NationStates Jolt Archive

...because I'm sick of polls about Bush, The Middle East, religion, gays, racism, gun control, the UN, drugs, sex, and/or why country X sucks. :)

July 25, 2006

The American way.

The American way.

Who are you, George Reeves?

Who are you, George Reeves?

What the fuck does Superman have to do with this? :confused:

25/7/06

Or 25th July 2006.

What the fuck does Superman have to do with this? :confused:

He fought for truth, justice, and the American Way. LOL!

He fought for truth, justice, and the American Way. LOL!

I see.

25/7/06

Or 25th July 2006.

So next week on Tuesday it will be 1th August 2006? You should do something about that lisp!! :p

25 July , 2006

Americans.. fighting for.. justice?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

EDIT: I forgot Superman was an immagrant..

Americans.. fighting for.. justice?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

We did a few times.

Back in the day.

:confused: So next week on Tuesday it will be 1th August 2006? You should do something about that lisp!! :p
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th

Americans.. fighting for.. justice?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Tell it to the guys we hung at Nuremburg. :p

Veinticinco de Julio de Dos mil seis.

Or in the alternative way: 24 days until my holidays.

We did a few times.

Back in the day.
With tear gas.

*nods*

Veinticinco de Julio de Dos mil seis.

Or in the alternative way: 24 days until my holidays.

And that works for writing cheques??

Tell it to the guys we hung at Nuremburg. :p
Oh my.

With tear gas.

*nods*

Tear gas is not fun. :(

Oh my.

Thanks. Did I also mention I'm fed up with anti American polls, too? ;)

And that works for writing cheques??

It is cheap, all-purpose, and comes with a quality certificate.

Thanks. Did I also mention I'm fed up with anti American polls, too? ;)

Remember, Anti-Americanism does not exist on these forums.

Remember, Anti-Americanism does not exist on these forums.

Sorry, I forgot! That was doubleplusungood of me. :D

What the fuck does Superman have to do with this? :confused:

Truth, Justice and the American way.

Sorry, I forgot! That was doubleplusungood of me. :D

Indeed, perhaps even tripleplusungood of you. For shame.

Americans.. fighting for.. justice?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

EDIT: I forgot Superman was an immagrant..
An illegal alien, as a matter of fact. ;)

Truth, Justice and the American way.

I'm a wee bit slow today. But Just today. I'm normaly not slow.

Yeah.

DD.MM.YY or DD.MM.YYYY - everything else always gives me a headache. :p

July 25th, 2006!

...which immediately makes the Today show theme float through my head, despite the fact that I haven't watched that crap in two years.

Anyway, MM/DD/YYYY is the best way to go, date wise. It make sense. It's proper. I dunno where Europe got off on doing it the way they did. Those silly Europeans...

And if you can't tell, this is all in jest. Except the way I say the date. And the Today show bit.

Tear gas is not fun. :(
:(

An illegal alien, as a matter of fact. ;)
And this is why I don't let my kids those read comics.

They support evil outsiders.

:(

I'm serious. I was gassed while visiting a friend. It's really not a good feeling. With the vomiting and the burning and all.

I'm serious. I was gassed while visiting a friend. It's really not a good feeling. With the vomiting and the burning and all.
Shit.. why did you get gassed?

How do you write the date?

Okay... now that that's settled - how about a similar question?


How do you date the right?

There's this hot neo-con chick I want to get with, but I don't know how to approach her. Should I shave my head? Should I kick a homeless person to death in front of her? How do I impress this fascist hottie?

7/25/06

Shit.. why did you get gassed?

I think I've been over this on these forums before...

Back 2 years ago, during the Final 4, I was up at MSU visiting a friend. He lived in a block of University owned apartments. This area was the epicenter of the "riot" that occured. Now, niether of us were outside when the police arrived, but that didn't protect us. According to the East Lansing police, over 340 canisters of tear gas were employed to disperse a crowd. That was uber overkill.

Even though both of us were inside, in a 2nd floor apartment, we were exposed to the full effects of the gas. We ended up going to the top floor to get out of the worst of the gas. The gas ended up dispersing over one mile form the source, effecting dozens of halls and dorms.

It really was no fun. :(

The American way.
Well, shoot. I'm an American, and I have to write it a bunch of different ways. But that's because I'm in the military:

July 25, 2006 - My preference for personal correspondance.
07/25/2006 - My preference for signing and dating forms.

25 JUL 2006 - The military standard for correspondence.
060725 or 20060725 - The military standard for forms, depending on the form, each one of those is sometimes standard. (You get used to it.)

2006-07-25 - If I'm filing something away, because I like my dated files to be chronological.

Indeed, perhaps even tripleplusungood of you. For shame.
THOUGHTCRIME! There is no such word in Newspeak. To Room 101 with you!

EDIT: doubleplus- denotes the superlative sense of an adjective, even if it's more than twice what it's modifying. ;) Now get to Room 101 like a good archipelago.

Well, shoot. I'm an American, and I have to write it a bunch of different ways. But that's because I'm in the military:

July 25, 2006 - My preference for personal correspondance.
07/25/2006 - My preference for signing and dating forms.

