and is 15 since for ever...so he said u know the meaning...I said NO...today i come here......and now I know why the number 16 has been for ever with me....

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