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Ed Cryer - 28 Sep 2009 10:57 GMT

http://www.google.com.au/

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J. J. Lodder - 28 Sep 2009 11:50 GMT

> http://www.google.com.au/

And not just on .au

Worldwide even,

Jan

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Ed Cryer - 28 Sep 2009 12:38 GMT

>> http://www.google.com.au/
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> Jan

Same birthday as Brigitte Bardot;
http://www.famousbirthdays.com/bday_cal.html

Ed

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J. J. Lodder - 28 Sep 2009 13:04 GMT

> >> http://www.google.com.au/
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> Same birthday as Brigitte Bardot;
> http://www.famousbirthdays.com/bday_cal.html

One may wonder what the precise day for Confucius matters
after all the calendar translations it has gone through,

Jan

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Ed Cryer - 28 Sep 2009 13:22 GMT

>> >> http://www.google.com.au/
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> Jan

Google might have a bit more difficulty with Socrates and Plato.
Socrates on the 6th Thargelion; Plato on the 7th.

Ed

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J. J. Lodder - 30 Sep 2009 10:28 GMT

> >> >> http://www.google.com.au/
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> Google might have a bit more difficulty with Socrates and Plato.
> Socrates on the 6th Thargelion; Plato on the 7th.

Fortunately the sun happened to be eclipsed at Athens
in their days, so calendar sync isn't that difficult.
(if there was any doubt to begin with)

Jan

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Steve Hayes - 29 Sep 2009 04:43 GMT

>http://www.google.com.au/

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/peeves.htm

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J. J. Lodder - 29 Sep 2009 10:25 GMT

> >http://www.google.com.au/
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> http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/peeves.htm

You are mistaken.
In this case the URL was the message.
(and now it's gone forever)

McLuhan's revenge,

Jan

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