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Plankowner
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Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: Astronomers declare February no longer a month
Emboldened by their success in declaring Pluto not a planet, the International Astronomical Union determined this week by a close vote that February is too short to be considered a true month. It has, however, been granted the newly created status of “dwarf month.” It shares this dubious distinction with several other calendar time spans, including Labor Day Weekend, Christmas Vacation, and the Time Between When You Were Supposed to Get Your Oil Changed and When You Actually Did.
“It only seems fair,” said IAU President Ron Eckers. “February reaches a peak size of 29 days, averaging only 28 days for 75 percent of the time. Recent research has shown that other periods, such as the Time Between When You Were Supposed to Get Your Oil Changed and When You Actually Did, often exceed this meager time frame. In fact, this erratic behavior only strengthens our case that February does not belong in the same classification as the eleven ‘true’ months.”
Eckers also warned that the crop of 30-day “so-called” months should be careful to maintain their number of days. “They’re already cutting it pretty close in my book.” |
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Master and Commander
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Location: Boydton, Virginia | Subject: RE: Astronomers declare February no longer a month
Well hell, Ric, the way I been racking up the years, I'm not so sure they ain't shaved every 3rd or 4th one off the calander already. Seems like only about a couple years ago I reported to GLNTC as a shave-tail boot (3/24/60)!
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Great Sage of the Sea
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Location: Palo Pinto County, Texas | Subject: RE: Astronomers declare February no longer a month
John you've got that right. It seems just a little while ago that I reported into NTC San Diego (12/18/50)! That was back in 'the good ole days' too... They even improved when I got my dolphins in April of '61! |
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Old Salt
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Well, in the old days, (and I mean old, Roman Republic days), they added a month every so many years to make the calender fit the seasons better. The month was usually added at the end of the year, if my memory is correct. Augustus finally consulted with an astronomer from Egypt and devised the Julian calender to help end confusion. Later came the Gregorian calender which we use today.
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 6180
Location: Summerville, SC | Subject: RE: Astronomers declare February no longer a month
Roy can probably varify that for you-cause I think he may have been there.   I know Warshot could of.
Edited by Ralph Luther 2009-05-01 6:04 PM
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Astronomers declare February no longer a month