25 JUL 2006 - The military standard for correspondence.
060725 or 20060725 - The military standard for forms, depending on the form, each one of those is sometimes standard. (You get used to it.)

2006-07-25 - If I'm filing something away, because I like my dated files to be chronological.

Yeah, I kind of got used to DD MMM YY due to force of habit from the military because one, it's unambiguous, two, it can't be mistaken for anything but a date (as opposed to the DD/MM/YY or YY-MM-DD, which could be mistaken for locker combinations or serial numbers), and three, you can have really sloppy handwriting and it will still be readable.

I write it however it asks me to write it on the form I'm filling out at the time.

Otherwise its July 25, 2006.

Yeah, I kind of got used to DD MMM YY due to force of habit from the military because one, it's unambiguous, two, it can't be mistaken for anything but a date (as opposed to the DD/MM/YY or YY-MM-DD, which could be mistaken for locker combinations or serial numbers), and three, you can have really sloppy handwriting and it will still be readable.

Same here. I always write it 25 JUL 06 or similar.

On this day, I write no date. I simply write "It's my birthday. Bitch."

Well, actually it isn't, Where I am, it's still two hours until the 25th. But in two hours I will be writing "It's my birthday. Bitch."


But otherwise, I write the date differently depending. Really. Its weird.

On this day, I write no date. I simply write "It's my birthday. Bitch."

Well, actually it isn't, Where I am, it's still two hours until the 25th. But in two hours I will be writing "It's my birthday. Bitch."


But otherwise, I write the date differently depending. Really. Its weird.

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...because I'm sick of polls about Bush, The Middle East, religion, gays, racism, gun control, the UN, drugs, sex, and/or why country X sucks. :)

carefully

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Thanks.

THOUGHTCRIME! There is no such word in Newspeak. To Room 101 with you!

EDIT: doubleplus- denotes the superlative sense of an adjective, even if it's more than twice what it's modifying. ;) Now get to Room 101 like a good archipelago.

Speaking of standards, this might be appropriate:

The old man whom he had followed was standing at the bar, having some kind of altercation with the barman, a large, stout, hook-nosed young man with enormous forearms. A knot of others, standing round with glasses in their hands, were watching the scene.

"I arst you civil enough, didn't I?" said the old man, straightening his shoulders pugnaciously. "You telling me you ain't got a pint mug in the 'ole bleeding boozer?" " And what in hell's name is a pint? " said the barman, leaning forward with the tips of his fingers on the counter. Ark at 'im ! Calls 'isself a barman and don't know what a pint is! Why, a pint's the 'alf of a quart, and there's four quarts to the gallon. 'Ave to teach you the A, B, C next."

"Never heard of 'em", said the barman shortly. "Litre and half litre - that's all we serve. There's the glasses on the shelf in front of you." "I likes a pint", persisted the old man. "You could 'a drawed me off a pint easy enough. We didn't 'ave these bleeding litres when I was a young man." "When you were a young man we were all living in the treetops", said the barman, with a glance at the other customers.

There was a shout of laughter, and the uneasiness caused by Winston's entry seemed to disappear. The old man's whitestubbled face had flushed pink. He turned away, muttering to himself, and bumped into Winston. Winston caught him gently by the arm.

"May I offer you a drink?" he said. "You're a gent", said the other, straightening his shoulders again. He appeared not to have noticed Winston's blue overalls. "Pint!" he added aggressively to the barman. "Pint of wallop."

;)

On-topic: 25 july 2006 or 25-7-'06, but I prefer relative forms. "I'll have it done tomorrow".

European way

25.07.2006
25.07.06

25/7/06

Or 25th July 2006.
that way. other ways are inferior ;)

Other.

The varieties we use (Germany):

25.07.2006
25.7.2006
25.07.06
25.7.06
25. Juli 2006

The "." is what makes the difference in pronunciation between "25" and "25th". Hence, always gotta add the ".". *nods*

that way. other ways are inferior ;)
Actually, I hate the "25/7/06" with a passion.

I've only always known the "/" thing from the US, and they switch day and month, so if a Brit suddenly thinks he can give me some "3/5/06" bullshit, he'd have to add a note explaining if we're talking the Third of May of the Fifth of March. :mad: :p Especially on the internet when you can't tell where someone is from.

On-topic: 25 july 2006 or 25-7-'06, but I prefer relative forms. "I'll have it done tomorrow".
That's what's cool about this forum! 1984 is always on topic! See, it's a date thread! 1984 is a year! It all works! :D

...because I'm sick of polls about Bush, The Middle East, religion, gays, racism, gun control, the UN, drugs, sex, and/or why country X sucks. :)

25.7.06

or even: Tuttugasti og fimmti júlí tvöþúsund og sex.

I write the date based on the Aztec calender and even modified my computer to use it. Unfortunately I only used the last bits of the year part and so when I hit a rounding (00) it thought it was a new age and so at midnight my PC turned into a Mac.

25.7.06

or even: Tuttugasti og fimmti júlí tvöþúsund og sex.
You were saying?

You were saying?

:D
Thats how you write "six" in icelandic, honest.

Actually, I hate the "25/7/06" with a passion.

