Re: [WAYYYY OFFTOPIC] Re: WISHING MILLENNIUM GREETING !

[david parsons]

In article <linux.kernel.84nfqh$jmu$[e-mail]>,
Henning P. Schmiedehausen <[e-mail]> wrote:

[Larry Doerning wrote, and you removed the attribution for]
>>    In my opinion, it's much much qooler to have the 21st century begin on
>>    January 1, 2000.  Come December 31st, 1999, I expect to be prowling the
>>    streets, armed to the teeth with however many firearms I can lay my hands
>>    on, looking for pedantic fools like you.  As Mao said, political power
>>    comes from the barrel of a gun.  Simple choice: drink a toast to the new
>>    millenium or be SHOT DOWN LIKE A DOG.
>
>In other words: 
>
>"Either share my opinion, which is wrong but cool or I will kill you."

    No.  It's a joke, like the whole silly argument about whether the
    christian calender rolls over in 2000, 2001, 1994, or 1996.
    By the time the Pascal millenium rolls around (another 51 weeks
    of nonstop whining, I'm afraid) the whole Black Knight routine
    will have gotten fairly stale, but that's life.

    In any case, please watch your damned attributions and don't credit
    me for statements that other people have made.

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