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Related: About this forumEnd in sight for Poland's bus route 666 to Hel
The popular bus route 666 to Hel in northern Poland is being changed to 669, after long-running complaints by religious conservatives in the country.
Route 666 - used by those heading for sandy beaches in the resort of Hel - has become a bit of a joke for some, including English-speaking tourists.
But some religious conservatives claim the route is "spreading Satanism".
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While the association between 666 and the word "hell" may be lost on some Poles - as the Polish word for it is "pieklo" - a number of social media users in the country have condemned the coming change, which the bus company says is set to take place on 24 June.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65908124
Route 666 - used by those heading for sandy beaches in the resort of Hel - has become a bit of a joke for some, including English-speaking tourists.
But some religious conservatives claim the route is "spreading Satanism".
...
While the association between 666 and the word "hell" may be lost on some Poles - as the Polish word for it is "pieklo" - a number of social media users in the country have condemned the coming change, which the bus company says is set to take place on 24 June.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65908124
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End in sight for Poland's bus route 666 to Hel (Original Post)
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 2023
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AllaN01Bear
(18,327 posts)1. give me a break.
NoRethugFriends
(2,322 posts)2. Schmucks
MuseRider
(34,115 posts)3. How on earth did we all
get so darned sensitive to dumb stuff? It is just a number. If that is all it takes to make you a Satanist (or whatever it is called) then you are already way past that worry.
Learn from this country. See what it looks like when you cave into the religious conservatives. It is NOT pretty or wonderful or even comfortable depending on how close to those controlling freaks you are.
Chainfire
(17,587 posts)4. My wife's drivers license number ended in 666.
Back in the day when we wrote paper checks for most of our purchases, and they always wanted you to put your Dr. Lic. number on the check, she would get some odd reactions from some of our more Religious (fanatic) Southern neighbors.
MuseRider
(34,115 posts)5. Love it!