I've only always known the "/" thing from the US, and they switch day and month, so if a Brit suddenly thinks he can give me some "3/5/06" bullshit, he'd have to add a note explaining if we're talking the Third of May of the Fifth of March. :mad: :p Especially on the internet when you can't tell where someone is from.
i meant that the dd/mm/yy way of doing it makes more sense than mm/dd/yy, but you're vaguely right. just takes a minute to work out, but we're all used to it, right? ;)

the "."'s look silly.... it reads like each double-digit is a seperate sentence and doesn't flow as nicely as /'s :D

1984 is always on topic!
True, that. :)

I've only always known the "/" thing from the US, and they switch day and month, so if a Brit suddenly thinks he can give me some "3/5/06" bullshit, he'd have to add a note explaining if we're talking the Third of May of the Fifth of March.
In the Netherlands we don't split hours at half past but half before. I found that out when I was meeting a Scotsman and was an hour early because we were supposed to meet at "half eight", which I figured was 7:30. Incidentally that was the same moment I discovered it's physically impossible to get a decent cup of (real) coffee in the UK. ;)

i meant that the dd/mm/yy way of doing it makes more sense than mm/dd/yy, but you're vaguely right. just takes a minute to work out, but we're all used to it, right? ;)

the "."'s look silly.... it reads like each double-digit is a seperate sentence and doesn't flow as nicely as /'s :D
The /'s are certainly easier in handwriting, where I most often write the date-I'm not looking for a tiny dot going, "Wait, is it January 15th or November 5th?"

Incidentally that was the same moment I discovered it's physically impossible to get a decent cup of (real) coffee in the UK. ;)
Not impossible. You just have to pay through the noise or coffee. [They like tea.]

Yes, I'm stereotyping. Sue me. :cool:

The /'s are certainly easier in handwriting, where I most often write the date-I'm not looking for a tiny dot going, "Wait, is it January 15th or November 5th?"
You don't think 10-10-06 is more aesthetically pleasing (in handwriting) than 10/10/06?

dd/mm/yy..

I get so confused (as has already been said several times) with mm/dd/yy.. I don't see the logic behind that choice.

dd/mm/yy..

I get so confused (as has already been said several times) with mm/dd/yy.. I don't see the logic behind that choice.
Pfft. English and Logic are sworn enemies.

i meant that the dd/mm/yy way of doing it makes more sense than mm/dd/yy, but you're vaguely right. just takes a minute to work out, but we're all used to it, right? ;)

the "."'s look silly.... it reads like each double-digit is a seperate sentence and doesn't flow as nicely as /'s :D
"Vaguely right"? "looks silly"? "doesn't flow as nicely"?

:eek: :mad:

*starts date war* :p


The /'s are certainly easier in handwriting, where I most often write the date-I'm not looking for a tiny dot going, "Wait, is it January 15th or November 5th?" Looks like my first act of war will have to be invading you - you have no idea what you're talking about, do you? :p You know, that "tiny dot" automatically creates a space between the numerals - it's not like it'll look like "2572006" and you'd have to whip out the magnifying glass to go looking for the dot somewhere randomly inside the sequence. Actually, because a dot is little ink with lots of space around it, it optically separates the numerals even better than a slash.

Sheesh. :rolleyes: ;)

In the Netherlands we don't split hours at half past but half before. I found that out when I was meeting a Scotsman and was an hour early because we were supposed to meet at "half eight", which I figured was 7:30.
Wow, I would have been right there being early together with you. "Half eight" is 8:30? Ah, those silly British. ;)

YYYY.MM.DD

You know... the proper way.

Wow, I would have been right there being early together with you. "Half eight" is 8:30? Ah, those silly British. ;)
The Germans do it that way as well. Perhaps before the English (no desire to look it up).

dd/mm/yy..

I get so confused (as has already been said several times) with mm/dd/yy.. I don't see the logic behind that choice.
Well, if spoken, I say "July 24th, 2006." Hence, 7/24/06 or 7/24/2006. It all depends, I think, on how your culture announces the date.

"Vaguely right"? "looks silly"? "doesn't flow as nicely"?

:eek: :mad:

*starts date war* :p


Looks like my first act of war will have to be invading you - you have no idea what you're talking about, do you? :p You know, that "tiny dot" automatically creates a space between the numerals - it's not like it'll look like "2572006" and you'd have to whip out the magnifying glass to go looking for the dot somewhere randomly inside the sequence. Actually, because a dot is little ink with lots of space around it, it optically separates the numerals even better than a slash.

Sheesh. :rolleyes: ;)
You, madam, are on the crack rock and I bravely amass my forces on the boarder to prevent your sick minded date-writology from crushing my poor citizens under a weight of confusion and torment.

They only give you that little line to write the date, I can't be putting tab margins (because when I write with a pen, I totally use 'tab'...say I don't...) between day and date, not when I can add a stylishly tilted wall in between that clearly indicats "I divide the day and date because no number is as hip as me."

;)


Guess what I'm doing...

The Germans do it that way as well. Perhaps before the English (no desire to look it up).
No need to look it up, either, that's one of the rare areas of expertise I can boast, being German myself, as it happens. :p

And no, we most certainly don't. :p "Half eight" is 7:30. We're very much with our Dutch neighbors in this, it seems, even though they're not going to be too happy to hear that. :p

25/7/06

Or 25th July 2006.
that way. other ways are inferior ;)
Damn straight! :p
*random hugs and love* :-)

Other.

