Posted by Neil at 205.163.142.226 on December 31, 1999 at 16:36:09:
In Reply to: NO NEW MIILLENIUM FOR ANOTHER YEAR posted by Dead Goon on December 31, 1999 at 16:02:48:
: As some of you may, or may not have realised, the Gregorian calendar started at 1AD, not 0ad, so in fact though it is the year 2000, a new millenium won't have started till next year....
Most people do, including the journalists reporting it incorrectly. The part that gets me pissed off is, I think the roll over too 2000 is in itself pretty kick ass. *Lying* - which is what most media sources are in fact doing, stating somthing that they know to be incorrect - about the significance just cheapens the whole thing.
: Does this make me a party pooper?
Not really. Refusing to be an enormously ignoramous is simply the only intelligent response to a situation like this.