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   Tristan Wibberley to Lynn McGuire   
   Re: Why do programmers confuse Halloween   
   01 Nov 25 22:40:13   
   
   XPost: comp.lang.c++   
   From: tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk   
      
   On 01/11/2025 03:58, Lynn McGuire wrote:   
   > Why do programmers confuse Halloween with Christmas?   
   >   
   > Because 31 OCT = 25 DEC   
      
   Imagine the dystopia in which a major religion /and/ calendar system   
   were designed to provide a minor joke for mathematicians.   
      
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