The radio reported that some people have pre-purchased their tombstones with "DOB - 19 " on it. If they survived this far then the tombstone is not Y2K compliant. Wife was telling this story at lunch when a woman exclaimed, 'SH_T'. Seems that her tombstone is not Y2K compliant.

-- Paul (paul@fakehome.com), January 05, 2000

Answers

Surely you mean DOD - Date of Death rather than DOB - Date of Birth. Or is that Date of Burial !!!!

-- merville (merville@globalnet.co.uk), January 05, 2000.

Oh please. Everyone knows Microsoft will be releasing a "patch" for that.

-- PA Engineer (PA Engineer@longtimelurker.com), January 05, 2000.

Bwahahaha! Good one, man! As if a person's Date of Birth would change because of the rollover. How long did your wife let that woman think she needed a new tombstone?

-- Simpleminded (nope@wont.never), January 05, 2000.

Careful Simpleminded, it depends on what kind of windowing strategy they use in their fix.

-- Was I born (Then@or.Now), January 05, 2000.

hehe ok I will clarify.

Tombstones have been sold with "DOB - 19" on them. If you were born in 1980 then it would read "1980 - 19"; upon death they fill out the remaining 2 digits -- just like a bank cheque.

-- Paul (paul@fakehome.com), January 05, 2000.

heh, good one!

-- Hokie (Hokie_@hotmail.com), January 05, 2000.