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re: Do new decades end with a zero or a one?
Posted on 5/13/25 at 1:02 pm to southernboisb
Posted on 5/13/25 at 1:02 pm to southernboisb
How else you gonna celebrate a year? It has to happen before you can count it.
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Posted on 5/13/25 at 1:18 pm to jangalang
Haha. They did say the game winning field goal should have never happened. Haha. Not much different. 
Posted on 5/14/25 at 12:24 am to Violent Hip Swivel
Did the third milennium AD start on January 1, 2000, or January 1, 2001?
I view the larger place digit as the driver of this. For example, 12 midnight is AM to me.
I view the larger place digit as the driver of this. For example, 12 midnight is AM to me.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 12:46 am to Violent Hip Swivel
They end with a 9
Posted on 5/14/25 at 5:07 am to Violent Hip Swivel
New decades start with year 1, because logically there was never a year “0”
Posted on 5/14/25 at 5:50 am to skrayper
Did the millennium decade start in 2000 or 2001?
2000
To say otherwise is foolish. Damn Wilie!!!
2000
To say otherwise is foolish. Damn Wilie!!!
This post was edited on 5/14/25 at 5:53 am
Posted on 5/14/25 at 10:47 am to Violent Hip Swivel
No doubt, AU football has not been fun for years. Hell, with the Falcons struggles along with UA and UGA dominating, football has almost become an afterthought.
I'm hopeful for 2025 in the sense that it can't be worse, but legitimately I won't be surprised to see AU lose big again.
I'm hopeful for 2025 in the sense that it can't be worse, but legitimately I won't be surprised to see AU lose big again.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 11:50 am to Bama Bird
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Have you guys ever thought about how, on the day after your first birthday, you're actually celebrating the second occurrence of that day in your lifetime? And that even just a second after your first 'birth day you're already in your 2nd year of life?
Long story short, if you're 39, you're really actually 40
Ask someone from South Korea how old they are and they will often ask if you mean their Korean agae or international age.
Korean age considers you 1 year old at birth and your age increases 1 year each January 1st.
Someone born December 31st would be considered 2 years old when they have been alive for 2 days.
The logic behind it is that you are aging in the womb and for most births, conception occurred the previous year so they consider you to be 1 at birth. Aging everyone up at January 1 makes it easier to figure ages based on year of birth. They still celebrate birthdays, but do not age up on the birthday.
This post was edited on 5/14/25 at 12:01 pm
Posted on 5/14/25 at 12:49 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode originally aired in 1997.
KRAMER: It all right if I keep these here for a while? I'm having a New Year's Eve
party.
JERRY: You're gonna keep these here for eight months?!
Kramer props the chairs up against a wall.
KRAMER: No, Jerry. New Year's Eve nineteen ninety-nine. The millennium. I told you about that.
.
.
.
Kramer and Newman move to the door to leave. Newman stops as Jerry speaks to
him, and Kramer exits to his apartment.
JERRY: By the way Newman, I'm just curious. When you booked the hotel, did you
book it for the millennium New Year?
NEWMAN: (smug) As a matter of fact, I did.
JERRY: Oh, that's interesting, because as everyone knows, since there was no year zero, the millennium doesn't begin until the year two-thousand and one. Which would make your party, one year late, and thus, quite lame.
Newman absorbs the logic of Jerry's argument. His face twitches as he realises
his error.
JERRY: Aww!
Newman makes a noise redolent of his frustration - a sort of half-strangulated
nasal squeak. He then waddles away after Kramer.
LINK
KRAMER: It all right if I keep these here for a while? I'm having a New Year's Eve
party.
JERRY: You're gonna keep these here for eight months?!
Kramer props the chairs up against a wall.
KRAMER: No, Jerry. New Year's Eve nineteen ninety-nine. The millennium. I told you about that.
.
.
.
Kramer and Newman move to the door to leave. Newman stops as Jerry speaks to
him, and Kramer exits to his apartment.
JERRY: By the way Newman, I'm just curious. When you booked the hotel, did you
book it for the millennium New Year?
NEWMAN: (smug) As a matter of fact, I did.
JERRY: Oh, that's interesting, because as everyone knows, since there was no year zero, the millennium doesn't begin until the year two-thousand and one. Which would make your party, one year late, and thus, quite lame.
Newman absorbs the logic of Jerry's argument. His face twitches as he realises
his error.
JERRY: Aww!
Newman makes a noise redolent of his frustration - a sort of half-strangulated
nasal squeak. He then waddles away after Kramer.
