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  • Man Pays $215,000 For Phone Number

    From wjla.com

    <i>A Beijing man has paid $215,000 for the ultimate in lucky cell phone numbers - 133-3333-3333

    The phone number was sold this week at an auction in the Chinese capital, newspapers reported Saturday.

    Chinese tradition considers 3 a lucky number and groups of 3's even luckier. Though the number 8 is the luckiest, all Chinese cell phone numbers begin with "13," making it impossible to make a number with all 8's...</i> <A HREF="http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1104/185869.html">Entire Story Here</A>
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