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R.G. Since: Jan, 2001

Sep 2nd 2013 at 11:46:24 AM •••

Add 111 to this trope and you get the Number of the Beast!

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Tal63 Since: Dec, 2012

Mar 27th 2013 at 3:55:57 PM •••

This page needs some serious cleaning. There's a bunch of 'examples' which are not examples.

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Tal63 Since: Dec, 2012

Mar 27th 2013 at 5:25:01 PM •••

It should go to the Trope Repair Shop.

mjl1966 Mike Lawrence Since: Oct, 2010

Mike Lawrence

Nov 6th 2010 at 2:15:47 PM •••

As most movies nowadays have an associated website, using the IP address for that site (all names resolve to an IP address) would make the most sense and would simply be product placement for the studio itself. 10/17.16/192.168 address blocks are OK, but already have that "555" feel.

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schoolbully Since: Apr, 2014

Feb 23rd 2013 at 3:06:11 PM •••

I seem to remember that one of the Sandra Bullock films had an IP address (actually seen in-universe) with one byte being "268" or something (i.e. beyond 255, which is impossible). Not sure whether this sort of thing is part of the trope.

Rognik Since: May, 2011

Jun 17th 2012 at 3:37:20 AM •••

Would the fact that FM radio stations are only on odd band frequency (ie. 102.9, but not 99.8) count for this trope? I know I'm seeing this more often lately. In addition, the FM band stops at 108 (actually 107.9) and doesn't go below... 88 M Hz (I think).

djbj Since: Oct, 2010

Nov 12th 2011 at 4:55:32 PM •••

I removed this example:

Mr. Turner from Boy Meets World once asked Shawn for the number of the mother of a teenage girl Shawn was dating at the time. Shawn's response? 1-800-TAKE-A-COLD-SHOWER.

I really fail to see how this is an example of the trope. It was a joke, not a real phone number and doesn't include 555.

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ZeoR95 Since: Jan, 2011

Apr 12th 2011 at 9:13:46 AM •••

I don't think the Kamen Rider Faiz example actually uses this trope: the 555 is actually the Japanese emegency number, so it is supposed to be like the main character is calling for transformation as an emergency

johnnye Since: Jan, 2001

Sep 23rd 2010 at 8:40:17 AM •••

Does anyone know which film it is where a character seems to type nothing but "555" into a payphone to get through to Mission Control? Possibly The Losers...

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JRJ JRJ Since: May, 2010

JRJ

May 14th 2010 at 12:19:27 PM •••

In the IP address section, it should be noted that I Ps over 255 are, by some software, 'wrapped' over, ie [127+256].0.0.1 would be interpreted as 127.0.0.1. Due to this, it's usually safest to *both* have an octet over 256 *and* have the dotted quad formed by mod 256ing in one of the reserved address spaces.

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