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Thread started 07/16/18 11:45am

paulludvig

Question about numbers on shirt

There is a photo with him and playing an acoustic bass guitar with numbers all over his shirt: 11:58:57 and on his sleeve 9:50. What is the significance of these numbers? I am not looking for a conspiracy type of explanation, just a reasonable, educated guess.
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Reply #1 posted 07/16/18 11:51am

luv2tha99s

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Maybe the 11:58:57 is in reference to the doomsday clock?
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Reply #2 posted 07/16/18 12:24pm

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Bible Verses

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Reply #3 posted 07/16/18 12:25pm

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paulludvig said:

There is a photo with him and playing an acoustic bass guitar with numbers all over his shirt: 11:58:57 and on his sleeve 9:50. What is the significance of these numbers? I am not looking for a conspiracy type of explanation, just a reasonable, educated guess.

Can you link to the photo? Determining when it was taken will help with the guessing.

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Reply #4 posted 07/16/18 1:14pm

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TwiliteKid said:

paulludvig said:

There is a photo with him and playing an acoustic bass guitar with numbers all over his shirt: 11:58:57 and on his sleeve 9:50. What is the significance of these numbers? I am not looking for a conspiracy type of explanation, just a reasonable, educated guess.

Can you link to the photo? Determining when it was taken will help with the guessing.




Its on his Instagram account dated 12-8-15

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Reply #5 posted 07/16/18 1:27pm

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"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #6 posted 07/16/18 2:51pm

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Reply #7 posted 07/16/18 3:10pm

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ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

this pic would make an awesome t-shirt

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Reply #8 posted 07/16/18 3:55pm

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PennyPurple said:

Bible Verses



One would never use two colons to delineate a Bible passage.

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Reply #9 posted 07/16/18 3:58pm

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SilverNight said:

PennyPurple said:

Bible Verses



One would never use two colons to delineate a Bible passage.

Someone suggested on the twitter thread that it was the time Prince's VCR was stuck on for years... shrug As plausible as anything I guess... razz

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

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Reply #10 posted 07/17/18 4:20am

paulludvig

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Bible Verses



Looks more like a time signature, doesn't it?
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Reply #11 posted 07/17/18 4:20am

paulludvig

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Yup. That's the one.
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Reply #12 posted 07/17/18 4:22am

paulludvig

purplethunder3121 said:



SilverNight said:




PennyPurple said:


Bible Verses





One would never use two colons to delineate a Bible passage.



Someone suggested on the twitter thread that it was the time Prince's VCR was stuck on for years... shrug As plausible as anything I guess... razz



It can't be completely random, can it. Or maybe it can
lol
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Reply #13 posted 07/17/18 4:43am

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At 00:00:00 the guarantee on the shirt runs out. Just kidding. He just knew what time it is.


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Reply #14 posted 07/17/18 5:04am

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paulludvig said:

There is a photo with him and playing an acoustic bass guitar with numbers all over his shirt: 11:58:57 and on his sleeve 9:50. What is the significance of these numbers? I am not looking for a conspiracy type of explanation, just a reasonable, educated guess.

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The one of his sleeve is the last half of a similar set of numbers. Considering that his shirt is crumpled around his chest and possibly obscures part of the last number, and considering that they likely reused the same template for the chest and the sleeve(s), chances are they're the same sequence: 11:59:50. And I'm not even 100% sure about the "11", since the shirt has a fold where the second "1" is, but then again it seems unlikely to be another number.

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Reply #15 posted 07/17/18 5:28am

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same style as the moonphase shirts ... countdown to cherry moon?

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Reply #16 posted 07/17/18 6:24am

paulludvig

BartVanHemelen said:



paulludvig said:


There is a photo with him and playing an acoustic bass guitar with numbers all over his shirt: 11:58:57 and on his sleeve 9:50. What is the significance of these numbers? I am not looking for a conspiracy type of explanation, just a reasonable, educated guess.

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The one of his sleeve is the last half of a similar set of numbers. Considering that his shirt is crumpled around his chest and possibly obscures part of the last number, and considering that they likely reused the same template for the chest and the sleeve(s), chances are they're the same sequence: 11:59:50. And I'm not even 100% sure about the "11", since the shirt has a fold where the second "1" is, but then again it seems unlikely to be another number.


