Of course 'over here' we'd ruin the whole thing because we date things like this: 14.3.15 rather than 3.14.15..... Just no fun us Brits! It's probably why we lost the Empire..... [grin]
I do that, too -- it was a pretension I adopted in college and still use. I'm adding peculiarities, though...lately I've taken to writing the year as "A.D. 2017", just to be ornery.
(Of course, when I date the sign-in books for various things at the library, I will sometimes slip in a German or Spanish name for the city/month to see if anyone notices. Sometimes I will refer to the day by a holiday. On December 21, 2012, for instance, I referred to it as "End of the World". Just a little joke to see if anyone actually checks the date on the book they're signing!
Well, just hang around until 2159 and try again!
ReplyDeleteone could include the "20" and it still would be pretty accurate... to a thousandth, anyway...
ReplyDeleteOf course 'over here' we'd ruin the whole thing because we date things like this: 14.3.15 rather than 3.14.15..... Just no fun us Brits! It's probably why we lost the Empire..... [grin]
ReplyDeleteI do that, too -- it was a pretension I adopted in college and still use. I'm adding peculiarities, though...lately I've taken to writing the year as "A.D. 2017", just to be ornery.
ReplyDelete(Of course, when I date the sign-in books for various things at the library, I will sometimes slip in a German or Spanish name for the city/month to see if anyone notices. Sometimes I will refer to the day by a holiday. On December 21, 2012, for instance, I referred to it as "End of the World". Just a little joke to see if anyone actually checks the date on the book they're signing!
Stephen: so YOU'RE the ONE!! boy are you in trouble... (hahahahah)
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