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Ok I have to say it... (Original Post) FirstLight Apr 2012 OP
according to my son, barbtries Apr 2012 #1
nah, their calendar is far more precise than our Gregorian. no need for a leap year. NuttyFluffers Apr 2012 #2
Well, in a manner of speaking, the calendar DID stop for Dick Clark. davsand Apr 2012 #3
snort! Howler Apr 2012 #8
I *was* trying to get a laught out of you guys FirstLight Apr 2012 #4
We don't know kentauros Apr 2012 #5
Whew! Sanity Claws Apr 2012 #7
My first thought, kimmerspixelated Apr 2012 #6

barbtries

(29,733 posts)
1. according to my son,
Thu Apr 19, 2012, 03:59 AM
Apr 2012

and i don't know where he heard it, the mayans did not account for leap year, and the end of the world according to their calendar, had they done so, has already passed. so, we may be safe

NuttyFluffers

(6,811 posts)
2. nah, their calendar is far more precise than our Gregorian. no need for a leap year.
Thu Apr 19, 2012, 07:13 AM
Apr 2012

but there won't be an end of the world. and, as iconic as Dick Clark is, his passing has no relation to the end of the world. however, since i do love me some irony, i'd be deliciously amused if i was proved wrong. granted i'd be amused ever so briefly, but it's best to go out with a bang and a hearty laugh.

(edit: IIRC, Mayan calendar has something like a leap month. but that's also regularly taken into account in calculations. the trouble comes about comparing two different calendars.)

kimmerspixelated

(8,423 posts)
6. My first thought,
Thu Apr 19, 2012, 08:04 PM
Apr 2012

is that it's a brilliant connection. I don't think it means anything, or should be taken seriously, but I applaud the dot connecting! Wow! I never woulda thought of it!

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