Re: Happy Hallow-mas

On Nov 4, 2024, David Dalton wrote
(in article<0001HW.2CD96A6000CAC26C700002E8F38F@news.eternal-september.org>):

On Nov 1, 2024, Burkhard wrote
(in article<9dcb5b2d40d0247a971cd593bda61b7c@www.novabbs.com>):
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On Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:13:14 +0000, Burkhard wrote:
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Q: Why do programmers confuse Halloween with Christmas?

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A: Because Oct 31 = Dec 25.
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(and I have NO idea why the answer did not show im the first post...)

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I guess it is also Hex for one.

oops, I was thinking hex is base 6 but it is base 16, so

instead it is Hex One Neuf (hex one Newf),
where Newf is short for Newfoundlander.

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