Re: Merry Christmas

[Athan <athan@nospam.bigfoot.com>]

Dave Proctor wrote:

> Alan B. Spencley wrote in message <386EE7CB.7923@nbnet.nb.ca>...
>
> >A century is completed at the end of 100 years and a millenium only
> >happens when 1,000 years have passed.
> >The third {post Christian} millenium started New Years Day 2,001 A.D.,
> >{and this was about 3-5 years ago}.
>
> Who cares, We were celebrating the beginning of thje millenium which will
> finish at the end of 2999. There is nothing to stop people celebrating in
> five years time the start of the millenium which will finish in 3004.
> Likewise, there was nothing to stop us 5 years ago from celebrating the end
> of the millenium which began in 995.
>
> Dave

On Dec 31, 1900, at 10 a.m., GMT, Queen Vic signed the act that made Australia
a federation. she did so...so that Australia would be so from the 1.1.01, the
beginning of the new century.  A wise old queen, she was.

I guess, this means the next century was reckoned at beginning at 1.1.01,
along with the millenium, but any excuse for a piss up will do.

Cheers, David, I raise my glass in your direction!