Re: Why not 13 months? (Was La Systeme Metrique)

Anthony Potts (potts@cern.ch)
Wed, 23 Aug 1995 14:38:51 GMT

On Mon, 21 Aug 1995, Helge Moulding wrote:

> Many Moons ago I had written,
> : >> > Only the most clueless start the week on any day other than Monday.
>
> So a lot of twits followed up with,
> : >> I am in England, here the week is taken as starting on a Sunday.
>
> : >Any chance this is a religious thing and the devout Christians
> : >among us see Sunday as the first day for religious reasons?
>
> : the actual first day of the week is Sunday (at least
> : according to every calendar I've ever owned).
>
> Somehow the discussion wended its way back here. Like a bad penny.
> I guess there are those trying to impress the rest of the world
> that they know how to use a calendar. Fine. So did the Mayans. BFD.
> --
> Helge "Have mommy wipe your nose, kid." Moulding

Please do not call me a twit. It is too close to tit for comfort.

Potts