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(...) Of course, another thing people forget is that the gregorian calander was created several hundred years late and grandfathered a lot. And of course, by the opinions of (most) biblical scholars and historians, the whole thing is off by *at (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Unfortunately, YES (see below) (...) with (...) then (...) If it were only so (as a coder... I feel that all things should start at zero). Turns out that long ago there was this monk named Denny the Runt who was commisioned by the Pope to (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) with (...) then (...) I just had this argument at work. There is no year zero! At midnight on dec31st is the year 1 BC it became 1 AD (though they didn't think of it as such at the time) so the first decade would look like: (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) NO! (see below) (...) It's a matter of what you take as 'the first year'... The first year starts at 0 lasts to 1, second year 1-2, third year 2-3, tenth year 9-10 (since a year is a time-span it starts and ends, that is the thing you (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Dunno about you but *I'm* partying like it's 1999 already, just like what's his name. So ya.... *knowing why* the millenium starts in 2001 is a sign of intelligence. Refusing to party this year anyway is a sign of stupidity (or (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) YES! This has really gotten to me of late- how come it's so simple to sit down with someone and explain to them that if you have 10 things, and you count them , then the last one is 10, and if you have 2000 things, and you count them, then the (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) That reminds me: The other day, I learned a fun little fact about the place I live. Silver Spring (MD) has over one million residents, and it isn't even an incorporated town! Needless to say, I was amazed. :) Jeff P.S. I knew it was (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) My mom's cat did all the time. Of course you never hear it, you just notice that the room has a sudden foulness, and you know very well that it didn't emanate from your digestive system, and the cat is the (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) They have a lot. Not as many toys as me or the kids of course, but probably more than Julia or Josette. We keep our mice outside. :-) The cats sneak out of the house when no one's paying attention to the door so they can go catch them. (26 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) you need to buy them some more. :') Ed "Boxer" Jones (26 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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