-=> poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Gamgee <=-
-=> Gamgee wrote to Nightfox <=-
Ni> Because the date is in European format (day/month/year).
Ga> Yes, I realize that now. Haha, silly method used by the same folks who
Ga> insist on using the metric system. ;-)
pF> I weas just recalling the scene in "Masters of the Air" where 3 airmen
pF> shot down in a bombing raid are taken underground by the resistance.
pF> They ask them a series of questions (How many home runs did Babe Ruth
pF> hit, etc) and then ask them to write down their names and the date they
pF> were shot down.
pF> They all proceed to walk out from the building and the resistance guy
pF> drops back a step and shoots one of them in the head. He'd written the
pF> date in mm/dd/yy, and so they used that to determine he was european
pF> and a spy.
Hmmmm... did you mean to write "dd/mm/yy" there? :-) Because that is
what would identify him as European...
... Behind every great man is an amazed mother-in-law!
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