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(...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 21-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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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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(...) Actually, that's exactly what I said. The first year was (retroactively of course) numbered "1", meaning "In the first year after our reference point". The year before that is "-1", meaning "In the first year before our reference point." We (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Further discussion of this topic belongs in .off-topic.geek, I think. Let's take it there if you want to continue. :) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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