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Gingerbeer Wrote:

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> Bah! Lack of forgiveness creates emotional

> baggage. My personal preference is one small

> carry-on per person.



My forgiveness is precariously stored in the overhead locker which means it could fall on anyone - Good Luck to all for the New Year!

StraferJack Wrote:

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> Main thing about 2013 is the fact that it brings

> the first teenagers born in 21st century


You sure about that? If the century began on January 1st 2001 wouldn't someone born that year be 12 this year?

KidKruger Wrote:

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> AM, the century began on 01/01/2000.

> Hence all the end-of-millenium parties the night

> before.


AM and I seldom agree - but he is right, despite the many millions of people transfixed by a change of number on 31 Dece 1999. There wasn't a "Year Zero" so the end of AD 1 was 31 December 0001 and the second millenium came to an end at the end of the 2,000th year - ie 31 December 2000.


Therefore the 3rd millenium and new century began on 1 January 2001.

Huguenot Wrote:

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> Hmmm, strictly speaking there weren't any years

> between 1AD and 525AD, and only a few doughty

> enthusiasts experienced 526AD to around 800AD.



Yeah but - in terms of calendar and number logic ...........

Indeed! I've been reading that the actual AD 1 year was chosen because it meant that there would be a gloriously convenient conjunction of the planets in exactly AD 2000 - neatly facilitating the end of the world.


However, the fact that the Bible was clear that Jesus was 30 during some Roman Emporer's notable moment meant that Jesus could only have been born around 4 or 5 BC.


But then I also understand that none of the Churches seem to give much of a fig about that, so we probably shouldn't either.

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