I did not "request" to see a license plate with 3857 in the sense I was hoping it would happen and/or that my faith and/or belief hinges on seeing it. Although I can't remember exact words, what happened was during the course of a conversation I made the comment, in jest, not actually seeking or asking, or expecting anything, that this combination would be the ultimate combination, or something to that effect as we were spying various numbers on license plates. It was a question/statement said in context to a situation where two friends were discussing number anomalies.
Anyway, it wasn't an actual request and I thought nothing of it until it was said I requested to see, etc. I don't know why it matters to me to set the record straight but here it is.