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From: David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com>
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Subject: Re: Happy Hallow-mas
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On Nov 1, 2024, Burkhard wrote
(in article<9dcb5b2d40d0247a971cd593bda61b7c@www.novabbs.com>):

> On Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:13:14 +0000, Burkhard wrote:
>
> > Q: Why do programmers confuse Halloween with Christmas?
>
> A: Because Oct 31 = Dec 25.
>
> (and I have NO idea why the answer did not show im the first post...)

I guess it is also Hex for one.

-- 
David Dalton dalton@nfld.com https://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)
https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
“Mary walks down to the water’s edge and there she hangs Her head to
find herself faded a shadow of what she once was” (Sarah McLachlan)