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From: ibf< >
Subject: [Huguenot] The millennium lie ...
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 01:11:48 +0100


Sorry to state this. But doing genealogy most seriously, we all have to be
very correct with facts, also with these facts ...

To all who still believe in this stupid millenium crap:

Sorry, but now was *neither* starting a new decade, *nor* a new century
*nor* a new millennium *this* year!

*** This second millennium will end on Dec. 31st, 2000 ***

The proof is mathematically and that easy that my children (11 and 13)
understood at once:

Considering the fact, our Christian calendar started with year 1 (there was
no year 0 for the numeral 0 appeared first in Indian writings in 870 and
came to Europe later on), the year 1 ended on Dec. 31st, 1 (simply, isn't
it?). So the first century ended 100 years later on Dec. 31st, 100, right?
Thus the first millennium ended at the *end* of year 1000, correct?

And now the solution for all the cheated and doubting in the world (this is
*not* an American problem, in this case!): Our second millennium in fact
will end on Dec. 31st, 2000. And not now and two days before, respectively.

Millions of people worldwide still are under this illusion, 'cause they fell
for this clever trick of all the commercial and sale strategists all over
the world who pushed this belief in order to sell their millennium's stuff
twice: "Oh, really? There was no millenium's change in fact? OK, then let's
start our sales campaign again and let's sell another millions of now true
millennium events, travels, parties, souvenirs ..." (and whatever nobody
will need but many will purchase ...).

The only importance of the turn from 1999 to 2000 (Y2k) was the supposed Y2k
bug problem - not less and not more, either.


For my family and me, the last days have been a quiet, nice time and totally
normal New Year's Eve, pretty unaffected by any cheats. And the next one
will be as quiet and easy-going ...

Anyway, thanks a lot to all your as well personal as public greetings and
best wishes; I wish you the same - no matter if there's a millennium or not.
Have a fine year 2000 and best success in genealogy!

Juergen

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Jürgen Fritsche (Germany)
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