The varieties we use (Germany):

25.07.2006
25.7.2006
25.07.06
25.7.06
25. Juli 2006

The "." is what makes the difference in pronunciation between "25" and "25th". Hence, always gotta add the ".". *nods*

Roo? Wytyg, aren't all of those Day Month Year? How are those "other"?
Or are you feeling all contrarian today? ;)

i seriously prefer the logical sequence of day, mounth, year to the absurd arbitrary local tradition of month, day, year.

if time and date i put the whole thing in ascending sequence, seconds, minuetes, hours, day, mounth, year.

or decending sequence; year, month, day, hour, minuet, second.

although second only uesed where signifigant.

=^^=
.../\...

Pfft. English and Logic are sworn enemies.
Uh, the way he mentioned as illogical was not the English way...

The English way is dd/mm/yyyy and that's the one he said he used...

Okay... now that that's settled - how about a similar question?


How do you date the right?

There's this hot neo-con chick I want to get with, but I don't know how to approach her. Should I shave my head? Should I kick a homeless person to death in front of her? How do I impress this fascist hottie?

Go rent the movie "PCU". Pay close attention to the feminist protestors. The tactics used there will work on most women: bring them stuff and they'll give you the time of day! :D

Guess what I'm doing... Driving me crazy to the merry accompaniment of too little sleep and too much fragrant smoke? ;)

Anyways, amass your troops for retreat, because we obviously don't add extra spaces in our dates - the whole point of my prior missive was to educate you about the fact that that "tiny dot", as you prefer to call it, creates a space between the numerals by its mere existence.

Why, the powers of the common period are quite astonishing.

dd/mm/yy..

I get so confused (as has already been said several times) with mm/dd/yy.. I don't see the logic behind that choice.
It eleminates a word, 'of'. We're not saying "15th of March" we're saying "March 15th," therefore being slightly abreviated. Also, it places importance on the month rather than the day as it gives a better immediate understanding of what point in the year it happened, contextualizes the day of the month instead of leading with that with no way to associate it with anything.




All of this, of course, FFMA.

I use DD/MM/YYYY or YYMMDD. The latter is primarily used for when I name files on my computer from result logs and such. It's the most logical, and it makes the files be sorted nice and orderly.

And the "half eight" thing, in Swedish "halv åtta" means 7:30 and nothing else.

Roo? Wytyg, aren't all of those Day Month Year? How are those "other"?
Or are you feeling all contrarian today? ;)
No, just specific. ;)
The "." is what makes the difference in pronunciation between "25" and "25th". Hence, always gotta add the ".". *nods*
Wouldn't want to have me lying on your poll, would you now? ;)

I don't know what I'm more suprised at: that DD MM YY and MM DD YY are 5 votes apart, or that nearly 5% of pollsters are using STARDATES, ala James T. Kirk...

And the "half eight" thing, in Swedish "halv åtta" means 7:30 and nothing else. Fluffles the Swedes and comments on the silly British with an exasperated axelryck. :p (well, it's the only Swedish word I know, so sue me. <.<)

Fluffles the Swedes and comments on the silly British with an exasperated axelryck. :p (well, it's the only Swedish word I know, so sue me. <.<)

Ikea! Saab! Assa Abloy! Abba! Husqvarna! Marie Fredriksson!! :D

Driving me crazy to the merry accompaniment of too little sleep and too much fragrant smoke? ;)

Anyways, amass your troops for retreat, because we obviously don't add extra spaces in our dates - the whole point of my prior missive was to educate you about the fact that that "tiny dot", as you prefer to call it, creates a space between the numerals by its mere existence.

Why, the powers of the common period are quite astonishing.
Yes. Yes I am.

My troops stand ready and unafraid of your propaganda radio broadcasts, Date Opression Dotty.

The dot creates it's own space here in the typed world, but in the written world far beyond the reaches of Zork the inky dot only requires that nothing occupy the space where the dot lay but the material to be doted. Which is available between any two numbers spaced naturally and not in coitus as so many pubescent nerd boys are prone to writing them. So since no additional space is needed, the tiny dot can go un-noticed by the lazy reader. And frankly, when I read a date I don't really want to have to be more than a lazy reader.

You're trying to make my people squinty and all pay attentiony when meaninglessly organizing papers in order of date. They'll gladly die first...becuase that would be even less work.

No need to look it up, either, that's one of the rare areas of expertise I can boast, being German myself, as it happens. :p

And no, we most certainly don't. :p "Half eight" is 7:30. We're very much with our Dutch neighbors in this, it seems, even though they're not going to be too happy to hear that. :p
Oh, you're right. As soon as I read that I flashed back to high school German and remembered that half-eight was meant like "Halfway through the hour before eight." Your post was correct, the English are nuts.

Apologizes and retires to his Kammerlein for some autoflagellation.

i seriously prefer the logical sequence of day, mounth, year to the absurd arbitrary local tradition of month, day, year.

if time and date i put the whole thing in ascending sequence, seconds, minuetes, hours, day, mounth, year.

or decending sequence; year, month, day, hour, minuet, second.

although second only uesed where signifigant.

