Here's a story that combines three of John's favorite topics: Sports, Kentucky and an odd obsession with the mark of the beast:

In one of the strangest cases of purported religious beliefs intersecting with athletic performance, a Kentucky junior cross country runner voluntarily walked away from a chance to qualify for the state meet to avoid running with the bib number "666", which she said conflicted with her Christian beliefs.

via sports.yahoo.com

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  1. John Whitehead Avatar

    Odd? You don’t wake up screaming from apocalyptic nightmares?

  2. mike Avatar

    Why not turn the bib upside down and run as 999?

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