Re: Why do programmers confuse Halloween with Christmas?

From	Tristan Wibberley <tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk>
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Subject	Re: Why do programmers confuse Halloween with Christmas?
Date	2025-11-01 22:40 +0000
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On 01/11/2025 03:58, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> Why do programmers confuse Halloween with Christmas?
> 
> Because 31 OCT = 25 DEC

Imagine the dystopia in which a major religion /and/ calendar system
were designed to provide a minor joke for mathematicians.

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Why do programmers confuse Halloween with Christmas? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2025-10-31 22:58 -0500
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    Re: Why do programmers confuse Halloween with Christmas? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2025-11-01 03:47 -0700
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      Re: Why do programmers confuse Halloween with Christmas? Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2025-11-01 17:43 +0000
      Re: Why do programmers confuse Halloween with Christmas? Bill Davy <Bill@XchelSys.co.uk> - 2025-11-01 18:36 +0000
        Re: Why do programmers confuse Halloween with Christmas? Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-11-01 19:51 +0100
        Re: Why do programmers confuse Halloween with Christmas? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2025-11-01 14:28 -0700
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      Re: Why do programmers confuse Halloween with Christmas? Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> - 2025-11-01 19:53 +0000
        Re: Why do programmers confuse Halloween with Christmas? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-11-03 16:50 +0000
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  Re: Why do programmers confuse Halloween with Christmas? Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2025-11-01 09:22 +0000
  Re: Why do programmers confuse Halloween with Christmas? Tristan Wibberley <tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk> - 2025-11-01 18:20 +0000
  Re: Why do programmers confuse Halloween with Christmas? Tristan Wibberley <tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk> - 2025-11-01 22:40 +0000

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