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For explanation: Boogaloo movement, "Neo-Nazis use the number 88 as an abbreviation for the Nazi salute Heil Hitler.[11] The letter H is eighth in the alphabet, whereby 88 becomes HH.[12] "

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[-] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 26 points 5 months ago

So, funny story, as a kid my favorite number was 8, had a few reasons that matched 8.

So I always used it in names and such. But, often it wasnt unique, so I used 88 instead. Emails, account names, even video game characters have 88 in them to this day.

... Am I accidentally a Nazi?

[-] wer2@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

88 is also a popular number in China as it looks like 囍 which is the symbol for double happiness.

Just don't be a Nazi and keep using 88 for good.

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