I mean, think about it.

I love the new date "2000"!! It's so cool. I will be celebrating.

But because the millenium ends 12-31-2000 and the third millenium begins 1-1-2001, I'm saving the really big firecrackers for next year. Uh, not to mention the obvious fact that I'm watching the rollover and will be in a different frame of mind in a year.

Isn't there a mathematical one-to-one correllation between, "Oh, yeah, I know it's not the end of the second thousand, but everybody says it is, so . . . ME TOO!" and "I know there might be glitches, but it will not effect me and somebody will fix it before the party ends!"

I'm not trying to be silly so much as it really floors me that people are so WILLING TO BE WRONG! Marilyn Vos Savant said, "Nobody likes technicalities so I'm going along with the crowd! The Millenium ends this year!" Smartest lady in the world?

Egad! [Pulling hair out, eyes bulging.]

-- Becky (rmbolte@wvadventures.net), November 15, 1999

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Like a big iron 'puter app gives a crap about your interpretation of when the "millennium" starts/ends. 99 to 00 is what matters. Doh!

-- br14 (br14@bout.done), November 15, 1999.

When I explain to people about 1/1/2001, I tell them that as far as I'm concerned,we are celebrating the 2000th year. The new millenium is next year - gets the same kind of yawns as y2k preps.

robert

-- Same as b4 (NWPhotogX), November 15, 1999.

When the millenium starts depends on what calander you choose to use.In the world of Islam I believe we are quite a few years untill the millenium.The chinese have over 6000 years of recorded history and we'll just say "oh,that doesn't count?"Is this just christian conceit? Considering how subjective and personal the millenium is I don't see what any of this has to do with y2k which is really about computers using a calander rolling over this year.

-- zoobie (zoobiezoob@yahoo.com), November 15, 1999.

I think zoobie has the better outlook here.

First, people most likely aren't worried about y2k because they look around them and don't see any problems. One day is much like the next, and they have (in their frame of reference) better things to worry about. People react much better than they predict.

Second, neither Jan 1 of 2000 nor 2001 is exactly 2000 years from any notable event. We know Christ was born no more recently than 4 BC, so the 2000th year since that birth has already passed. We suspect Christ was born in the Spring, so Jan 1 is equally meaningless. So pick the arbitrary system that makes you happiest and celebrate as often as you like. Computers won't care.

-- Flint (flintc@mindspring.com), November 15, 1999.