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Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:29 am
by LostChild
Hi everyone.

First time here, First post.

If you are old enough to remember the "pager" days, back when cell phones were bulky and expensive, you might have recieved a page with someone's phone number, and a "143" at the end of the number, e.g. "8004235512 143." Before Alpha-numeric pagers came along, you had to figure out a way to get messages accross to people. Adding 143 became a way to tell the person that you are paging that you love them.

1 = How many letters in the world "I"
4 = How many letters in the world "Love"
3 = How many letters in the word "You"

So roughly about 2-3 years ago, I started seeing these numbers EVERYWHRE. I would eat out with friends, and a couple of times when I saw the reciept, the total was $143.43. WIERD!! Online game scores, time on my alarm clock, I mean you name it, I SAW IT, EVERYWHERE. Kinda creepy at first, but I naturally interpreted it as "I Love You." The frequency of occurance was and has been high and low.

After 2 years of 143, I started seeing 11:34, 11:43, 3:21, 12:34, 11:11, etc. Even though I started seeing a lot of these numbers, 143 stood out the most. So I figured after a while that if something or someone is going so far out of it's way to tell me it loves me, I could at least answer back, even though I wasn't sure who or what it was that I was answering to.

So one night I went out and gave my answer. Permanently.
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I'm sure by looking at the picture you will be able to figure out what's going on.

Also recently a friend of mine pointed out that the sum of the numbers on my wrists are 11. So you get 11 on one hand, and 11 on the other, and in the picture, if you add them, you get 11:11. So I googled 1111, and this site came up, and I knew I had to share.

This tattoo looked beautiful when I first got it, but my depression was getting the best of me at the time, and I started to have it removed, OUCH!!! The person who was removing it for me and I made a deal that I would trade computer work for them, and they would remove my tattoo. A barter if you will. Well the person that owned the company that I was doing the computer networking for stiffed me on a big job and I told them to @!#$ OFF! Not really, I'm a nice person so I just avoided their future calls, but that's why it looks like it's missing pieces. Most people ask me what it means and I tell them it's the last four of my social cause I keep forgetting. They get a good kick out of it.

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 12:36 am
by Geoff
Dear Lost child,

Welcome to our forum. Thats the most extreme 11:11 I have seen, bet it hurt getting it, and taking it partially off?

Have a read of the first FAQ forum, and you will get lots of insight there. But I think that the angels were right there saying "I love you" all the time.

love,
Geoff

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 3:22 am
by brianm
Welcome, LostChild :hithere

I'm with Geoff on this one :shock:

I don't want to seem thick, but why " I love you you " ?

Cheers, Brian.

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 9:25 am
by LostChild
brianm wrote:Welcome, LostChild :hithere

I'm with Geoff on this one :shock:

I don't want to seem thick, but why " I love you you " ?

Cheers, Brian.

It's not "you", but "too."

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:39 pm
by Petra Wilson
Hello Lostchild, nice to get to know you. I hope all's well with you. I hate suffering depression and wouldn't wish that on anyone!
I remember those pagers and suitcase sized mobile phones but never had one! I barely use mine now, except when my children go out and I insist they take it...hate the things. I was watching people all day on Saturday...every man woman and almost child, was blathering into theirs. It kind of creeped me out a little.
Aaaaaaaanyway, welcome to the site.

Love, Petra x

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:48 pm
by blue nova
hello LC :hithere

what a wonderful message....." i love you "....... :loves needs to be said more often....in this souls opinion.... :mrgreen: :sunflower:

(((Hugs)))

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:38 pm
by justylonging1111
Hello Friend!!! LostChild!

I too have been seeing 1:43 for years and lol to me its God's Pager!! :loves 1(I) :loves 4(LOVE) :loves 3(YOU)!

I have written on other threads about 1:43 but on our search engine... typing 1:43 I love You, says too common!!!! No Matches!! lol :?: :lol:

Well I think this is a sign to upset the Love Now! :loves :loves :loves :loves

Welcome to this beautiful place!!!!

God Bless, We are One :sunny:

Love Tannis

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:18 pm
by jfarris
justylonging1111 wrote:Hello Friend!!! LostChild!

I too have been seeing 1:43 for years and lol to me its God's Pager!! :loves 1(I) :loves 4(LOVE) :loves 3(YOU)!

I have written on other threads about 1:43 but on our search engine... typing 1:43 I love You, says too common!!!! No Matches!! lol :?: :lol:

Well I think this is a sign to upset the Love Now! :loves :loves :loves :loves

Welcome to this beautiful place!!!!

