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| Re: May the Fourth be with you! [message #414371 is a reply to message #414368] |
Tue, 03 May 2022 23:39   |
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On 2022-05-04 00:44:36 +0000, David Dalton said:
> Since it is now 0014 UTC/GMT May 4, 2022,
> May the Fourth be with you!
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> :-)
Except it's the "4th of May" in sensible countries that don't put their
dates backwards. :-p
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| Re: May the Fourth be with you! [message #414374 is a reply to message #414368] |
Wed, 04 May 2022 00:03 |
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Originally posted by: ant
And then, the 5th and 6th. Join the dark side. :P
In alt.fan.starwars David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com> wrote:
> Since it is now 0014 UTC/GMT May 4, 2022,
> May the Fourth be with you!
> :-)
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It is Teacher Appreciation Day and May the 4th eve! New month is quiet so far like last month.
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| Re: May the Fourth be with you! [message #414376 is a reply to message #414375] |
Wed, 04 May 2022 00:57 |
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In article <t4su22$248k$47@gallifrey.nk.ca>,
The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
> In article <evKdnXLxQp2WZuz_nZ2dnUU7-UudnZ2d@earthlink.com>,
> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
>> And then, the 5th and 6th. Join the dark side. :P
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>> In alt.fan.starwars David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com> wrote:
>>> Since it is now 0014 UTC/GMT May 4, 2022,
>>> May the Fourth be with you!
>>
>>> :-)
>> --
>> It is Teacher Appreciation Day and May the 4th eve! New month is quiet
>> so far like last month.
>> Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see
>> this signature correctly.
>> /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://aqfl.net & http://antfarm.home.dhs.org.
>> / /\ /\ \ Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail.
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> 4 May is Tom Baker Day!
I repeat, how so? His birthday is 20 January.
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| Re: May the Fourth be with you! [message #414381 is a reply to message #414376] |
Wed, 04 May 2022 08:19 |
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In article <rBCDsH.14ML@kithrup.com>,
Dorothy J Heydt <djheydt@kithrup.com> wrote:
> In article <t4su22$248k$47@gallifrey.nk.ca>,
> The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
>> In article <evKdnXLxQp2WZuz_nZ2dnUU7-UudnZ2d@earthlink.com>,
>> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
>>> And then, the 5th and 6th. Join the dark side. :P
>>>
>>>
>>> In alt.fan.starwars David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com> wrote:
>>>> Since it is now 0014 UTC/GMT May 4, 2022,
>>>> May the Fourth be with you!
>>>
>>>> :-)
>>> --
>>> It is Teacher Appreciation Day and May the 4th eve! New month is quiet
>>> so far like last month.
>>> Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see
>>> this signature correctly.
>>> /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://aqfl.net & http://antfarm.home.dhs.org.
>>> / /\ /\ \ Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail.
>>> | |o o| |
>>> \ _ /
>>> ( )
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>> 4 May is Tom Baker Day!
>
> I repeat, how so? His birthday is 20 January.
>
The Fourth "Doctor" I would guess.
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| Re: May the Fourth be with you! [message #414385 is a reply to message #414368] |
Wed, 04 May 2022 14:37 |
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Originally posted by: Michael Benveniste
On 5/3/2022 9:14 PM, David Dalton wrote:
> Since it is now 0014 UTC/GMT May 4, 2022,
> May the Fourth be with you!
Time for my annual old man grump. Today is to remember Glenn Miller,
Allison B. Krause, William Knox Schroeder, and Sandra Lee Scheuer. Plus
nine wounded, one of whom, Dean R. Kahler, was paralyzed for life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRE9vMBBe10
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Mike Benveniste -- mhb@murkyether.com (Clarification Required)
Its name is Public opinion. It is held in reverence. It settles
everything. Some think it is the voice of God. -- Mark Twain
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| Re: May the Fourth be with you! [message #414387 is a reply to message #414385] |
Wed, 04 May 2022 17:40 |
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In article <16ebfad04e994a38$7$928382$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com>,
Michael Benveniste <mhb@murkyether.com> wrote:
> On 5/3/2022 9:14 PM, David Dalton wrote:
>> Since it is now 0014 UTC/GMT May 4, 2022,
>> May the Fourth be with you!
>
> Time for my annual old man grump. Today is to remember Glenn Miller,
> Allison B. Krause, William Knox Schroeder, and Sandra Lee Scheuer. Plus
> nine wounded, one of whom, Dean R. Kahler, was paralyzed for life.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRE9vMBBe10
>
Happy Tom Baker Day!
