Fun fact about tonight…

[noleclone2]

…when the ball drops the 2020s decade will be over half way done. We will be closer to 2030 than 2020. Also, for bonus depression points we will shortly be closer to 2050 and than 2000!!!

Seems like this decade has snuck up with us between Covid nightmare, insurrections, Iowa and FSU struggles on offense, and the war in Ukraine….honestly a lot of people have 2020 and 2021 all jumbled into one year. I know I do.

 

[THE_DEVIL]

My balls dropped a long time ago, but thats neither here nor there I guess

 

[Colonoscopy]

Found some more weed today

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

Thanks for the reminder.

I think about stuff like this the older I get. Things like “I’m probably much closer to death than to my college days.”

Happy thoughts like that.

 

[SolarHawk]

Thanks for the reminder.

I think about stuff like this the older I get. Things like “I’m probably much closer to death than to my college days.”

Happy thoughts like that.

Jeez, you seem like you’d be a blast at parties…

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

Jeez, you seem like you’d be a blast at parties…

Obviously these are my own thoughts.

You don’t think about stuff like this? How old are you? 30s?

 

[joelbc1]

…when the ball drops the 2020s decade will be over half way done. We will be closer to 2030 than 2020. Also, for bonus depression points we will shortly be closer to 2050 and than 2000!!!

Seems like this decade has snuck up with us between Covid nightmare, insurrections, Iowa and FSU struggles on offense, and the war in Ukraine….honestly a lot of people have 2020 and 2021 all jumbled into one year. I know I do.

Ah…… but when does the decade “start”? I would think the decade starts in the “1” year and not the “0” year…I believe I heard this discussed on NPR or some such thing regarding “Y2K” and the 21st century. The consensus was that the new century (the 21st) would start on 1/1/21 not when the year changed fron 1999 to 2000.

 

[SolarHawk]

Obviously these are my own thoughts.

You don’t think about stuff like this? How old are you? 30s?

I was mostly joking. I’m 41. I think everyone has these thoughts. I do, but it’s not something I think about often🤷‍♂️

 

[The Tradition]

I pretty much wasted this century arguing with you people.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

I was mostly joking. I’m 41. I think everyone has these thoughts. I do, but it’s not something I think about often🤷‍♂️

Nor do I.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

Thanks for the reminder.

I think about stuff like this the older I get. Things like “I’m probably much closer to death than to my college days.”

Happy thoughts like that.

 

[noleclone2]

Ah…… but when does the decade “start”? I would think the decade starts in the “1” year and not the “0” year…I believe I heard this discussed on NPR or some such thing regarding “Y2K” and the 21st century. The consensus was that the new century (the 21st) would start on 1/1/21 not when the year changed fron 1999 to 2000.

You were there when Jesus was born, you ought to know!

 

[joelbc1]

You were there when Jesus was born, you ought to know!

No, I was there when Truman was President but that was a couple years later.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Ah…… but when does the decade “start”? I would think the decade starts in the “1” year and not the “0” year…I believe I heard this discussed on NPR or some such thing regarding “Y2K” and the 21st century. The consensus was that the new century (the 21st) would start on 1/1/21 not when the year changed fron 1999 to 2000.

If one was born January 1, 1990, did they turn 10 on January 1, 2020 or 2021?

 

[BrianNole777]

Nor do I.

I do.

No man has ever lived to 120 years old.

Remember: Life is short. Eternity is long.

 

[DFSNOLE]

I do.

No man has ever lived past 120 years old.

Remember: Life is short. Eternity is long.

Methuselah died at 969 years old. That's a bad miss for someone who thinks of himself as a Biblical scholar.

 

[joelbc1]

If one was born January 1, 1990, did they turn 10 on January 1, 2020 or 2021?

Do the math….but they were born in the 20th century…do the bath. My math says they turned 10 in the 20th century….
What dues 10 have to do with 30 or 31 birthdays?

 

[BrianNole777]

Methuselah died at 969 years old. That's a bad miss for someone who thinks of himself as a Biblical scholar.

I think that was a metaphor.

Regardless, I'm not a scholar in any sense.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Do the math….but they were born in the 20th century…do the bath. My math says they turned 10 in the 20th century….
What dues 10 have to do with 30 or 31 birthdays?

