> You might find this amusing. It was in today's Guardian, reprinted > from a copy of The Times from 1799 .... > > "We have uniformly rejected all letters and declined all discussion > upon the question of when the present century ends, as it is one of > the most absurd that can engage the public attention, and we are > astonished that it has been the subject of so much dispute, since it > appears plain. The present century will not terminate until January > 1st 1801, unless it can be made out that 99 are 100. ... It is a > silly childish discussion, and only exposes the want of brains of > those who maintain a contrary opinion to what we have stated." > > So, if the "establishment" could count back then - why can't they > count now? Has teaching become that poor.
Nice. :-) Maybe 1900 is not as magic as 2000.....
