Re: 20th century

[Chuck Britton <britton@ODIE.NCSSM.EDU>]

The 'Changing of the Digit' is the one true proper label for the
celebrations that will occur in just over a month.

THEN we can all celebrate the new millennium in another twelve months!

Arthur C. Clarke knew what he was talking about (COUNTING)
               when he wrote the Space Odyssey (2001)

At 11:09 AM -0600 11/16/99, James Espinosa wrote:
> A few weeks ago and, I believe, on the subject of "quantum leap" Tim
> Folkerts, in an aside, said that in a few months we will be
> referring to this time as "last century."  Well, in a few months it
> will still be the 20th century, it is going to be over a year before
> it becomes the 21st century.  I wonder if others on this list also
> believe that come January it will be another century?  I know that
> the media is convinced that the new century is about to start and
> apparantly nobody is correcting them.
>
> James M. Espinosa

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