Milleniums

[B00]

On informal notes and emails etc, we say '06 for this year, meaning 2006. In the next millenium will they still say '06 to mean 3006?

[gen2]

Why wait untol 3006. They'll be saying 06 again in 2106 and 2206 and so on just like they did in 1906, 1806, 17 . . . ....

[sir.prize]

And dont forget this one

06.06.06.06.06.06

translated = 06hrs 06min 06 seconds 06day 06 month 06year

6am and 6 minutes and 6 seconds on 6th June, 2006

[B00]

Didn't think of that gen2!!!

Doh @ me!

[Toureman]

In 3006 I don't think the will get it mixed up with 2006, they will have forgotten all about us.

[Grunty]

Not sure about that Toureman. I remember 1006 as quite an eventful year.

Then, over midsummer, came the Danish fleet to Sandwich, and did as they were wont; they barrowed and burned and slew as they went. Then the king ordered out all the population from Wessex and from Mercia; and they lay out all the harvest under arms against the enemy; but it availed nothing more than it had often done before. For all this the enemy went wheresoever they would; and the expedition did the people more harm than either any internal or external force could do. When winter approached, then went the army home; and the enemy retired after Martinmas to their quarters in the Isle of Wight, and provided themselves everywhere there with what they wanted. Then, about midwinter, they went to their ready farm, throughout Hampshire into Berkshire, to Reading. And they did according to their custom, -- they lighted their camp-beacons as they advanced. Thence they marched to Wallingford, which they entirely destroyed, and passed one night at Cholsey. They then turned along Ashdown to Cuckamsley-hill, and there awaited better cheer; for it was often said, that if they sought Cuckamsley, they would never get to the sea. But they went another way homeward. Then was their army collected at Kennet; and they came to battle there, and soon put the English force to flight; and afterwards carried their spoil to the sea. There might the people of Winchester see the rank and iniquitous foe, as they passed by their gates to the sea, fetching their meat and plunder over an extent of fifty miles from sea. Then was the king gone over the Thames into Shropshire; and there he fixed his abode during midwinter. Meanwhile, so great was the fear of the enemy, that no man could think or devise how to drive them from the land, or hold this territory against them; for they had terribly marked each shire in Wessex with fire and devastation. (Anglo Saxon Chronicle)

[boobesque]

right..

[Peter Pedant]

blimey you are taking a bit of a long view arent you ?

will any of us be alive for this ?

[pagey]

the other day it was 01:02:03 04/05/06

Its the only time this will happen in our lifetimes!

[pagey]

sorry - in 20 days. Im losing it.

[bernardo]

No. In 1006, people were talking and thinking about 2006 most of the time, so they usually said " ' 06 " when they meant 2006, and they said " 1006 " when they meant 1006. It will be the same in 3006, when people will be thinking about 2006 most of the time.

[Coobeastie]

what i'm wondering is are we all going to become flappers once the 20's return