Hey, a new pointless argument to start the New Year! :-)
So, Larry, assuming that the Birth of Christ really did signify the end of
those years now referred to as BC, the first year of His existence was the
year 0001? Surely, during the twelve months from His birth to the first
anniversary thereof, that was the year Zero, and the end of the year, when
He celebrated His first birthday would have been called One (or, for the
Latinophiles amongst us, Unus)?
Which, by natural extrapolation, makes the next Millennium begin at 2000,
not 2001. IMHO, of course.
Lawrie
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
To: Lawrie Alexander <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Cc: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, January 01, 1999 10:06 AM
Subject: Millennium bug was: Cold weather starting -- The Drill
>On 12/31/98 11:06 AM so and so (Lawrie Alexander) said. (And I quote:)
>
>Lawrie, et al
>the millennium does not start for 1 MORE Year!!.
>It will not be the 21st Century until 1/1/2001. not 1/1/2000. The 20th
>Century did not start until 1/1/1901. Or do we have just 99 years this
>Century??
>
>The popular press keeps getting this wrong.
>Larry Macy
>78 Midget
>
>>May 1999 bring an end to the problems of this millennium!
>>
>>Lawrie
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>
>Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
>macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
>System Manager/Administrator
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>University of Pennsylvania
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>In a world without walls or fences, what use do we have for windows or
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