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Ah.. That makes sense. Good observation!
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Reply #17 posted 07/17/18 6:29am

paulludvig

lemoncrush19 said:


same style as the moonphase shirts ... countdown to cherry moon?

Related image Related image



Perhaps. But a countdown to what? I don't think it has anything to do with Prince's passing, if that is what you are suggesting.
I was thinking something more prosaic - like a new album cover or similar.
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Reply #18 posted 07/17/18 6:52am

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paulludvig said:

lemoncrush19 said:


same style as the moonphase shirts ... countdown to cherry moon?

Related image Related image



Perhaps. But a countdown to what? I don't it has anything to do with Prince's passing, if that is what you are suggesting.
I was thinking something more prosaic - like a new album cover or similar.


no. I didn’t suggest anything about his passing.
I suggested a countdown to the next full moon.
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Reply #19 posted 07/17/18 10:29am

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You do realize that Prince did die 'under the (cherry) Pink Moon'? Not a joke-look it up. 'April 21-22, 2016' . I know Lemoncrush wasn't insinuating that, but it is what it is. eek

paulludvig said:

lemoncrush19 said:


same style as the moonphase shirts ... countdown to cherry moon?

Related image Related image

Perhaps. But a countdown to what? I don't it has anything to do with Prince's passing, if that is what you are suggesting. I was thinking something more prosaic - like a new album cover or similar.

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Reply #20 posted 07/17/18 12:22pm

paulludvig

precioux said:

You do realize that Prince did die 'under the (cherry) Pink Moon'? Not a joke-look it up. 'April 21-22, 2016' . I know Lemoncrush wasn't insinuating that, but it is what it is. eek



paulludvig said:


lemoncrush19 said:


same style as the moonphase shirts ... countdown to cherry moon?

Related image Related image



Perhaps. But a countdown to what? I don't it has anything to do with Prince's passing, if that is what you are suggesting. I was thinking something more prosaic - like a new album cover or similar.



That's what I thought Lemoncrush was referring to. Anyway it could signal a new beginning, the moon having gone full circle, the clock approaching twelve?
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Reply #21 posted 07/17/18 1:09pm

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lemoncrush19 said:


same style as the moonphase shirts ... countdown to cherry moon?

Related image Related image


Is it me or does the first one (with the mirrors behind him) look like it’s taken in an elevator?
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Reply #22 posted 07/17/18 1:36pm

paulludvig

Spanky said:

lemoncrush19 said:


same style as the moonphase shirts ... countdown to cherry moon?

Related image Related image


Is it me or does the first one (with the mirrors behind him) look like it’s taken in an elevator?


I think it is a reference to the photo on the inner sleeve of For You.
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Reply #23 posted 07/17/18 4:53pm

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11:59:50 adds up to 21. Prince does not do anything just to do it. The numbers clearly have meaning.
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Reply #24 posted 07/17/18 5:48pm

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donnyenglish said:

11:59:50 adds up to 21. Prince does not do anything just to do it. The numbers clearly have meaning.

And 21 divided by 3 (for the 3 sets of numbers) = 7. wink

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Reply #25 posted 07/17/18 6:50pm

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PennyPurple said:



donnyenglish said:


11:59:50 adds up to 21. Prince does not do anything just to do it. The numbers clearly have meaning.

And 21 divided by 3 (for the 3 sets of numbers) = 7. wink



The number 21 has always been important to Prince for many reasons. One of those reasons is to him it translates to “to one” or to god. There were 21 doves i. paisley with the 19 paonted and the 2 live ones.
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Reply #26 posted 07/17/18 7:06pm

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donnyenglish said:

PennyPurple said:

And 21 divided by 3 (for the 3 sets of numbers) = 7. wink

The number 21 has always been important to Prince for many reasons. One of those reasons is to him it translates to “to one” or to god. There were 21 doves i. paisley with the 19 paonted and the 2 live ones.

That's cool. 7 was special to him also. Pretty cool that you figured out it all added up to 21.

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Reply #27 posted 07/20/18 2:48pm

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You can Google those numbers on his shirt. THEY ARE BIBLE VERSES !

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Reply #28 posted 07/20/18 3:04pm

paulludvig

Wlcm2thdwn3 said:

You can Google those numbers on his shirt. THEY ARE BIBLE VERSES !



What numbers did you use in the Google search?
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Reply #29 posted 07/20/18 3:11pm

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11:59 is the time right before doomsday.
What are you outraged about today? CNN has not told you yet?
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