Apocalyptic time

divegeester

watching in dismay

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11 Dec 13

divegeester

watching in dismay

STARMERGEDDON

Joined: 16 Feb 08
Moves: 120526

11 Dec 13

Today at just 10 seconds past 9 minutes after 8 it will be:

08.09.10.11.12.13.

SwissGambit

Caninus Interruptus

2014.05.01

Joined: 11 Apr 07
Moves: 92274

11 Dec 13

Originally posted by divegeester
Today at just 10 seconds past 9 minutes after 8 it will be:

08.09.10.11.12.13.

I think you mean 12.11.13. 😛

(re-starts the tired US vs. Euro feud and prepares to duck out and watch the ensuing melee)

hopscotch

Joined: 09 Jun 04
Moves: 39731

11 Dec 13

-1

Originally posted by SwissGambit
I think you mean 12.11.13. 😛

(re-starts the tired US vs. Euro feud and prepares to duck out and watch the ensuing melee)

US vs EURO?

I think you mean, US vs PLANET EARTH.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_format_by_country

Go Belize, you suck ups.

Kewpie

Felis Australis

Australia

Joined: 20 Jan 09
Moves: 390144

11 Dec 13

-1

3 billion using DMY
1.5 billion using YMD
(both of those have a logical sequence)
0.3 billion using MDY (quite illogical, but US just has to be different). Boring.

Great Big Stees

Joined: 14 Mar 04
Moves: 186249

11 Dec 13

Originally posted by divegeester
Today at just 10 seconds past 9 minutes after 8 it will be:

08.09.10.11.12.13.

It's come and gone here and I'm now APOPLECTIC because I spent a ton of money on a magical spaceship that I didn't need.😠

divegeester

watching in dismay

STARMERGEDDON

Joined: 16 Feb 08
Moves: 120526

11 Dec 13

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
It's come and gone here and I'm now APOPLECTIC because I spent a ton of money on a magical spaceship that I didn't need.😠

The horsemen move in mysterious ways brother.

HandyAndy

Read a book!

Joined: 23 Sep 06
Moves: 18677

11 Dec 13

Originally posted by divegeester
The horsemen move in mysterious ways brother.

Not to mention the horsewomen.

Ponderable

chemist

Linkenheim

Joined: 22 Apr 05
Moves: 669814

11 Dec 13

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Not to mention the horsewomen.

you could call them "apocalyptic riders" which is gender neutral in English.

divegeester

watching in dismay

STARMERGEDDON

Joined: 16 Feb 08
Moves: 120526

11 Dec 13

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Not to mention the horsewomen.

Ooh a little bit of politics creeping into the end of the world.

Great Big Stees

Joined: 14 Mar 04
Moves: 186249

11 Dec 13

Originally posted by divegeester
The horsemen move in mysterious ways brother.

Ya well I'll just put it away till the next time I guess. Hopefully it comes sooner than later because now I have to pay for it's storage... Man I'm pissed.😠

SwissGambit

Caninus Interruptus

2014.05.01

Joined: 11 Apr 07
Moves: 92274

12 Dec 13

Originally posted by hopscotch
US vs EURO?

I think you mean, US vs PLANET EARTH.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_format_by_country

Go Belize, you suck ups.

At least we can pick one and stick with it. 😛

SwissGambit

Caninus Interruptus

2014.05.01

Joined: 11 Apr 07
Moves: 92274

12 Dec 13

Originally posted by Kewpie
3 billion using DMY
1.5 billion using YMD
(both of those have a logical sequence)
0.3 billion using MDY (quite illogical, but US just has to be different). Boring.

No, conformity is boring. I'll give you that the other formats are more logical.

HandyAndy

Read a book!

Joined: 23 Sep 06
Moves: 18677

12 Dec 13

-1

Originally posted by SwissGambit
No, conformity is boring. I'll give you that the other formats are more logical.

Month/day/year is perfectly logical. We usually say "December 12th" rather than "the 12th of December."

Month/day is an entity in itself. Today is more than just a day in December and not just the 12th.. it is December 12th.

SwissGambit

Caninus Interruptus

2014.05.01

Joined: 11 Apr 07
Moves: 92274

12 Dec 13

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Month/day/year is perfectly logical. We usually say "December 12th" rather than "the 12th of December."

Month/day is an entity in itself. Today is more than just a day in December and not just the 12th.. it is [b]December 12th.[/b]

The choice of "Dec 12" or "12 Dec" is arbitrary. An ideal logical system makes sense in all cases. "Dec 12" is fine until you start including the year, so "12 Dec" should be preferred.

No matter - I was just trying to tweak the US-bashers. Standards often don't make sense logically. I am typing in a language that has twisted rules like "I before E except after C, except in words sounding like A, as in NEIGHBOR and WEIGH" (but that still doesn't account for the word SEIZE), on a keyboard that was designed to slow down even the fastest typist.

Suzianne

Misfit Queen

Isle of Misfit Toys

Joined: 08 Aug 03
Moves: 37379

12 Dec 13

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Month/day/year is perfectly logical. We usually say "December 12th" rather than "the 12th of December."

Month/day is an entity in itself. Today is more than just a day in December and not just the 12th.. it is [b]December 12th.[/b]

Andy, I've been banging this drum for years, it's not going to change anything.