one over the eight

Actual headline from The San Francisco Chronicle online today:

People busy trying to absorb the good luck associated with the numeral 8

Hey, Lisa! Want to go to the mall?
No, I have stuff to do. I'm really busy.
Oh, like what?
Well, I need to catch the number 8 bus and go...somewhere. Somewhere far away that takes a long time. Like 8 hours.
Won't that just take you in circles, on that bus?
Ooh, circles. The number 8 is made of two circles.
Huh?
I also need to practice my ice skating forms.
But it's August!
I know, that's why. Anyway, I'm really busy.