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Re: OT: Happy Pi Day!

From Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject Re: OT: Happy Pi Day!
Date 2017-03-18 13:58 +0000
Organization Miskatonic U
Message-ID <slrnocqfcv.153.g.kreme@snow.local> (permalink)
References (4 earlier) <oabok8$fr4$1@dont-email.me> <150320171618220060%timstreater@greenbee.net> <here-8A5333.17310415032017@news.individual.net> <slrnocmnpj.1ogp.g.kreme@snow.local> <here-C07724.05050217032017@news.individual.net>

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In message <here-C07724.05050217032017@news.individual.net> android <here@there.was> wrote:
> In article <slrnocmnpj.1ogp.g.kreme@snow.local>,
>  Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:

>> In message <here-8A5333.17310415032017@news.individual.net> android 
>> <here@there.was> wrote:
>> > In article <150320171618220060%timstreater@greenbee.net>,
>> >  Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:
>> 
>> >> In article <oabok8$fr4$1@dont-email.me>, Patty Winter
>> >> <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> >In article <slrnociiim.19ug.g.kreme@snow.local>,
>> >> >Lewis  <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>I avoid it all by always writing dd-mmm-yy (15-Mar-17) and the only time
>> >> >>I write the date in the American style is when presented with a series
>> >> >>of boxes labeled mm-dd-yyyy.
>> >> >
>> >> >Those are my protocols, too, but I don't get huffy about people
>> >> >using other formats, especially when a certain format provides
>> >> >an excuse to eat pie. :-)
>> >> 
>> >> I wouldn't have a problem with it either. It's the pretence that it's
>> >> *International* pi day.
>> 
>> > International does not necessarily include all nations on the face of 
>> > the earth just like the European Union do not have to include Great 
>> > Britain...
>> 
>> International does require more than one, however.

> In this case you do have an international convention in use so it is as 
> international that it can be.

The international conventions are yyyy-mm-dd and dd-mm, dd-mm-yy, and
dd-mm-yyyy. There are no international conventions for the idiotic US
method of mm-dd-yy or mm-dd-yyyy. NO ONE outside the US uses those.

You are simply ignorant.

-- 
A closed mouth gathers no feet.

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OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-14 17:19 +0100
  Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 12:22 -0400
  Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! "David B." <DavidB@nomail.afraid.invalid> - 2017-03-14 16:29 +0000
    Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Neil <neil@myplaceofwork.com> - 2017-03-14 13:27 -0400
      Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-14 19:00 +0100
      Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! "David B." <DavidB@nomail.afraid.invalid> - 2017-03-15 11:31 +0000
  Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-03-14 14:21 -0400
    Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-14 14:24 -0400
      Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-03-14 21:00 +0000
        Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-03-14 22:04 +0000
          Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-15 06:46 +0100
            Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-03-15 09:00 +0000
              Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-15 10:22 +0100
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-15 14:03 +0000
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-15 15:19 +0100
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-17 03:53 +0000
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-17 05:07 +0100
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-03-15 16:03 +0000
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-03-15 16:18 +0000
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-15 17:31 +0100
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-15 12:38 -0400
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-15 17:59 +0100
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-03-15 17:19 +0000
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-15 18:57 +0100
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-03-15 19:38 +0000
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-16 05:13 +0100
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-17 03:56 +0000
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-17 05:05 +0100
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-18 13:58 +0000
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-18 19:38 +0100
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-19 16:51 +0000
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-19 18:32 +0100
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2017-03-15 14:29 -0500
    Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-14 20:06 +0100
  Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2017-03-15 14:29 -0500

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