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Re: When should the 2000 Catalogue Appear?
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 21 Sep 1999 01:58:31 GMT
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mattdm@mattdm%saynotospam%.org
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Sanjay D'Souza <sds87@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Ummm.....I wonder who will have the distinction of being the first to
> uncover the first LEGO catalogue of the new millennium.....no doubt
> something to tell your grandchildren about.....sort of like
Of course, the first LEGO catalog of the millennium won't be till next year.
2000 is the _last_ year of the century/millennium, all the zeros not
withstanding.
(We don't count years the same way we count birthdays; we count birthdays by
the year we've completed, but years by the number of the year we're _in_. So
we haven't completed the millennium until 2000 is done.)
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
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| (...) That's not the point. The first century didn't start on year 0, it started on year 1 and ended on year 100, not 99. 101 was the first year (hence the 1) of the next century. Sorry to be so nitpicky. {:^) Bill (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: When should the 2000 Catalogue Appear?
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| The 1999 catalogue first appeared in late October last year. It'll probably be about the same time this year that the 2000 catalogue will appear. Ummm.....I wonder who will have the distinction of being the first to uncover the first LEGO catalogue (...) (25 years ago, 21-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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