I'm not sure what you're asking. Read your post, make corrections and I'll try to answer.

 

[tarheelbybirth]

…when the ball drops the 2020s decade will be over half way done. We will be closer to 2030 than 2020. Also, for bonus depression points we will shortly be closer to 2050 and than 2000!!!

Seems like this decade has snuck up with us between Covid nightmare, insurrections, Iowa and FSU struggles on offense, and the war in Ukraine….honestly a lot of people have 2020 and 2021 all jumbled into one year. I know I do.

Do you know why the ball drop is the standard for bringing in the new year?

Why does a ball drop on New Year’s Eve?​

 

[DFSNOLE]

Do the math….but they were born in the 20th century…do the bath. My math says they turned 10 in the 20th century….
What dues 10 have to do with 30 or 31 birthdays?

There is a year from zero to one. The hundredth year is 99 to 00.

 

[onlyTheObvious]

Do you know why the ball drop is the standard for bringing in the new year?

Why does a ball drop on New Year’s Eve?​

I figured it must have something to do with OP’s mom.

 

[THE_DEVIL]

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

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Feels like we’re going to be reporting to them someday

 

[noleclone2]

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Now imagine all those drones packing Thermite.

 

[THE_DEVIL]

Feels like we’re going to be reporting to them someday

Not if we can get Taiwan to do our dirty work.

 

[THE_DEVIL]

Now imagine all those drones packing Thermite.

Send them to Moscow and light up the night

 

[joelbc1]

There is a year from zero to one. The hundredth year is 99 to 00.

Uh huh… and the NEW century starts in year 01….and it ends with the end of year 00….

 

[Scott559]

I pretty much wasted this century arguing with you people.

Is it really arguing when people point out you are wrong and you can’t admit it?

 

[The-Dude-Abides]

They should have just figured in a year zero. All problems solved.

 

[TJ8869]

We will be closer to 2030 than 2020.

Nope. Not until July 2. Tomorrow we will be four years and one day removed from 2020 but still five years away from 2030.

 

[Fan In Black]

that's a really fun fact. thanks for sharing

 

[funksouljon]

Is it really arguing when people point out you are wrong and you can’t admit it?

Arguing vs debating. He is 100% arguing and field goal shifting. Never an actual debate.

He can't even admit he was wrong about arguing with his wife and posted here looking for support. None was given.

 

[noleclone2]

Nope. Not until July 2. Tomorrow we will be four years and one day removed from 2020 but still five years away from 2030.

Nope. Meant from start of decade to end of decade so first second of 1/1/20 to last second of 12/31/29 when the decade ends (and meant first 25 years of century being over). We will be at 5 years and 1 second, 25 years and 1 second and closer to 12/31/29 and 12/31/49 then 1/1/20 and 1/1/00.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Uh huh… and the NEW century starts in year 01….and it ends with the end of year 00….

Disagree.

 

[TJ8869]

Nope. Meant from start of decade to end of decade so first second of 1/1/20 to last second of 12/31/29 when the decade ends (and meant first 25 years of century being over). We will be at 5 years and 1 second, 25 years and 1 second and closer to 12/31/29 and 12/31/49 then 1/1/20 and 1/1/00.

Be that as it may, we will still be closer to calendar year 2020 than calendar year 2030 for another 6 months.

 

[The Tradition]

Be that as it may, we will still be closer to calendar year 2020 than calendar year 2030 for another 6 months.

That was my first thought, too, but they way he phrased it actually worked.

 

[noleclone2]

Be that as it may, we will still be closer to calendar year 2020 than calendar year 2030 for another 6 months.

You are being intentionally TJish. Pretty sure most people understood the point I was making which was in the context of talking about starting and end points of decades. The 2020s are shortly halfway over and we will be closer to 1/1/30, the start of 2030s than 1/1/20 the start of 2020s…

 

[seminole97]

There is a year from zero to one. The hundredth year is 99 to 00.

There wasn’t a year zero, though.
It goes 1 BC to 1 AD.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

Geez, folks.. way to ruin @noleclone2 ‘s thread