Re: First post of 2008? (Look! Brand new subject! Reassuringly off-topic!)

["Patrick Donnelly" <batrick.donnelly@...>]

On 12/31/07, Scott <harview@montana.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 12:19:28PM +0900, Miles Bader wrote:
> > It seems more reasonable to simply ignore such silliness and consider
> > where the sunlight will come first (past the international dateline)...
> >
>
> In which case those living in Siberia north of the the Arctic Circle
> will not see the new year for several weeks?

An acceptable compromise surely. :)


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-Patrick Donnelly

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to do and always a clever thing to say."

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