The true millennium

Bard

The question had to come up... plenty of you have surely had this conversation before...

The Times, December 26th, 1799:

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">The present century will not terminate 'til 1 January, 1801"..."we shall not pursue this matter further"..."it is a silly, childish discussion and only exposes the want of brains of those who maintain a contrary opinion to that we have stated."</font>

According to the calendar system we have adopted, the Gregorian Calendar, which originally used Roman Numerals (which uses no "zero"), there was no year zero and Christs birth was dated as the year 1. When "BC" was introduced by Northumbrian Monk, the Venerable Bede, the number 'zero' still wasn't in use, so it went backwards straight from 1AD to 1BC. Of course this seems silly these days, - like going backwards from 11 to 9, but this is the way it is. (It's better explained in the Rough Guide to the Millennium, to be honest)... but what it all means is that this new Millennium of ours actually technically begins on January 1st 2001 ... coming (in just over 3 weeks time).

So who's gonna be celebrating the new millennium then, eh?

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MiCr0

every one will celebrate the new year, and does it really matter what year that is...
after all the hoop-la last year, could any one be bothered?

MiCr0

also,
as this is the real millenium i didn't bother to check my system last year for y2k, but i did for this year and it all works prefectly.

MiCr0

do u trust the swiss?
do u trust the cubans?

the answer
is no

TwoShedsJackson

God, not this 'the millenium actually ends this year you know, blah blah fu<king blah'.

I had quite enough of that last year, thanks

Blitzkrieger

No one likes a math geek, Scully.......erm, Bard

C B

both Cuba and switzerland will be celebrating the real millemium.

MiCr0

hmmmmmmmm
cuba and switzerland...
what does that tell us?

Shiminay

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by MiCr0:
hmmmmmmmm
cuba and switzerland...
what does that tell us?</font>

They obviously know something we don't! I never trusted them fluggin' swiss. As for the Cubans? Well... cigars... mmmm...

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All the best,