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It's the 12th day of 12th month of the 12th year.....

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Panda

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Message 6 of 40 (683625)
12-12-2012 10:15 AM

Reply to: Message 4 by Straggler
12-12-2012 9:59 AM

Re: 12/12/12/ 12:12:12

Straggler writes:

Am I in danger of suffering from some sort of CDO.....?

Fixed that for you.

"There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god." J. B. S. Haldane

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Message 17 of 40 (683664)
12-12-2012 12:49 PM

Reply to: Message 16 by ringo
12-12-2012 12:40 PM

Ringo writes:

I'm disappointed that the world didn't come to an end. That would have been worth seeing.

Ringo at the end of the world:

"Look! It's the en

"There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god." J. B. S. Haldane

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Message 24 of 40 (683861)
12-14-2012 5:19 AM

Reply to: Message 23 by xongsmith
12-14-2012 2:17 AM

xongsmith writes:

Why even use Earth orbits to determine the length of a year?

I would guess that it is connected to seasons and agriculture.

"There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god." J. B. S. Haldane

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