It is unusual if it says 6:66 because it means my clock is buggered.
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^ And possessed...
And 1961 was the last year that reads the same upside-down as right-side-up. There won't be another one until 6009.
(I remember that from Mad magazine.)
I bet a few people freaked on December 12, 1212.I don't see the big deal either.
People are just all, "OMG! It's 12/12/12!" Me: "Yeah... And?!"
Do you think people in 1912 did the same thing? In 1812? So what, all of the numbers of the date are the same and only because you've lopped off he first two numbers of the year and turned the name of the month into a number. The only thing significant about today is that both Americans and Europeans can understand the other's numerical abbreviation for the date.
Take a piece of paper and write 5555 in digital numerals.
It reads the same both ways.
I wouldn't say there's nothing to do... Survivor: Philippines is on TV tonight.
One of my sons turned 8 on the 8//8/88. The local newspaper threw a party for him and others like him. They found 9 children who were turning eight and one man who was turning 88.
I'll be 126 years and 2 months old the next time this happens.
I plan on pulling an Admiral McCoy, grouse to my robot or android chaperone as I wander down a well-lit hallway and then acknowledge the numerical occasion by promptly soiling myself.
I plan on pulling an Admiral McCoy, grouse to my robot or android chaperone as I wander down a well-lit hallway and then acknowledge the numerical occasion by promptly soiling myself.
I do know someone who had a (scheduled) induced labor today which, if I understand correctly, cannot be timed for a specific delivery time you induce and see what happens. She ended up delivering at 12:17, just five minutes late.
I like 02:29 better, that could have something to do with quitting time though.
80085 on a calculator display is always good for a mindless chuckle with a friend.
Face it, deep down we're all still ten years old.
Face it, deep down we're all still ten years old.
It's more like 5 for me.
On the other hand, I think it's a sweet sentiment. A reminder that every moment is precious, and that (even though some people put greater meaning and focus on some moments than others) we should treasure them before they go away forever:
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You two are the enemies of fun.
I don't see the big deal either.
I don't even see why it's so "neat". So a bunch of numbers line up? Big fuckin' deal. Is it "neat" when it's 1:11, 2:22, 3:33, 4:44 or 5:55?
It's not a big deal. Most people just take note of it, say "ooh, that's cool" to themselves or others, and move on with their lives. We celebrate or take note of lots of completely arbitrary dates and times each year. That doesn't mean you have to be total killjoys about it.
That's what we need! A day of the year to celebrate all the superstitious nonsense that has nothing to do with the nonsense celebrated by mainstream religions.
We could call it "Numbers Day" and celebrate the lucky numbers the lottery-people believe in, the end-of-the-world dates the end-of-the-worlders believe in, the 'ideal weight' the weight watchers believe in and any other number-related thing people obsess about.
We'll get some astrologists to figure out what date to put Numbers Day on and some numerologists to figure out how many days the celebration should take (and for how many of these schools and workplaces should be closed).
I don't think we'll need to spend much time thinking about exactly how Numbers Day should be celebrated; we'll just take the hint from mainstream religions and let the marketing people of Disney and greeting-card companies figure that one out...
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