God Bless, We are One :sunny:

Love Tannis
:love :loves :loves :loves :kiss:
:mrgreen:

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:56 am
by LostChild
Thank you all for the warm welcome! :hithere

Yeah depression really sucks. :duh I wonder if those of us who are seeing these numbers are going to be salvaged after twenty twelve. KNOK You know like we are "worthy" of seeing these numbers, thus being worthy of life after. Who knows. It's nice to have celestial beings communicate with us, but it also be nice to hold a warm body against mine. :love

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:36 am
by Geoff
LostChild wrote: I wonder if those of us who are seeing these numbers are going to be salvaged after twenty twelve.
Bad choice of words. See our header this forum, thats something we wont discuss.

love,
Geoff

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:01 am
by paintboxx92
143.... I'm gonna start to use that. As for 2012..... DON'T LISTEN TO THE MEDIAAAAAAAA!
Thats, the key to a better life!!!!!!

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:03 pm
by Petra Wilson
Lostchild wrote:
but it also be nice to hold a warm body against mine.
ahh, so that's what ails you?
So, go out and get one! It's called falling in love, or simply: "fancy a cuddle??" with the nearest desirable!

Love, Petra xx

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:56 pm
by Twinstars
:hithere I Love You...and you...and you...and you...All :mrgreen:

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:07 pm
by jfarris
wishing there was a catfish smiley...until then :love
:mrgreen:

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:51 am
by LostChild
Thank you all for the warm welcome.

Yes, the media does have somewhat of an iron grip on me, but I am an ISFP, so I go by the way things feel, and when I look at T.V., I feel bleh. Funny thing is I rarley watch T.V.

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:54 am
by Geoff
LostChild wrote: but I am an ISFP, .
To save the rest of you looking it up:
ISFP (Introversion, Sensing, Feeling, Perception) is an abbreviation used in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) publications to refer to one of the sixteen personality types.

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:34 am
by brianm
Geoff wrote:
LostChild wrote: but I am an ISFP, .
To save the rest of you looking it up:
ISFP (Introversion, Sensing, Feeling, Perception) is an abbreviation used in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) publications to refer to one of the sixteen personality types.
I C
Thx.

Seriously though, I was just about to click my Google icon and hope for the best.........


"Myers-Briggs Type Indicator" ?? "one of the sixteen personality types" ??
Oh, my :roll: .......

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:32 am
by MichelleP
Hello Lost,

Here's hoping that coming here will help you get found. (((Hugs)))

Love,
Michelle

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:02 am
by LostChild
Thanks Michelle.

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:10 am
by lilly
Hi Lost
Welcome aboard!! :hithere
Love lilly xx :loves

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:39 pm
by MagicMike
Hi Lost Child.

When I saw the tatoos on your wrists, I read it straight off as "I love you too". No Messin'. Mike :)

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:11 am
by CutieKenge
Hi Lost,
Welcome aboard! :hithere I actually like your tattoo being faded in some places - it makes it look like a vintage sign or something cool like that, hehe. :D (My sister just got an Aquarius tattoo on her wrist and she said it huuuurt! But she loves it.)

Funny 'cuz one day my fiance were talking about possibly getting small 11:11 tattoo's...maybe one day! (I'm a little bit scared, but I'll get around to it.lol)

Anyhoo, I think it's a wonderful reminder - that you can look down every day and know that you are deeply loved. Your 143's are a special gift! :sunflower:

Much love,
Kendra

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 3:12 pm
by ~*Star_Struck*~
CutieKenge wrote:Funny 'cuz one day my fiance were talking about possibly getting small 11:11 tattoo's...maybe one day!
Hi Kendra, if only you lived here i would take you to the tattoo parlour my boyfriend goes to, it's amazing.. they do really nice work.

It would be a very special tattoo. It's something that i've been thinking about for a while.. i definitely want a few small things here and there.

A big hello to you LostChild!! :hithere

Love
Star

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:42 pm
by CutieKenge
~*Star_Struck*~ wrote:Hi Kendra, if only you lived here i would take you to the tattoo parlour my boyfriend goes to, it's amazing.. they do really nice work.

It would be a very special tattoo. It's something that i've been thinking about for a while.. i definitely want a few small things here and there.
Yet another reason I need to visit Australia! (Have always wanted to go. Loooong plane ride, but I will get there one day!) :roll
If you do get one anytime soon, post pics! :D

Re: Remember what 143 used to mean?

Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 10:26 am
by ~*Star_Struck*~
CutieKenge wrote:
~*Star_Struck*~ wrote:Hi Kendra, if only you lived here i would take you to the tattoo parlour my boyfriend goes to, it's amazing.. they do really nice work.

It would be a very special tattoo. It's something that i've been thinking about for a while.. i definitely want a few small things here and there.
Yet another reason I need to visit Australia! (Have always wanted to go. Loooong plane ride, but I will get there one day!) :roll
If you do get one anytime soon, post pics! :D
Hi Kendra

Yup, and if you ever decide to visit the merry old land of oz, you must come see me girlie!!! :bana: But watch out coz i'll make you try Australian things like Vegemite and Tim Tams!!

My boyfriend had a jester inked on his back. PM me your e-mail address. :kiss:

Love
Star