In the land of the 408, there will soon be a lot of 669s running around. And for those who already have a claim on a 408 number, they may just find it switched to the new area code, as so many cell phones down Silicon Valley way have used up all the 408s. As the Mercury News reports, the Orwellian-sounding North American Numbering Plan Administration, or NANPA, and the California Public Utilities Commission have yet to decide whether the 408 area code will be split, with some people losing their existing area code, or whether there will be an "overlay" allowing people to keep their 408s. The change will take place by the end of 2012.

It may not seem like big news, but imagine this: All these years you've taken it for granted that you were a 415. It's a part of your identity almost. Then one day in the future, NANPA comes along and tells you you aren't a 415 anymore. You're a 887 or some crap like that. You'd be pissed, right? Remember when Elaine on Seinfield lost her 212 and they tried to give her a 646? Yeah, chilling.