Today is the last day ever.

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

For those interested, today is December 13th 2011, or as we write it; 13-12-11. Today is the last day ever that we will have a descending numerical date. At least for 100 years anyway.

Just one of those things that doesn't mean much in the long run, but it was a kind of Peak Experience for me.

 

[Chaosed]

Didn't even notice that. Well I guess it is better then everyone going crazy over 11.11.11

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

Probably because it uses the same number 3 times makes it easy to remember.

 

[Gmans uncle]

Erm, we write it like this in the US...
12-13-11
So, you can understand why I had no idea about this.

 

[emeraldrafael]

For those of us int he US that day came last year. So yeah.

but just for fun, if i remmeber what I was doing correctly, I was outside playing hockey and had a rather good game of 9 points (5G4A) as well as a fight to which I had to have some dental work down. But it was less then the guy I fought so in the end I still won.

 

[Capt. Crankypants]

Then, on the 11/12/2013, you can be just as upset about not having consecutively increasing dates. But there'll always be fun dates to look forward to.

 

[DiMono]

I think 12-12-12 will be far more interesting. And yet oddly it will still not be interesting at all.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

Erm, we write it like this in the US...
12-13-11
So, you can understand why I had no idea about this.

That's o.k, I don't know why America writes month first. Almost every nation I know uses day month year. Does America use month first just to be different?

 

[GoAwayVifs]

Erm, we write it like this in the US...
12-13-11
So, you can understand why I had no idea about this.

That's o.k, I don't know why America writes month first. Almost every nation I know uses day month year. Does America use month first just to be different?

I believe the month first comes from the fact you say dates as month, day in conversation. e.g September 12th. Or I could be completely wrong. I'm kind of talking out of my ass right now.

 

[Stoplesteimer]

Erm, we write it like this in the US...
12-13-11
So, you can understand why I had no idea about this.

That's o.k, I don't know why America writes month first. Almost every nation I know uses day month year. Does America use month first just to be different?

From what I recall, it has to do with colonial filing systems; as in one box for December, one for January, etc. so when we go by month-day-year, you can look at the first number first and the second number second when trying to place files in chronological order. This of course assumes that you know you are filing within a one-year period.

There is also the idea that we say 'December first' instead of 'the first of December' and this is reflected in our date format but that becomes a chicken and egg debate.

 

[Blue Hero]

You end a day before you end a month.
You end a month before you do a year.
You end a year before you end something longer than a year.

DMY makes more sense to me than MDY because of this.

 

[javelinstark]

Erm, we write it like this in the US...
12-13-11
So, you can understand why I had no idea about this.

That's o.k, I don't know why America writes month first. Almost every nation I know uses day month year. Does America use month first just to be different?

i wouldnt be suprised.
we did the same thing with measurements because apparently doing things in tens and hundreds is "too easy" or something

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

From what I recall, it has to do with colonial filing systems; as in one box for December, one for January, etc. so when we go by month-day-year, you can look at the first number first and the second number second when trying to place files in chronological order. This of course assumes that you know you are filing within a one-year period.

There is also the idea that we say 'December first' instead of 'the first of December' and this is reflected in our date format but that becomes a chicken and egg debate.

For a filing system it makes sense, but do some Americans use the DMY method? I have read of incidents where teachers yelled at or refused to accept work from students that uses the metric instead of the imperial system.

 

[Stoplesteimer]

For a filing system it makes sense, but do some Americans use the DMY method? I have read of incidents where teachers yelled at or refused to accept work from students that uses the metric instead of the imperial system.

Some people do use it as a matter of preference, but the incidents you mention are generally justified as date formatting is a part of style guides like mla (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_MLA_Style_Manual).

This may not be of extreme importance in lower education, but as one starts publishing their papers a known date format is necessary (for example- two papers are published, if the improper date format is used one party could lose credit for their research). These teachers usually are just trying to instill the importance of style guides and all of their details upon their students.

 

[Esotera]

I guess we'll just have to get used to writing dates in base-11, that'll solve the problem for a few years.

 

[TehWinged]

I think 12-12-12 will be far more interesting. And yet oddly it will still not be interesting at all.

Hey, my next birthday will be AMAZING, don't rain on my future parade!

 

[Guardian of Nekops]

Erm, we write it like this in the US...
12-13-11
So, you can understand why I had no idea about this.

That's o.k, I don't know why America writes month first. Almost every nation I know uses day month year. Does America use month first just to be different?

Incidentally, the American Military switches it back, so that they're on the same page as everyone else again.

When people aren't confused to no end, anyway.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

Incidentally, the American Military switches it back, so that they're on the same page as everyone else again.

When people aren't confused to no end, anyway.

So the military uses DMY but the civilian sector uses MDY? If so, they yeah I am confused.