=^^=
.../\...

I've never heard of anyone who expresses time as SS:MM:HH, as if "eleven thirty-five and twenty-three seconds" would be written as "23:35:11". Surely for time you go from largest to smallest, i.e., "11:35:23".

As for dates, I think the logical thing would be to go either from smallest to largest or largest to smallest, but never middle to smallest to largest. Generally in correspondence I'd write "25 July 2006" (no comma, not necessary because it's only to divide two numerals, which the word "July" effectively does). But when I worked at Canadian Blood Services, the standard was YYYY-MMM-DD, and I sort of hooked onto that, so that's what I've been using at the hospitals I've worked at since, and I'm trying to get everyone at least in our department to write their dates the same way, even if it's not my way.

And I never, never express the month numerically, always as a word, or at least the first three letters of that word in all-caps.

How do you write the date?
Tuesday 25th July 2006, Summer 35th

1153810800 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time)

1153810800 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time)


*spanks him* heretic!


25 July 2006

Uh, the way he mentioned as illogical was not the English way...

The English way is dd/mm/yyyy and that's the one he said he used...
I meant the English language. ;) My fault, shoulda been more specific.

1153810800 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time)

Okay, *that* counts as "Other"!

Other.

The varieties we use (Germany):

25.07.2006
25.7.2006
25.07.06
25.7.06
25. Juli 2006

The "." is what makes the difference in pronunciation between "25" and "25th". Hence, always gotta add the ".". *nods*

Same here. However, I voted 25 July 2006, because I either use that or July 25, 2006 in English. Just using numbers in English seems dangerous, though, because one can easily mistake dates (04/05 vs. 05/04). Whoever thinks MM/DD/YY makes sense should also advocate MM:HH:SS for time ;)

Okay, *that* counts as "Other"!

Unfortunately, I missed the Billennium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_billennium) (1000000000, or September 9, 2001 at 01:46:40 UTC) as I wasn't using *nix at the time. And, assuming a solution to the 2038 problem (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem), the Trillennium isn't for another 31 millennia (or 998,846,178,849 seconds) :(

Same here. However, I voted 25 July 2006, because I either use that or July 25, 2006 in English. Just using numbers in English seems dangerous, though, because one can easily mistake dates (04/05 vs. 05/04). Whoever thinks MM/DD/YY makes sense should also advocate MM:HH:SS for time ;)
Wait, why?

Ours is medium divider, specific, larger. The month, the day and then the year. This is in line with how we do time, the hour first (medium), the minute (specific), and day (larger)

So all you dd/mm/year people should be using minute then hour then day.

"Vaguely right"? "looks silly"? "doesn't flow as nicely"?

:eek: :mad:

*starts date war* :p


Looks like my first act of war will have to be invading you - you have no idea what you're talking about, do you? :p You know, that "tiny dot" automatically creates a space between the numerals - it's not like it'll look like "2572006" and you'd have to whip out the magnifying glass to go looking for the dot somewhere randomly inside the sequence. Actually, because a dot is little ink with lots of space around it, it optically separates the numerals even better than a slash.

Sheesh. :rolleyes: ;)

i'm with you. also, i have shit handwriting, and my "/" always looks like a one. the period between is just more legible. and to whoever say mm/dd/yy makes LESS sense than dd/mm/yy, i dunno how you you reply when some one asks you the date, but i would usually say "May 25th" not "the 25th of May." extra syllables and all that. Thats why having the month first makes more sense.

who would've thought so much argument could come from the date and now.... the time? eegads.

Yes. Yes I am.

My troops stand ready and unafraid of your propaganda radio broadcasts, Date Opression Dotty.

The dot creates it's own space here in the typed world, but in the written world far beyond the reaches of Zork the inky dot only requires that nothing occupy the space where the dot lay but the material to be doted. Which is available between any two numbers spaced naturally and not in coitus as so many pubescent nerd boys are prone to writing them. So since no additional space is needed, the tiny dot can go un-noticed by the lazy reader. And frankly, when I read a date I don't really want to have to be more than a lazy reader.

You're trying to make my people squinty and all pay attentiony when meaninglessly organizing papers in order of date. They'll gladly die first...becuase that would be even less work.


Man, you owe me (more so for the Date Oppression Dotty :p).

I just spent forever having a nervous breakdown over my stupid-ass scanner, just to be able to give you this: http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/8407/cci00000vg0.jpg

I'm too exhausted for a witty answer now, so if you would just take a look at my rather illegible handwriting and admit defeat, that would be wonderful.

Thank you.

*falls into technology-rage coma*


ETA: Oh, and don't even think about starting in on how we write our numerals. Yes, that's really a 2. And no, I don't know why I write the second 2 differently from the first, shuddup. And yes, that's really a 7. Just be glad today doesn't contain a 1, or I could have blown your mind.

