IT Does Seem to be a Donnie Darko Kind of World Doesn't IT?

Woman dies after being partially sucked out of window when engine blows on Southwest Airlines jet

When I saw the above headlines about a jet engine blowing up in midair and killing an unlucky passenger, I couldn't help but think of the post I had written about the passing of Harry Anderson, inter-dimensional/imaginary giant rabbits and the number 27 in relation to the story of Stephen King's 'IT'.
Harry Anderson, 27 and Imaginary Rabbit Holes?

Serial #27880?!

Harry Anderson

It even made me think of another older post I wrote -
Donnie Darko, 2001 and American Airlines Flight 587

Southwest Airline's flight #1380 had the serial number of 27880.

Those numbers weren't very good omens when it comes to the numbers from the movies 'IT' and 'Donnie Darko'.

The movie takes place in 1988. 

Frank tells Donnie the world will end in 28 days, 06 hours, 42minutes, and 12 seconds.
If you add these numbers, the sum is 88.

An 8 on its side is of course the symbol for infinity and this movie is full of references to the numbers 8 and 88.
Donnie mentions the DeLorean vehicle, which was used for time travel in the movie Back To The Future.
In the movie, the DeLorean had to reach a speed of 88mph to travel in time.
"The climax of Donnie Darko occurs one week before the 1988 US presidential election.

George Herbert Walker Bush was elected on November 8, 1988[11/08/88].
The first line in the movie is "I'm voting for Dukakis."
"Stephen Hawking's book A Brief History of Time was published in 1988.

Stephen Hawking Dies on Pi Day?!

Harry Anderson

Oh, and Harry Anderson has 88 photos at his IMDB page, as well;-)
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