Tennessee man quits job after getting W-2 with ’666' on it

[Tony_FLADEM]

A Tennessee maintenance worker has quit his job after discovering the number "666" printed on his W-2 tax form.

The man, Walter Slonopas, a 52-year-old born-again Christian, told The Tennessean that God was worth more than money.

The number 666 is commonly referred to as the number of the beast and is often associated with the devil. (The number played a pivotal role in the classic horror movie "The Omen.&quot Revelation 13:18 in the New Testament says, "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six."

This wasn't the first time that Slonopas had a work-related run-in with the notorious number. When he first began his job in 2011, he said, he was accidentally assigned the number 666 to be used when he clocked in. His number was later changed to 668.

However, a few months later, when the company updated its clock-in system, Slonopas was again assigned the number 666. He quit, but returned to work after being given yet another new number.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/tennessee-man-quits-job-getting-w-2-666-185507901.html

[HarveyDarkey]

1. Superstitious idiot

[narnian60]

4. Exactly.

[Earth_First]

2. If I didnt know any better...Id say someone is screwing this this guy!

lol

[Solly Mack]

3. Damn

[dballance]

5. I'd Just Like to Know What He Does That He's So Good At...

that they keep kissing his ass and begging him to come back. If I were HR wherever he works and he quit then I'd be saying "good riddance." They really didn't have an obligation to change his time-clock number or issue a new W-2. It's not at all interfering with his right to practice his religion - it's just another number in their computer system that falls between 665 and 667.

[Worried senior]

6. I think the thing that gets me

is that this person is allowed to vote.

[EastKYLiberal]

7. Well, at least there's a job opening now for someone that isn't an idiot. nt

[TeamPooka]

8. the guy is in denial, the number keeps coming after him for a reason, he is the beast..

he's afraid he is.

[Sheepshank]

9. He must for ever be vigilant...it appears the devil is constantly looking over his shoulder.

He needs to watch for signs of Beelzebub everywhere. In shampoo bottles, in dog poo and certainly in the reflection of shop windows. That particular one is important since the signs can be fleeting...coming and going with the sales.

[all american girl]

10. dude would hate my birthday 4-6-66

I do call my kids devil children when they are teasing me

[madmom]

11. We live in a rural area where the mailing address has 5 digits assigned to each

mailbox. A home down the road from us has 13666. Makes me laugh every time I see it.

[Initech]

12. I take it he's not an Iron Maiden fan.