*falls back into coma*

i'm with you. also, i have shit handwriting, and my "/" always looks like a one. the period between is just more legible. and to whoever say mm/dd/yy makes LESS sense than dd/mm/yy, i dunno how you you reply when some one asks you the date, but i would usually say "May 25th" not "the 25th of May." extra syllables and all that. Thats why having the month first makes more sense.

who would've thought so much argument could come from the date and now.... the time? eegads.
My friend, may I introduce you to the "-", it looks like no numer (though if you "/" where bold and proud they would transend lines for date in a way a number wouldn't dare). It prevents squinting to see that barely noticable dot, or is it a smudge, a mistake? An indentation made by a cheap pen that is really out of ink and you should just shell out the fifty cents for a new one or grab one from the cashier at the grocery store? All squinty, which makes me look mean, which makes people untrusting, which makes them think, "What, does this guy think he's better than me or something?" and then they get all mean and I don't know that they're mean because they think I'm mean and I think that they're just dicks and they think I'm just a dick and then we walk away thinking the world is full of dicks. This is a sad and mean world to live in that you two want to create...

My friend, may I introduce you to the "-", it looks like no numer (though if you "/" where bold and proud they would transend lines for date in a way a number wouldn't dare). It prevents squinting to see that barely noticable dot, or is it a smudge, a mistake? An indentation made by a cheap pen that is really out of ink and you should just shell out the fifty cents for a new one or grab one from the cashier at the grocery store? All squinty, which makes me look mean, which makes people untrusting, which makes them think, "What, does this guy think he's better than me or something?" and then they get all mean and I don't know that they're mean because they think I'm mean and I think that they're just dicks and they think I'm just a dick and then we walk away thinking the world is full of dicks. This is a sad and mean world to live in that you two want to create...
:p :fluffle:

The /'s are certainly easier in handwriting, where I most often write the date-I'm not looking for a tiny dot going, "Wait, is it January 15th or November 5th?"

If you think it's january 15th when it's the 5th of november, then dots are not your main issue.

If you think it's january 15th when it's the 5th of november, then dots are not your main issue.
Forms don't generally have windows for me to look out of to see when they where signed.

Forms don't generally have windows for me to look out of to see when they where signed.
They really should, though. How cool would that be? Especially if they were signed on the Fijis. Not so much if they were signed in the bathroom. Not even if the bathroom is on the Fijis.

They really should, though. How cool would that be? Especially if they were signed on the Fijis. Not so much if they were signed in the bathroom. Not even if the bathroom is on the Fijis.
I was going to say, "When the hell would you date something in the bathroom." But then I remember that I see all those "Bathroom cleaned by soandso on x" forms-and then they would have pictures of the bathrooms and we'd know if they where really cleaned or the dude just signed it so that he wouldn't be assigned it next time around, "No, come on-I totally did it last Tuesday, see?"

My friend, may I introduce you to the "-", it looks like no numer (though if you "/" where bold and proud they would transend lines for date in a way a number wouldn't dare). It prevents squinting to see that barely noticable dot, or is it a smudge, a mistake? An indentation made by a cheap pen that is really out of ink and you should just shell out the fifty cents for a new one or grab one from the cashier at the grocery store? All squinty, which makes me look mean, which makes people untrusting, which makes them think, "What, does this guy think he's better than me or something?" and then they get all mean and I don't know that they're mean because they think I'm mean and I think that they're just dicks and they think I'm just a dick and then we walk away thinking the world is full of dicks. This is a sad and mean world to live in that you two want to create...

i tried the"-" (we're just gunna call it a dash, cuz, ya know, thats what it is) but again, shit handwriting, and it occaisionaly (pardon my horrendous spelling, as it's 5am here..) the dash ends up looking like a random smudge moreso than the dot(.). honestly, i have to pay close attention to my handwriting when dating things because, well, it's jsut that bad. and i have to write the date 8 billion times a day at my job (yay eletronics manufacturing!). thankfully, 4 -7 of those times a day are in a computer program (um, kinda Yay excel...)that automaticaly changes it to the accepted standard at my work no matter how you type it in. so then i just type in, for example today, 7256 which it automaticaly translates as 7.25.06 . i dunno how that works out for days that are less than double digits, but for some reason it does. and it's not programmed to automaticaly change it to the correct date because i accidently made it the year 2009 in a dyslexic moment yesterday, but it always changes it to standard form correctly regardless of the day. mysteries of the universe and all that.


and tha was COMPLETELY pointless..... i think i should go to sleep...

I struggle to know what day it is, why would i care for the date?
I go Day/Month/Year

I was going to say, "When the hell would you date something in the bathroom." But then I remember that I see all those "Bathroom cleaned by soandso on x" forms-and then they would have pictures of the bathrooms and we'd know if they where really cleaned or the dude just signed it so that he wouldn't be assigned it next time around, "No, come on-I totally did it last Tuesday, see?"
1) you still owe me (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11434712&postcount=94), blind guy.
2) Bah, forget the cleaning crews. Every CEO worth their salt probably signs a significant part of their things-to-sign sitting on the bog.

1) you still owe me (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11434712&postcount=94), blind guy.
2) Bah, forget the cleaning crews. Every CEO worth their salt probably signs a significant part of their things-to-sign sitting on the bog.
I know kiddo (I'm a couple months older than you, apparently, so I get to call you that...) but to disprove your date line hording inconsistant twos hoax I'd have to find a pen that works and paper and then try and get my scanner to work, which I seem to remember it not working last time I tried and I was in a similar condition then as now and I didn't want to bother any more. Or maybe then I just had to go to the bathroom.

