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[Kaladin]

Apologies to those who use the Day - Month - Year format. The date being 11 / 12 / 13 is just mind blowing though.

 

[Nibel]

In all other countries with normal date systems that make sense it's 12/11/2013

 

[V_Arnold]

Do not worry, for the rest of the world, this day will come next month.

 

[Lazaro]

heheh. Imagine what people were feeling when the date was 11/11/1111 at 11h 11m 11s so on.

 

[Mobius 1]

In all other countries with normal date systems that make sense it's 12/11/2013

 

[God Dayumm]

11/12/13 14:15:16????

 

[marrec]

heheh. Imagine what people were feeling when the date was 11/11/1111 at 11h 11m 11s so on.

They were probably feeling hungry and dirty and oppressed and illiterate.

 

[Batigol]

But it's 12/11/13..

 

[PartTimeWarrior]

Something something half life 3

 

[explodet]

Generic "your date notation sucks, my date notation is better" reply.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

heheh. Imagine what people were feeling when the date was 11/11/1111 at 11h 11m 11s so on.

All I remember about 11/11/11 is that crappy movie that came out

 

[Aiii]

So what is the reason the US adopted a different way to write down dates? Is there some kind of cool historical reason for it?

 

[ComputerMKII]

Sorry but where I live it's 12-11-13

 

[EhoaVash]

today is also my birthday ...which I haven't celebrated in years -/

 

[raindoc]

In all other countries with normal date systems that make sense it's 12/11/2013

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[Village]

In all other countries with normal date systems that make sense it's 12/11/2013

sounds like a lame place to be on this day.

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

My first kid is due Thursday but I'm hoping she's born today! It would be an awesome birthday, haha.

 

[Aiii]

I did lol at this:

I am easily amused.

 

[dc89]

Normal country GAF checking in.

 

[JordanKZ]

In all other countries with normal date systems that make sense it's 12/11/2013

First post nails it...

 

[Inversive]

m-d-y is so hilariously backwards, what's the reasoning behind it?

 

[Atraveller]

It's 2013/11/12 here.

 

[woolley]

m-d-y is so hilariously backwards, what's the reasoning behind it?

When speaking the date most people say it's "November 11th 2013" not "The 11th of November 2013."

At least that's how I see it.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

In all other countries with normal date systems that make sense it's 12/11/2013

.

 

[Red Liquorice]

We've had lots of these type of neat dates since the millenium, I think the shine has wore off.

 

[Ovid]

All this means to me is that there are only three more days until the PS4 is released.

Nothing more, nothing less.

 

[Twilight Gap]

Other World GAF:

9/11 would become 11/9 under the d-m-y format. That doesn't make for interesting conspiracy theories (nor does it roll off the tongue well)

I've always understood metric over imperial, and date can go both ways, but it's temperature that gets me. Celsius doesn't make any sense. 38 degrees doesn't register as being "hot" to me considering that it's such a low number.

 

[drspeedy]

Wow, that's so strange, here in my country it's 201--2-11-1 /3.


You guys are all kinda of weird.

 

[Kaladin]

All this means to me is that there are only three more days until the PS4 is released.

Nothing more, nothing less.

Why do you think I used the Kevin Butler gif?

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

When speaking the date most people say it's "November 11th 2013" not "The 11th of November 2013."

At least that's how I see it.

In the UK we go day/month when speaking it out loud too.

 

[Radec]

Wait for:

08:09:10 11/12/13

 

[Ovid]

Why do you think I used the Kevin Butler gif?

Didn't realize what was happening in the background.

Nice.

 

[waypoetic]

Lol at the "normal countries" comment.
Doesn't most countries use day/month/year?

 

[Kaladin]

Wait for:

08:09:10 11/12/13

passed about 44 minutes ago for me

 

[ShironRedshift]

My first kid is due Thursday but I'm hoping she's born today! It would be an awesome birthday, haha.

Oh, congrats! Hope everything ends up going well! ^_^

 

[Delicious Waffles]

In all other countries with normal date systems that make sense it's 12/11/2013

So would December 11 make sense in this particular instance?

 

[waypoetic]

Wait for:

08:09:10 11/12/13

That was hours ago. Your country is way behind.

 

[SystemShock2]

today is also my birthday ...which I haven't celebrated in years -/

It's mine too! Happy birthday!

 

[AkuMifune]

Happy sequential day?

 

[Emerson]

In the UK we go day/month when speaking it out loud too.

Right. I would suspect though that the shorthand date notations originate from the way we speak the dates rather than the other way around. Americans say November 12th, Brits say 12th of November.

 

[Zeroth]

It's mine too! Happy birthday!

today is also my birthday ...which I haven't celebrated in years -/

Happy birthday to the three of us then!

 

[Nerdkiller]

I'll just wait another month before this date actually occurs.

 

[SJRB]

Silly Americans and their silly dates.

 

[Majine]

US had to make sure they fucked up every single measurement system, that includes date.

 

[mclem]

sounds like a lame place to be on this day.

Maybe, but it's great in midDecember.

 

[Escape Goat]

Why was 8 afraid of 7?

Spoiler

Fuck it

 

[jts]

In all other countries with normal date systems that make sense it's 12/11/2013

I think the reverse makes more sense. With year/month/day you can actually have a sequence of dates in its right numerical order.

I say it as an european fellow that has to use day/month/year.

Now month/day/year is just silly.

 

[mclem]

I think the reverse makes more sense. With year/month/day you can actually have a sequence of dates in its right numerical order.

I say it as an european fellow that has to use day/month/year.

Now month/day/year is just silly.

Yeah, year/month/day is very useful for a number of reasons (not least that sorting into alphanumerical order will also sort into date order!). I prefer that from a technical standpoint, although I'll still use DD/MM/YY in general.

 

[Rageino]

Holding out for the 11th December

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

So what is the reason the US adopted a different way to write down dates? Is there some kind of cool historical reason for it?

Americans wanting to be different?