LINK
Posted on 5/14/25 at 1:08 pm to Bama Bird
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Long story short, if you're 39, you're really actually 40
Well, no. If you're 39, you are in your 40th year but you haven't actually achieved 40 yet. That would be like saying if i've run 1.5 miles, i've actually run 2 miles. No, you are just in your 2nd mile.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 1:10 pm to BhamTigah
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Korean age considers you 1 year old at birth and your age increases 1 year each January 1st.
A very interesting way to do it, considering even the longest of pregnancies don't last a year and a decent number of people are born premautre. So, your Korean age is at best 3 months older than you actually are and at worst could be ~5 ish or so.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 1:47 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
So...if we trace it back logically. Was there a year zero AD/CE?
It turns out, there was not. When counting years, they go directly from 1 BC/BCE to 1 AD/CE. So, the first decade was year 1 through year 10. Every decade since, follows the same pattern. That means that the year 2000 was not the start of the new Millennium, but rather was the last year of the old Millennium. So, the 21st century did not start on January 1, 2000...but actually started January 1, 2001.
So, to answer your question in a roundabout way...Auburn does not have a winning season in football this decade.
It turns out, there was not. When counting years, they go directly from 1 BC/BCE to 1 AD/CE. So, the first decade was year 1 through year 10. Every decade since, follows the same pattern. That means that the year 2000 was not the start of the new Millennium, but rather was the last year of the old Millennium. So, the 21st century did not start on January 1, 2000...but actually started January 1, 2001.
So, to answer your question in a roundabout way...Auburn does not have a winning season in football this decade.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 2:19 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
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considering even the longest of pregnancies don't last a year and a decent number of people are born premautre. So, your Korean age is at best 3 months older than you actually are and at worst could be ~5 ish or so.
Keep in mind they age up at January 1, not the conception or birth date. The majority of babies born this year would have been conceived and in the womb prior to January 1st.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 3:53 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
A decade, in terms of the common way it's used to categorize history and culture, typically starts on a year ending in 0. However, technically, in terms of a strictly numbered count, a decade starts on a year ending in 1. This is because there was no year zero, and the current era began with year 1.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 3:57 pm to BhamTigah
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Keep in mind they age up at January 1, not the conception or birth date. The majority of babies born this year would have been conceived and in the womb prior to January 1st.
So, let's say that you are born at the end of the year. When you are born, you are considered 1. Then Jan 1, you are aged up a year? So, someone born in like October or something, would be 2 years old on Jan 1, even though in reality they are only 2 months old from birth? Do I have this system correct in my head?
This post was edited on 5/14/25 at 3:59 pm
Posted on 5/14/25 at 3:59 pm to BigBro
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This is because there was no year zero, and the current era began with year 1.
But it doesn't become Year 1 until the year is complete. During the year it is Year 0. Or more recently, Year 00.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 4:11 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
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So, someone born in like October or something, would be 2 years old on Jan 1, even though in reality they are only 2 months old from birth? Do I have this system correct in my head?
Yep. In my original post I used the extreme example of being born on 12/31. On day 2 of your life, you would be 2 years old.
The younger Koreans are going away from this. They will usually answer the question of how old they are by stating the year they were born.
Posted on 5/15/25 at 8:12 am to GoCrazyAuburn
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That would be like saying if i've run 1.5 miles, i've actually run 2 miles. No, you are just in your 2nd mile.
Sounds like those commercials/ads that claim “It’s under $200” (with the price at $199.99 or $199.95).
Posted on 5/15/25 at 8:20 am to BigBro
The debate is when does it start?
At the start of time, the first 365 days occurred in the 1st year; BUT we don’t acknowledge COMPLETION of the year until the 366th day.
So, that time span, while being IN the 1st year would be called “Year 0”.
At the start of time, the first 365 days occurred in the 1st year; BUT we don’t acknowledge COMPLETION of the year until the 366th day.
So, that time span, while being IN the 1st year would be called “Year 0”.
This post was edited on 5/15/25 at 8:25 am
Posted on 5/15/25 at 8:58 am to southernboisb
3 BC
2 BC
1 BC
1 AD
2 AD
There was no Year 0 AD.
Idk why they did that.. but most of the world uses it..
Going back to the Bible.
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
The earth was there on Day 0, but nothing was there. A good attorney coud argue both sides and win this argument.
I’m not an attorney, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night..
2 BC
1 BC
1 AD
2 AD
There was no Year 0 AD.
Idk why they did that.. but most of the world uses it..
Going back to the Bible.
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
The earth was there on Day 0, but nothing was there. A good attorney coud argue both sides and win this argument.
I’m not an attorney, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night..
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