Either way, the frustration that would surely ensue proves to be too high a hurdle for me to cover right now.

Bog sounds silly. You're silly.

I'm trying to imagine why this would happen. "I gotta see a man about a horse. I better bring some light paperwork to pass the time." Maybe that does happen. I would think that's when they read the financial section of the newspaper. Or be really nervous that someone on the board will notice he wears womens underwear.

I know kiddo (I'm a couple months older than you, apparently, so I get to call you that...) but to disprove your date line hording inconsistant twos hoax I'd have to find a pen that works and paper and then try and get my scanner to work, which I seem to remember it not working last time I tried and I was in a similar condition then as now and I didn't want to bother any more. Or maybe then I just had to go to the bathroom.

Either way, the frustration that would surely ensue proves to be too high a hurdle for me to cover right now.
Ah, but see, I meant "owe me" in an entirely different way. As in, you tell me I'm right and it's perfectly sensible, legible, and otherwise commendable to use dots instead of silly slashes. And then comes the part where you promptly admit defeat and call back your useless troops.

See? Easy. :)


I'm trying to imagine why this would happen. "I gotta see a man about a horse. I better bring some light paperwork to pass the time." Maybe that does happen. I would think that's when they read the financial section of the newspaper. Or be really nervous that someone on the board will notice he wears womens underwear.
Again, not even close. See, they're bound to take their paper work home with them in the evenings and over the weekends, and I'd bet you $1000 that there are more speeches written and documents signed in the bathrooms of the world than we'd ever care to know.

Ah, but see, I meant "owe me" in an entirely different way. As in, you tell me I'm right and it's perfectly sensible, legible, and otherwise commendable to use dots instead of silly slashes. And then comes the part where you promptly admit defeat and call back your useless troops.

See? Easy. :)
I would sooner admit I drove a cute auto at anytime or that unicorns wouldn't be dicks. And my troops aren't useless. They're a rag tag bunch, to be sure, but they're not useless. Why private whathisname can order a burrito in seven languages...



Again, not even close. See, they're bound to take their paper work home with them in the evenings and over the weekends, and I'd bet you $1000 that there are more speeches written and documents signed in the bathrooms of the world than we'd ever care to know.
Don't you know that whole "I have paper work I have to do," thing is a sham so that they don't have to interact with thier family? They're just writing, "You all are just dead weight slowing down the S.S. Me." in the margins and drawing scatalogical doodles of thier secretary.

I would sooner admit I drove a cute auto at anytime or that unicorns wouldn't be dicks. And my troops aren't useless. They're a rag tag bunch, to be sure, but they're not useless. Why private whathisname can order a burrito in seven languages...



Don't you know that whole "I have paper work I have to do," thing is a sham so that they don't have to interact with thier family? They're just writing, "You all are just dead weight slowing down the S.S. Me." in the margins and drawing scatalogical doodles of thier secretary.
You're too good for me today. I'll just sit back and enjoy your thrusts and parries and blame the lack of counterattack on the vagaries of the campaign and on Madam General being too tired to be much of a worthy opponent.
Now, about that burrito...

You're too good for me today. I'll just sit back and enjoy your thrusts and parries and blame the lack of counterattack on the vagaries of the campaign and on Madam General being too tired to be much of a worthy opponent.
Now, about that burrito...
Bah, unless a thrust is met with a push it really isn't as fun...(eh? EH? ...tired...I bet the secretary doesn't get tired...)





Even I lost track of that...

usually 7/25/06

when I am doing taxes I do 25 Jul 2006

I am teaching my kids to do July 25, 2006

Bah, unless a thrust is met with a push it really isn't as fun... Ah, I thought about going there but didn't. How boring of me. ;)

(eh? EH? ...tired...I bet the secretary doesn't get tired...) The secretary wouldn't want anything to do with you, old man.

Ah, I thought about going there but didn't. How boring of me. ;)
I was running out of directions.

The secretary wouldn't want anything to do with you, old man.
This diamond braclet and Mercedes convertable say different.

generally I'd use the format 25-07-06 or 25-7-6

Both - by habit I write it M/D/Y, but my French teacher makes me write it D/M/Y.

This diamond braclet and Mercedes convertable say different.
Ah, yes, I can see it now. They clearly spell "divorce", buster. And you can add as many "/" as you want, that date is so going to bet set.
*leaves thread in a huff*

Ah, yes, I can see it now. They clearly spell "divorce", buster. And you can add as many "/" as you want, that date is so going to bet set.
*leaves thread in a huff*
Luckily I signed most of my worth over to her name secretly while I was in the can so you get half of whats left, our dog Shemple. Now as long as the secretary isn't clever enough to capitalize on this momentary rouse...

Luckily I signed most of my worth over to her name secretly while I was in the can :p
so you get half of whats left, our dog Shemple.So you get to keep Tirley the cat? Alright. Never liked her anyway.
Now as long as the secretary isn't clever enough to capitalize on this momentary rouse...I'm calling her up as we speak....

:p
So you get to keep Tirley the cat? Alright. Never liked her anyway.
That's probably because I trained her to crap behind your tires...
I'm calling her up as we speak....
Oh, she'll be busy...if you know what I mean...


