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A rare day

PostPosted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 9:35 am
by MediumRare
Today is a day that comes around every 4 years or so. Are you planning anything special on this 29th day of February (other than rootig for the Middlesbrough FC) ? I'll be off for a walk in the crisp (ca. = 0°) sunshine, but that's nothing special.

G

PostPosted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 11:30 am
by NoSmartz
A visit to slumberland.

E

PostPosted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 12:14 pm
by hoxlund
why is today special?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 12:45 pm
by MonteLDS
because feb only has 29 days once every 4 years. it is called a leap year.

this day is when a whole bunch of kids are born and have to wait 4 years for their 1st birthday.

PostPosted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 12:48 pm
by hoxlund
id figure it was like leap year

PostPosted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 1:15 pm
by aviationwiz
Check out the Google Theme for today.

PostPosted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 1:58 pm
by pranav81
I really like these Google themes.


::Pranav::

PostPosted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 5:08 pm
by MediumRare
aviationwiz wrote:Check out the Google Theme for today.

I tried, but got redirected to the German version automatically. It doesn't show anything special. :-?

G

PostPosted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 5:35 pm
by dodecahedron
MediumRare wrote:
aviationwiz wrote:Check out the Google Theme for today.

I tried, but got redirected to the German version automatically. It doesn't show anything special. :-?

same thing in Israel.

i wonder if Google-Israel has a special theme during a leap year of the Hebrew calendar?
in the Hebrew calendar, in a leap year we have not an extra day, but an extra MONTH!

PostPosted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 6:01 pm
by MonteLDS
Image

PostPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 1:51 am
by dodecahedron
nice! :D

PostPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 2:09 am
by aviationwiz
dodecahedron wrote:in the Hebrew calendar, in a leap year we have not an extra day, but an extra MONTH!


Adar II?

PostPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 2:48 am
by JamieW
They redirected you to a German google? Oh, the cruel irony!

And go go lunar calendar. What year is it now? 5,000 something?

PostPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 4:33 am
by dodecahedron
aviationwiz wrote:
dodecahedron wrote:in the Hebrew calendar, in a leap year we have not an extra day, but an extra MONTH!


Adar II?

yep.
only it's called Adar Bet (= Adar B)

PostPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 1:54 pm
by socheat
MediumRare wrote:Today is a day that comes around every 4 years or so. Are you planning anything special on this 29th day of February (other than rootig for the Middlesbrough FC) ? I'll be off for a walk in the crisp (ca. = 0°) sunshine, but that's nothing special.

G

I watched the Quantum Leap marathon. The show is hokey as hell, but I still love it. :D