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re: Interesting fact...
- To: babel-list (Babel-list)
- Subject: re: Interesting fact...
- From: Aphinar
- Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 00:35:13 EDT
- Sender: owner-babel-list
Well actually what's 'interesting' about this is that it illustrates the
rather quirky way in which we Americans reckon dates. The example comprises, in
order,
hours, minutes, seconds, month, date, year
which isn't much order at all. A more, er, harmonious progression might be
06.05.04 03:02:01
ie, 3:02:01 am on Thursday, 4 May 2006, or else
01.02.03 04:05:06
ie, 4:05:06 am on Saturday, 3 February 2001. I believe the latter example
was actually mentioned in the press at the time.
But I quibble.
As is my wont.
Jay Dillon
_Factoids R Us_ (http://www.jaydillon.com/)
In a message dated 2006-04-04 2:38:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
ylefort writes:
On Wednesday of this week, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 in
the morning, the time and date will be 01:02:03 04/05/06 That won't ever
happen again.