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| From | djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) |
| Subject | Re: xkcd: 2018 |
| Message-ID | <p1sLI5.19yt@kithrup.com> (permalink) |
| Date | 2017-12-30 21:10 +0000 |
| References | <p2649p$ca3$1@dont-email.me> <4a55bebb-611a-44bd-9953-7662b4179598@googlegroups.com> <p1s4oH.ACn@kithrup.com> <03vf4dhup14a5kmmfbug10r5255277uugt@jwbrown.co.uk> |
| Organization | Kithrup Enterprises, Ld. |
In article <03vf4dhup14a5kmmfbug10r5255277uugt@jwbrown.co.uk>, Jerry Brown <jerry@jwbrown.co.uk.invalid> wrote: >On Sat, 30 Dec 2017 15:07:29 GMT, djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J >Heydt) wrote: > >>In article <4a55bebb-611a-44bd-9953-7662b4179598@googlegroups.com>, >>Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> wrote: >>>On Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 4:40:45 AM UTC-5, David DeLaney wrote: >>>> On 2017-12-30, Cryptoengineer <treifamily@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> > Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote in news:p2649p$ca3$1@dont- >>>> >> xkcd: 2018 >>>> >> https://xkcd.com/1935/ >>>> >> >>>> >> This theater of the absurd is for cryptodude. >>>> >> >>>> >> And the explanation is just as absurd. >>>> >> http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1935 >>>> > >>>> > LOL! >>>> >>>> From the discussion: >>>> >>>> The calculation of Christmas is trivial[citation needed] it's >>>December 25th. >>> >>>You may have to offset that by 13 days for those Orthodox >>>believers who keep to the unrevised Julian liturgical calendar. >>> >>>http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2013/01/russian_christmas_date_why_do_eastern_orthodox_christians_celebrate_christmas.html >>> >>>If you start with Dec 5, St Nick's eve, and end with Jan 19 (old >>>Julian), Epiphany, commemorating the visit of the Magi, it takes over a >>>month >>>to get all the presents distributed to the good boys and girls of the >>>world. One night of "Christmas magic" isn't enough. >> >>And come to that, in the Middle Ages "Christmastide" lasted till >>Candlemas, February 2. > >A guy I work with still goes along with that. He's Catholic, but none >of the other Catholics I know agree, so it must just be specific to >him. Candlemas is still celebrated on February 2, but the Christmas season ends with Epiphany (which is now celebrated on the nearest Sunday). -- Dorothy J. Heydt Vallejo, California djheydt at gmail dot com
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xkcd: 2018 Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2017-12-29 13:16 -0600
xkcd: 2018 mcdowell_ag@sky.com - 2017-12-29 11:32 -0800
Re: xkcd: 2018 Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2017-12-29 11:46 -0800
Re: xkcd: 2018 Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2017-12-29 15:43 -0600
Re: xkcd: 2018 mcdowell_ag@sky.com - 2017-12-29 22:23 -0800
xkcd: 2018 Jack Bohn <jack.bohn64@gmail.com> - 2017-12-29 12:45 -0800
Re: xkcd: 2018 Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2017-12-29 13:19 -0700
Re: xkcd: 2018 David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2017-12-30 03:37 -0600
Re: xkcd: 2018 nebusj-@-rpi-.edu (Joseph Nebus) - 2017-12-31 06:59 +0000
Re: xkcd: 2018 Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2018-01-02 07:23 -0700
Re: xkcd: 2018 Cryptoengineer <treifamily@gmail.com> - 2017-12-29 20:51 -0600
Re: xkcd: 2018 David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2017-12-30 03:40 -0600
Re: xkcd: 2018 Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2017-12-30 05:22 -0800
Re: xkcd: 2018 djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2017-12-30 15:07 +0000
Re: xkcd: 2018 William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> - 2017-12-30 12:23 -0800
Re: xkcd: 2018 djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2017-12-30 21:10 +0000
Re: xkcd: 2018 William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> - 2017-12-31 12:09 -0800
Re: xkcd: 2018 Jerry Brown <jerry@jwbrown.co.uk.invalid> - 2017-12-30 20:53 +0000
Re: xkcd: 2018 djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2017-12-30 21:10 +0000
Re: xkcd: 2018 Jerry Brown <jerry@jwbrown.co.uk.invalid> - 2017-12-31 07:48 +0000
Re: xkcd: 2018 Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2017-12-31 01:11 -0800
Re: xkcd: 2018 djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2017-12-31 15:05 +0000
Re: xkcd: 2018 Wolffan <aklwolffan@gmail.com> - 2017-12-31 11:06 -0500
Re: xkcd: 2018 mcdowell_ag@sky.com - 2017-12-31 08:23 -0800
Re: xkcd: 2018 djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2017-12-31 17:26 +0000
Re: xkcd: 2018 William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> - 2017-12-31 12:23 -0800
Re: xkcd: 2018 djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2017-12-31 17:02 +0000
Re: xkcd: 2018 Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2017-12-31 10:03 -0800
Re: xkcd: 2018 Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2017-12-31 11:35 -0800
Re: xkcd: 2018 djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2017-12-31 21:23 +0000
Re: xkcd: 2018 djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-01-01 02:08 +0000
Re: xkcd: 2018 wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) - 2018-01-01 03:33 +0000
Re: xkcd: 2018 djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-01-01 05:19 +0000
Re: xkcd: 2018 wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) - 2018-01-01 06:40 +0000
Re: xkcd: 2018 goldfarb@ocf.berkeley.edu (David Goldfarb) - 2018-01-01 06:48 +0000
Re: xkcd: 2018 D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> - 2018-01-01 18:22 +0000
Re: xkcd: 2018 Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2018-01-02 07:33 -0700
Re: xkcd: 2018 Lawrence Watt-Evans <misenchantedpress@gmail.com> - 2018-01-02 15:20 -0500
Re: xkcd: 2018 wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) - 2018-01-02 22:14 +0000
Re: xkcd: 2018 Lawrence Watt-Evans <misenchantedpress@gmail.com> - 2018-01-03 02:21 -0500
Re: xkcd: 2018 Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2018-01-02 14:50 -0800
Re: xkcd: 2018 Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2017-12-30 08:23 -0800
Re: xkcd: 2018 Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2018-01-03 08:06 -0800
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