Not 21st Century for another year

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UW Mitch

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I don't mean to argue with the vast majority, but the end of this year does not signify the turn of the decade, century, or millenium.
The calender we go by started with January 1, 1 AD. That means the first decade ended with December 31, 10 AD, thus the second decade starting on January 1, 11 AD. Following from this, the first century ended on December 31, 100 AD and the second century started on January 1, 101 AD. Contiunuing this chain to the end of the second millenium, it ends on December 31, 2000, and the new one starts on January 1, 2001. So, this new year doesn't really mark the begining of a new millenium, just the y2k computer problem (which has been worked out for the most part).

So my whole point is, there is good news to this off by a year thing. Everyone's new millenium series knives are going to be a year early!
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~Mitch

p.s. If anyone knows a lot about history and can prove my logic (actually a teacher's logic, and Scully from X-files) wrong, then please let me know where I've gone wrong.

 
You are correct, technically speaking of course. What really matters is the psychological impact of the events. In that regard, it is hard to beat the impact of all four digits on the calendar rolling over at once.

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James Segura
San Francisco, CA


 
Mitch, I'd just like to say in the nicest possible way..."bite me"
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Seriously, the last day of 2000 will be a good place to meet a fellow mathematician, that's about it.

Jim
 
stjames is right. I guess it doesn't matter when the millenium really ends, it's all arbitrary anyway. Oh well, new millenium or not, I can't wait for some of the new knives to come out next year.

~Mitch

p.s. Jim, I think Vampire would be a more likely person to bite you.
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You're preaching to the choir, Mitch. I do feel sorry for Arthur C. Clarke, who has started a one-man crusade, far too late, to educate the sheeple. Remember 2001: A Space Odyssey?

Personally, I think we should celebrate the whole year of 2000 as the last year of the millennium. Been putting off that big vacation? Do it in 2000!

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Protect your Right to Keep and Bear Arms!

 
Millenium, schmillenium, let's just get it over with and move on. I don't know about you but I am tired of all of the hype.

NEXT!!

As always that is just my $0.02(with 8.4% state tax)

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The vague and tenuous hope that GOD is too kind to punish the ungodly has become a deadly opiate for the conscience of millions.

*A. W. Tozer

2 Cor 5:10
 
Ewok, that's the best idea I've heard from this whole millenium thing.
Geez, in the overall scheme of things, it doesn't even matter. The sun will rise the next day, and the only difference it will make will be in the numbering scheme of man.
Although, I do indeed like the idea of a 365 day millenium party...
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. Or is that really 365 and 1/4 day party..........

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It just a ****ing staple!!
Guess who...
St. Mary's County, Republik of Marilundt
 
Hell, just party twice! This New Year's Eve is on Friday and NYE 2000 is on a Sunday. This is a perfect convergence of weekend friendly blowouts back to back so to speak. Whomever started the calender at 1 A.D. I thank you for two millennial bashes falling on weekends. Those hangovers will need one day+ recovery time.

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Never confuse movement with action.

Ernest Hemingway
 
The second millenium of Jesus' birth has already come and gone, according to the biblical experts. Studies of the events in the Gospels around His birth and the records of the times indicate that He was born sometime around 4BCE, give or take a year or so. The records also show that He was born in the Spring, when the shepards were staying up in hte hills with the sheep for lambing. Oh, well.

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Walk in the Light,
Hugh Fuller
Arlington, Virginia

 
I have deleted a number of multiple posts that resulted from an error message that said to hit "Reload". I did and it kept saying "Reload", so I kept hitting it until I finally cleared out of it and found the multiple entries. It would be nice if I could have deleted them.
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Walk in the Light,
Hugh Fuller
Arlington, Virginia



[This message has been edited by FullerH (edited 09 December 1999).]
 
Intresting. So I guess that goes back to what StJames said, it's all a psychological thing anyway. Thanks for the history lesson.

I guess now rather than the millenium knives being a year early, they're actually a few years late. Bummers.
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Mitch
 
If I hear one more person bring up this stupid point I swear I'll... just kidding Y2K is just a big marketing thing anyway so it's not really a bug deal that it's not the millenium. 2001 doesn't sell as well as 2000.

Jason
 
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