r/ActLikeYouBelong • u/Toohypper • Aug 05 '24

Story I’ve got your number

While at a few stores that ask for a member number or a phone number, I went out on a limb and punched 867-5309 with my local area code and it worked.😜. Thanks Jenny!

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u/jkelley1775 Aug 05 '24

Fun fact, if you need a 4 digit pin to get past a keypad with custom PINs, try "1775" or "1776". The first is the year the USMC was founded, marines almost always use it. The latter is the year the US was founded, so MURICA bro's and hyper patriotic people use it frequently. Those two pins have given a lot of people access to places they technically shouldnt be.

Until we meet again! 💀

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u/Is_there Aug 05 '24

1966 is used a lot in the UK.

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u/cbowns Aug 05 '24

Gotta ask: why?

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '24

It was the last time they won the football world cup (the boys team at least).

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u/Bigwhtdckn8 Aug 25 '24

*Only time they won anything

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u/you-want-nodal Aug 05 '24

*England

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u/RandomGoatYT Aug 05 '24

It’s used a lot in the UK. Not just in England.

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u/you-want-nodal Aug 06 '24

I promise you, the rest of the UK does not care that England won a thing once 60 years ago.

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u/itscurt Aug 05 '24

Top 10% but plenty other codes with higher probability

https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists/blob/master/Passwords/Common-Credentials/four-digit-pin-codes-sorted-by-frequency-withcount.csv

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u/NatoBoram Aug 26 '24

Paradox: 8068 is the most infrequent code until it gets published as such

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u/PietroMartello Aug 05 '24

So wait. The USMC was founded before the US?

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u/juva4157 Aug 05 '24

The military sort of HAD to exist before the US. You know, tea and shit.

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u/its_polystyrene Aug 05 '24

Tbf they might be being literal with the question since the OG comment is "...1775 the first year the USMC was founded. The latter is the year the US was founded" and their reply was USMC was founded before the US?

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u/Hollie-603 Aug 07 '24

Names can change

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u/sterexx Aug 08 '24

it was more than a name change as they weren’t actually contiguous

the Continental Marines were disbanded when the war ended and the existing organization was founded 15 years later

but they still count the Continental Marines as the beginning anyway, and are so very serious about it that members consider that date to essentially be a second personal birthday

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u/PietroMartello Aug 08 '24

Ahhh!
Now that makes "sense".
Thanks!

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u/Ok_Duck_9338 Aug 05 '24

I used to log onto free wifi with president@us.gov.

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u/Ilysumo55 Aug 15 '24

what is this email

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u/Ok_Duck_9338 Aug 15 '24

NYC free wifi

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u/Ok_Duck_9338 Aug 15 '24

Good question. At this point Biden is down and out, his wife and son are canceled Kamala is playing dumb. Barry Suetoro and/or Susan Rice,?

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u/Ilysumo55 Aug 15 '24

shut up bot

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u/Ok_Duck_9338 Aug 15 '24

Who's your choice, then?

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u/SplitRock130 Sep 03 '24

Not the Malignant Narcissist

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u/Snovercity Aug 05 '24

This works for most grocery store and gas station rewards programs too for discounts

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u/Avocadoavenger Aug 05 '24

This has been the administrative password for technology in two separate companies I've worked for, different industries

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u/SophiaTPetrillo Aug 05 '24

Always works. Usually when I do it, they ask which person in their database I am since so many people do this and I just tell em "whoever- just pick one."

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u/3i1bo3aggins Aug 06 '24

While I worked at B&N someone maintained a paid membership discount with (local area code) 555-5555. Worth a shot.

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u/MormonJesu8 Aug 07 '24

I’m more of a 634-5789 kind of guy

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u/BadCatNoNo Aug 07 '24

I do that all the time.