ok so how many of you know how we got to the point of saying we are in the year 2009? i'll let you answer first before i post where it came from...
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- 07 Sep 2009 #1
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- 07 Sep 2009 #2
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I get my time from time.windows.com
- 07 Sep 2009 #3
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the clue is knowing the previous years, its 2009 AD (Anno Domini) which roughly translates from medieval latin as "in the year of our lord", if you go pre-AD then it becomes BC (Before Christ), this basically means that the year 0 was the year that jesus christ was born and everyone in the church was going mad during the millenium because they thought he would return after 2000 years, which he did not, so, we owe religion our year count
- 08 Sep 2009 #4
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bravo very good job
Originally Posted by MrNeeds 
the clue is knowing the previous years, its 2009 AD (Anno Domini) which roughly translates from medieval latin as "in the year of our lord", if you go pre-AD then it becomes BC (Before Christ), this basically means that the year 0 was the year that jesus christ was born and everyone in the church was going mad during the millenium because they thought he would return after 2000 years, which he did not, so, we owe religion our year count
haha..... and we have a winner...... 
- 08 Sep 2009 #5
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Aloysius Lilius (aka Luigi Lilio or Luigi Giglio)- I win
- 08 Sep 2009 #6
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- 08 Sep 2009 #7
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haha and for your prize z3r010.... you get a new car! *drives car around* here ya go, *hands keys over* enjoy!
- 08 Sep 2009 #8My System Specs
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No year zero in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. Yes, I see the smiley. I have met people who thought BC was 'Before Christ' and AD meant 'After Death'. They got a puzzled look on their faces when I said that means he lived for only part of a second. Originally Posted by MrNeeds the clue is knowing the previous years, its 2009 AD (Anno Domini) which roughly translates from medieval latin as "in the year of our lord", if you go pre-AD then it becomes BC (Before Christ), this basically means that the year 0 was the year that jesus christ was born and everyone in the church was going mad during the millenium because they thought he would return after 2000 years, which he did not, so, we owe religion our year count
- 08 Sep 2009 #9
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hehe, yep, you are correct jimjoe, it was 1 BC then it went straight to 1 AD Originally Posted by JimJoe No year zero in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. Yes, I see the smiley. I have met people who thought BC was 'Before Christ' and AD meant 'After Death'. They got a puzzled look on their faces when I said that means he lived for only part of a second. Originally Posted by MrNeeds the clue is knowing the previous years, its 2009 AD (Anno Domini) which roughly translates from medieval latin as "in the year of our lord", if you go pre-AD then it becomes BC (Before Christ), this basically means that the year 0 was the year that jesus christ was born and everyone in the church was going mad during the millenium because they thought he would return after 2000 years, which he did not, so, we owe religion our year count
you could have at least give me some rep pizzaman, its hard times right now lol Originally Posted by thepizzaman bravo very good job haha..... and we have a winner......
- 08 Sep 2009 #10
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[QUOTE=MrNeeds;1131053][QUOTE=JimJoe;1131042]yea but.... he created the rep...... how would it help him? haha Originally Posted by MrNeeds hehe, yep, you are correct jimjoe, it was 1 BC then it went straight to 1 AD
you could have at least give me some rep pizzaman, its hard times right now lol Originally Posted by thepizzaman bravo very good job haha..... and we have a winner......
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