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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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Cats: Foul minions of evil, horrible, finger-lickin'-unpleasant things! (IMHO) (...) I've known cats like that. Those are also the same ones that you're convinced *must* have an eyeball in their anus, because that's the part that's always peeking (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yikes!--what are you feeding them? Peanut butter and fried eggs? I don't think I've ever known a cat to break wind. BTW, have you tried the product called Curtail? It's made by the same folks who make Beano. (...) When I lived with 4 cats (1 (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Oh, I dunno, our cats do occasionally pass some mean wind... and then leave the room because they know they stank it up. That's cruel. (...) Point taken, although actually it's Josette's fault, not mine. Part of the deal on pets in our house (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I happen to know quite a few people who are evil lazy cruel and smelly but i don't hate the entire species because of it. The cats I've had are not lazy, they fetch, they come when called and they will work very hard to get what they want. As (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Sorry to hear about your Kitty. We just recently had one of our cats die from complications of hyperthyroidism. We got her and her brother when they were 8 weeks old 15 years ago. It was heart wrenching to see her go:~( They really do become (...) (26 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) or (...) unconditional. (...) I had a cat once, Tasha was her name, I loved that cat. When I was crying in my early years, she would lay down beside me in my crib, and I would stop crying and start to suck my thumb.... When I got older she (...) (26 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) what he wants :) My other one, who is now 18.5 years old loves me, and always has, though she pesters till she gets what she wants too, though she doesn't have to pester as much :) she's treated like the Queen of the house. Of course, after 18 (...) (26 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yeah, it's at the top of his head. <running> -John (...) (26 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Larry, you have a point. :-) Huw (26 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I've got a great relationship with most cats I know. I just treat them like they treat me: Depending on my mood, I either ignore them or pester them until I get what I want. ;-) James (URL) (26 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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