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To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (12688)11/30/1999 2:03:00 PM
From: The Rabbit  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 62558
 
Why do we call it Y2K? It seems to me that abbreviating items regarding dates is what got us into this mess in the first place.

One of my favorite cartoons is one where it's the "Year 0" problem and a couple of abacus vendors are looking over their newly broken wares.