that's how much money cooper said he took from sawyer's parents. for some reason, this number sounds familiar. any prior references to 38 or 38K in the series?

38 = 15 + 23.

I love all the stuff with numbers.
my fav is:
4+8+15+16+23+42=108

when oh when will the magic behind the numbers be revealed?

Wasn't it revealed in TLE??

kinda , but noone cares about that because most people didnt follow that mess.
People are still hoping it would be revealed better in the show (as it should) but im not holding my breath...

38 = 15 + 23.

Also 42 - 4 = 38

Wasn't it revealed in TLE??


When will it be revealed in the show?

Who cares about TLE?

I finf totally stupid that the meaning of the numbers hasnt been written in the story yet

And watch, just because I'm bitching about it, it will be mentionned in the next episode.:rolleyes:

38 = 15 + 23.

http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Apophenia#Examples_in_Lost

Wasn't Kate given up for a similar amount of money?

Wasn't Kate given up for a similar amount of money?

That was 23,000 dollars.

kinda , but noone cares about that because most people didnt follow that mess.
People are still hoping it would be revealed better in the show (as it should) but im not holding my breath...It isn't going to be revealed in the show. TPTB have said as much. The numbers were a device created for Hurley's back story and then expaded on for TLE. Now they pretty much exist as a running gag for the creators, which is why they throw them into everything from the code Juliet enters on the sonic fence to the number of bottles of wine Desmond's parrish made in a year.

In terms of the show as a self-contained thing, apart from TLE, just think of the numbers as Hurley's curse.

It isn't going to be revealed in the show. TPTB have said as much.

...just think of the numbers as Hurley's curse.

Man! I hope that isn't true. If it turns out that there is no further explanation about the numbers, I'd say it's terrible story telling.

http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Apophenia#Examples_in_Lost

YES! Thank you. That was so enjoyable to read right now. I just got done writing a long post on another thread essentially about apophenic theories (even though I didn't know that I was talkign about apophenia at the time).

Its nice to have a word for the phenomenon occuring on these boards that is really starting to frustrate me. I love the crazy theories and I'm guilty of obsessing over details sometimes too, but man, some people take it to far.

Man! I hope that isn't true. If it turns out that there is no further explanation about the numbers, I'd say it's terrible story telling.All due respect, I'd get used to the idea. Read up on the Lost Experience in Lostpedia and it might give you the satisfaction you're looking for.

Lost is a multimedia experience, including the fictional web sites, commercials, Lost Experience, the Bad Twin book, and so on.