On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Fernando Cabral wrote: > Now that you mentioned this "Millennium Special" I started thinking > why we have not discussed this issue on this list. To me it does not > seem that the third millennium will begin in 2000 but in 2001. > > So, as far as I can see, all this fuss and hype about the next > new years day is but hype and fuss created and promoted by > marketers that wanna sell more hotel rooms, more air ticks, > more champaign... > > I am wrong? > > - fernando
To be honest, I believe you are wrong. Not that this *is* the millenium rollover, but that the hype is more due to general ignorance of matters calenderical and numerical! "Never attribute to malice what is adequately explained by ignorance!" Besides, *we* will know better, and have our parties next year as well! Dave
