Re: OT - Third Millennium (was: Merry Christmas)

["John Wayman" <trecker@optusnet.com.au>]

James

You must have failed maths at school and certainly haven't read information
at the links sent to you by Bill Niven. Or perhaps you attended a $1000
millennium dinner or got married or engaged at midnight NYE and want to
maintain your naively innocent ignorance. It was a good excuse for a party
anyway!

 Only 1,999 years plus a few days have elapsed since the nominal event from
which our calendar is calculated. The first day of the 20th Century was the
date our country became a Federation, i.e. 1/1/1901. This date was chosen
because it was the start of the century. Next year on 1/1/2001 we celebrate
the centenary of Australia, the start of the 21st century and a new
millennium. 2000 years will then have elapsed.

The premature ejaculators have had their way this year. Next year is the
serious stuff!

:)

Cheers
John Wayman

"James Brook" <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
386F3359.C99535C4@ozemail.com.au">news:386F3359.C99535C4@ozemail.com.au...
> The FACT is that the calendar is stuffed and innacurate anyway. Some
people
> even believe that the new millennium started 5 years ago! Overall, the
easiest
> thing to say is the year 2000 is the start of the new millennium and be
done
> with that. I believe that we are in the new millennium of the christian
> calendar and you believe we are still in the old millennium of the
christian
> calendar. So lets just leave it at this and get back to discussing
railways!
> :-)
>
> Bill McNiven wrote:
>
> > James Brook wrote in message <386F1DD9.42204256@ozemail.com.au>...
> > >say that the year 0 - just before 1 never existed and this is
ridiculous!
> >
> > Go and read up on the FACT that the year 0000 never existed, for example
> > http://www.rog.nmm.ac.uk/leaflets/new_mill.html
> > http://aa.usno.navy.mil/AA/faq/docs/millennium.html
> >
> > Then wash your mouth with soap and water.
> >
> > Then post your ravings to somewhere other than aus.rail (unless the year
> > 0000 has some relevance here).
>
> I'm not the only one posting these messages and you are keeping it going
by
> replying to it.
>
>
> --
> - James Brook -
>
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