I just hope you'll have the decency to leave our children, Losty and Who? out of this...

dd/mm/yyyy

Which is pretty standard in the UK.

There's this hot neo-con chick I want to get with, but I don't know how to approach her. Should I shave my head? Should I kick a homeless person to death in front of her? How do I impress this fascist hottie?

That made my morning!

SIGGED! :)

That's probably because I trained her to crap behind your tires... Why do you think I always took your mint condition 914 to go bumper nudging on the mall parking lot instead, sweetie pie?

Oh, she'll be busy...if you know what I mean.. Oh, no, I let it ring for 20 seconds, that gave her more than enough time for you and to get to the phone. Poor girl.

I just hope you'll have the decency to leave our children, Losty and Who? out of this...So that's what that girl was doing in our house. "The Nanny" did seem rather peculiar for a first name, but you never know with those Mexicans.

dd/mm/yyyy or dd/mm/yyy or dd mmmm, yyyy

It's officially banned using mm/dd/yyyy at work because it causes havok with some of the software, except when you're programming because MS Access likes mm/dd/yyyy.

Why do you think I always took your mint condition 914 to go bumper nudging on the mall parking lot instead, sweetie pie?

I thought it was because I kept the keys to the bus in a safe.

It does explain why all our stuff was squished. You can but stuff or the top in the trunk, not both. And there's another one in front. Where the gas goes, by the way...
Oh, no, I let it ring for 20 seconds, that gave her more than enough time for you and to get to the phone. Poor girl.
Ouch...
Her coffee isn't the only thing I asked her for seconds for and not you...

So that's what that girl was doing in our house. "The Nanny" did seem rather peculiar for a first name, but you never know with those Mexicans.
About Consiula...ever wonder why I kept helping her find tools in the tool shed and we'd never come out with tools...? Also where that necklace you 'lost' went...

Where the gas goes, by the way... Funny. At the moment, the gas goes quite beautifully all over your precious hand-stitched leather seats. :)

Her coffee isn't the only thing I asked her for seconds for and not you... "Seconds" indeed. *sniggers* Awww, j/k!

About Consiula...ever wonder why I kept helping her find tools in the tool shed and we'd never come out with tools...? Ah, so that's why she was still giggling about a "martillo pequeño" several days later.

Also where that necklace you 'lost' went... You mean the cheap glass replica of the one I pawned years ago to go to Fiji with young and virile Alberto?



Man, we should stop hijacking the thread. <.< =(

YYMMDD - Filenames and Archives
DD/MM/YY - Paperwork / Forms (unless otherwise stated)
25 Jul, 2006 - Memo's and other documents.

Man, we should stop hijacking the thread. <.< =(
Typical, it's over because you say it is...

I'm sleeping on the couch.

Typical, it's over because you say it is...

I'm sleeping on the couch.
Oh, you're just pissed about your little hammer and your seats.

But I'm sure you don't mind that Tirley and Shemple both peed on the couch today, so sweet dreams, bastard. I'm calling my lawyers first thing in the morning.

dd/mm/yy

for me

Wait, why?

Ours is medium divider, specific, larger. The month, the day and then the year. This is in line with how we do time, the hour first (medium), the minute (specific), and day (larger)

So all you dd/mm/year people should be using minute then hour then day.

Now, if you use the day in *a time*, you are, clearly, insane :eek: . Even my computer gives the time with hour, minute, and seconds. And that's not even talking about order.

As an American, I write it the right way. MM/DD/YYYY. Of course, if I ruled my own nation (oh, wait, I do ;) ), I'd write it YYYY/MM/DD.

I usually write 7/25/06.

I usually do 20060725091023 it takes a bit getting used to, but it makes sorting by date easy as hell

month, date, year... so... July 25th, 2006 or 7/25/06.

i grew up in Europe and the united States. so i switched depending on where i was.

american is month/day/year and european is day/month/year.

the european way made more sense to me in that it is progressive. its saying it is the 25th day of the 7th month of the year 2006. this just made more sense to me, the american way is saying that it is the 7th month 25th day and in the year 2006

i grew up in Europe and the united States. so i switched depending on where i was.

american is month/day/year and european is day/month/year.

the european way made more sense to me in that it is progressive. its saying it is the 25th day of the 7th month of the year 2006. this just made more sense to me, the american way is saying that it is the 7th month 25th day and in the year 2006

Nah, too much trouble. My laptop (and thus MS Outlook) is on 24 hour time with DD.MM.YYYY format, just to annoy my co-workers. :D

25th July 2006
25/07/06
25th July in Year of our Lord 2006
Dies mercurii A.D. III ID. MMDCCLIX A.U.C ( if I want to annoy the Jobcentre)

Now, if you use the day in *a time*, you are, clearly, insane :eek: . Even my computer gives the time with hour, minute, and seconds. And that's not even talking about order.
The seconds don't tick by on my computers clock. I don't need that kind of percision when being reminded of how much time has been wasted.

So when someone wants to meet you, you just take down the time and then show up at 4:30 everyday until it's the right day-instead of just saying 4:30 on Tuesday?

Julian
2453942.98984

July 26th,2006

or

7/26/06