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Andy Howie Offline
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11-12-2013, 11:31 AM
What is so significant about it being 9 minutes past 8 and 10 seconds today??

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11-12-2013, 11:38 AM
I know Smile and it won't happen again in my life-time!
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11-12-2013, 11:55 AM
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11-12-2013, 12:38 PM
I just had to google that, I needed to know. I was expecting something interesting or amazing, oh well Smile
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11-12-2013, 01:29 PM
I tried googling that and didn't get anywhere whats the solution
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11-12-2013, 01:31 PM
Ianbrownlee Wrote:I tried googling that and didn't get anywhere whats the solution
What is todays date Ian? Put the time Andy mentioned before it, and ...et voila!
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12-12-2013, 01:05 PM
andyburnett Wrote:I know Smile and it won't happen again in my life-time!

Not strictly true. If you use American dates it will happen next year :p
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12-12-2013, 02:36 PM
Andy Howie Wrote:
andyburnett Wrote:I know Smile and it won't happen again in my life-time!

Not strictly true. If you use American dates it will happen next year :p

If I ever resort to using American dates/spelling or pretty much anything else, please feel free to shoot (with an American gun obviously!)
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12-12-2013, 02:44 PM
Andy Howie Wrote:
andyburnett Wrote:I know Smile and it won't happen again in my life-time!

Not strictly true. If you use American dates it will happen next year :p

There has been one for a few years now, just a slightly different one.

Last year was 7am, 8mins, 9 secs on the 10/11/12.

Next year there isn't one because it would need a 13th month before the 14th, 12/13/14 obviously not a date.

I think that is right. I also kn ow it is entirely useless info!
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12-12-2013, 02:48 PM
Jonathan Livingstone Wrote:
Andy Howie Wrote:
andyburnett Wrote:I know Smile and it won't happen again in my life-time!
Next year there isn't one because it would need a 13th month before the 14th, 12/13/14 obviously not a date.

Using the American system of dates (MM/DD/YY) There is one next year
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