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Date Posted: 08:33:00 05/30/02 Thu
Author: Goktimus Prime
Subject: Not really...
In reply to: Icon 's message, "They'll just assume it's a September 11 reference!" on 13:53:34 05/29/02 Wed

Since our date system is dd/mm, not mm/dd as the Americans do.

So for us, September 11 is 11/9, not 9/11 (which would looks like November 9 to us Aussies!). It's because we move progressively from the smallest unit of time (date) to the largest (year), with month being in the middle. Most Asian countries go from largest to smallest, e.g.: in Japan dates are written as yyyy/mm/dd, so 9/11 would still be September 11 in Asia.

Though I don't understand the American system of mm/dd/yyyy, since it's hopping from the second smallest/largest unit, to the smallest, to the largest. Guh?

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We play with Gokimus' mind.... -- Chee-toy, 10:32:44 05/30/02 Thu
- Ooh! I can start sharing recipes! -- Perceptor II, 16:39:53 05/30/02 Thu
  - Yum yum, give us some! -- Coyotek4, 18:58:16 05/30/02 Thu
    - Could you handle my chili? -- Perceptor II, 23:48:20 05/30/02 Thu
      - I don't know about that... -- Chee-toy, 09:38:58 05/31/02 Fri
        Ahem! -- Icon, 11:32:05 05/31/02 Fri
        Fast Food Horror stories... -- Imperial NOVA, 14:18:58 05/31/02 Fri
        Hah! -- ICon, 20:54:41 05/31/02 Fri
        Tell it like it is! -- Goktimus Prime, 01:09:55 06/01/02 Sat
        *brushes her teeth* -- Imperial NOVA, 16:57:44 06/01/02 Sat
        Oh I've got a few that will turn your stomach.... -- Dark Star, 01:38:07 06/05/02 Wed
        Haggis -- FawnDoo, 18:58:13 06/03/02 Mon
        But that'll just turn your stomach. -- Perceptor II, 17:06:55 06/11/02 Tue
Gotta agree with you there. -- Icon, 10:39:23 05/30/02 Thu
- Odd, or just different? -- Perceptor II, 16:47:41 05/30/02 Thu
  - Ummm.... Huh? -- Icon, 11:18:50 05/31/02 Fri
The best way I can explain the logic. -- Perceptor II, 16:35:08 05/30/02 Thu

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