Jeff,

Yes, there a legions of people who notice this, and put all sorts of meaning into it.

With me, I hadn't noticed it until I heard of it. Then, I started seeing it, along with 1:11 just about all the time. I'd look down at the corner of the computer screen and see it. Or I'd be in the car and see it, or looking at a clock radio. You'll notice it's alway digital clocks. You don't notice it on analog clocks because it's as remarkable an event as all four (or 3) digits displaying 1's. You can train yourself to notice other combinations like this, 2:22, 3:33... up to 5:55 etc, even 10:10, 12:12.

What it is is you're seeing the clock digits subconsciously all the time, or a good fraction of the time -- you're just not aware of it -- that information doesn't make it all the way up to the high command center because it's not deemed important. However, when the seed is planted in your mind, your subconscious sees that as a "flag" and brings it to your conscious attention.

And it's a self-feeding cycle. Once you notice it, and think it's an improbable, strange thing, it becomes an even stronger flag for your subconscious.

With me, I noticed it day in day out for a long time, but it subsided, and I haven't paid it much attention. Now that I've brought it back in the forefront of my mind, it might happen again, but I don't know. Maybe I'm immune to it now after one go 'round.

I guarantee you that many of the people who read this will start noticing it too.

-Richard