Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.mixmin.net!feed.xsnews.nl!border-1.ams.xsnews.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.163 X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.67; '*S*': 0.00; '(aka': 0.09; '(the': 0.15; '28th': 0.16; 'americans': 0.16; 'both,': 0.16; 'finney': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'wed,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'fairly': 0.21; 'received:209.85.214.174': 0.21; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; '(which': 0.26; 'am,': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'rest': 0.28; 'chris': 0.28; 'writes:': 0.29; "we're": 0.30; 'could': 0.32; 'dates': 0.33; 'european': 0.33; 'month,': 0.33; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'third': 0.34; 'ben': 0.35; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'explain': 0.36; 'two': 0.37; 'why': 0.37; 'received:209': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'some': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:209.85.214': 0.39; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'claim': 0.60; 'july': 0.60; 'day,': 0.60; 'close': 0.63; 'different': 0.63; 'ever': 0.63; 'more': 0.63; 'here': 0.65; 'charset:windows-1252': 0.65; 'jul': 0.65; 'american': 0.73; 'day': 0.73; 'australia,': 0.84; 'celebrate': 0.84; 'dole': 0.84; '22nd': 0.91 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=4Qf7fuGalxYNA1nRctmi6ItQa1RWImh/86vs2dWLp88=; b=Nl1XzNoQdi/xqcCGoc8t9eA6jP6w7ik+PJe4bDJyuC0E3GqZHR/rB+GNdEDIH2vprg TzgtSr/YXja0PrgVXipUt5uFs/F1uKQpiUlC20rPFs9eqnqCRKW42wD3flHfk3puoCu4 bQGm4KKJ4t7b6yQ+NtypkKhXoU6tXQ1AQSc4BfkwsR9MEw57ltpy0NFiMFuRCdojmnix NJIwj8nxd9k9ZhODA5IAuusg/pjhsYD9x39J/okHfWdlmNHjztipcf9Z6/1DPIcaJECO 2E99e6BGcNy0NqAdDf+8UnpZyw1eeydjQXoy/tcJqq1TZUCihhhK7dhATr9OKdELQc2n xtNg== MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <87r4s1rzv2.fsf@benfinney.id.au> References: <500d0632$0$1504$c3e8da3$76491128@news.astraweb.com> <87r4s1rzv2.fsf@benfinney.id.au> Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:50:07 +1000 Subject: =?windows-1252?B?UmU6IHRoZSBtZWFuaW5nIG9mIHLvvpUuLi4uLi4u774=?= From: Chris Angelico To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 21 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1343141411 news.xs4all.nl 6895 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:45819 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:25993 On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 12:35 AM, Ben Finney w= rote: > Chris Angelico writes: > >> [=85] Pi Day, has two different dates (the American and the European - >> of course, here in Australia, we celebrate both). > > What would be the two days? The 14th day of the 3rd month, and, um, > what? Americans celebrate March 14th as 3.14; some Europeans celebrate July 22nd as 22/7 (which is 3.142857, fairly close to 3.14159). We claim both, and also June 28th (aka Tau Day or Two Pi Day, 6.28). > Or do you Australians have the third day of the fourteenth month? The extra months would explain why we're ever so much more productive than the rest of the world! Now if only we could be productive at more than just dole bludging... ChrisA