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> Mike Benveniste -- mhb@murkyether.com (Clarification Required)
> Its name is Public opinion. It is held in reverence. It settles
> everything. Some think it is the voice of God. -- Mark Twain
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| Re: May the Fourth be with you! [message #415050 is a reply to message #415049] |
Tue, 12 July 2022 23:58 |
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On 2022-07-13 03:31:37 +0000, Travoltron said:
> On 5/3/2022 8:39 PM, Your Name wrote:
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>> Except it's the "4th of May" in sensible countries that don't put their
>> dates backwards. :-p
>
> Both are correct
No. One is correct English and one is backwards American. :-p
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| Re: May the Fourth be with you! [message #415056 is a reply to message #415054] |
Wed, 13 July 2022 17:35 |
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On 2022-07-13 19:29:24 +0000, s|b said:
> On Tue, 12 Jul 2022 20:31:37 -0700, Travoltron wrote:
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>> Both are correct
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> Well, you had a long time to think about it...
And still got it wrong. ;-)
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| Re: May the Fourth be with you! [message #415061 is a reply to message #415056] |
Thu, 14 July 2022 15:43 |
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Originally posted by: s|b
On Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:35:21 +1200, Your Name wrote:
>> Well, you had a long time to think about it...
> And still got it wrong. ;-)
Meh, it's just a wordplay. After all, they don't say 'The Force (of) may
be with you' in the movies. (Well, maybe Yoda does. :-)
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| Re: May the Fourth be with you! [message #415062 is a reply to message #415061] |
Thu, 14 July 2022 16:41 |
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On 2022-07-14 19:43:17 +0000, s|b said:
> On Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:35:21 +1200, Your Name wrote:
>>>
>>> Well, you had a long time to think about it...
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>> And still got it wrong. ;-)
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> Meh, it's just a wordplay. After all, they don't say 'The Force (of) may
> be with you' in the movies. (Well, maybe Yoda does. :-)
It is word play, but based on the backwards American date, so it
doesn't work anywhere else in the world that uses correct dates. Same
with the silly "Pi Day" and the other wordplays based on dates.
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| Re: May the Fourth be with you! [message #415111 is a reply to message #415062] |
Sun, 17 July 2022 10:41 |
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Originally posted by: s|b
On Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:41:51 +1200, Your Name wrote:
> It is word play, but based on the backwards American date, so it
> doesn't work anywhere else in the world that uses correct dates. Same
> with the silly "Pi Day" and the other wordplays based on dates.
Just when I thought you couldn't do worse, you went ahead and ruined Pi
Day as well. ;-)
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| Re: May the Fourth be with you! [message #415127 is a reply to message #415111] |
Sun, 17 July 2022 17:23 |
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On 2022-07-17 14:41:37 +0000, s|b said:
> On Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:41:51 +1200, Your Name wrote:
>>
>> It is word play, but based on the backwards American date, so it
>> doesn't work anywhere else in the world that uses correct dates. Same
>> with the silly "Pi Day" and the other wordplays based on dates.
>
> Just when I thought you couldn't do worse, you went ahead and ruined Pi
> Day as well. ;-)
Americans can't even keep it consistent themselves ... they insist on
using backwards dates everywhere, but then make a movie with a correct
date called "Born on the Fourth of July" based on a biography book of
the same name. :-\
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| Re: May the Fourth be with you! [message #415232 is a reply to message #415127] |
Tue, 19 July 2022 16:15 |
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Originally posted by: s|b
On Mon, 18 Jul 2022 09:23:01 +1200, Your Name wrote:
> Americans can't even keep it consistent themselves ... they insist on
> using backwards dates everywhere, but then make a movie with a correct
> date called "Born on the Fourth of July" based on a biography book of
> the same name. :-\
Maybe the author of the book wanted to write in Her Majesty The Queen's
English?
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| Re: May the Fourth be with you! [message #415295 is a reply to message #415232] |
Wed, 20 July 2022 00:56 |
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On 2022-07-19 20:15:37 +0000, s|b said:
> On Mon, 18 Jul 2022 09:23:01 +1200, Your Name wrote:
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>> Americans can't even keep it consistent themselves ... they insist on
>> using backwards dates everywhere, but then make a movie with a correct
>> date called "Born on the Fourth of July" based on a biography book of
>> the same name. :-\
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> Maybe the author of the book wanted to write in Her Majesty The Queen's
> English?
In America, for some stupid reason, that particular day (being
Independence Day) is usually phrased using the correct date format,
rather than their own backwards format. I just heard Katie Perry's
"Firework" song on the radio, which also includes the lyric "the fourth
of July".
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