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From: Stephen
Subject: Is 2016 going for a record?
Date: 27 Dec 2016 16:44:44
Message: <5862e0cc$1@news.povray.org>
Here's tae us
Wha's like us
Damn few,
And they're a' deid
Mair's the pity!


It has been a bugger of a year and it is not over.

-- 

Regards
     Stephen


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From: Dan Byers
Subject: Re: Is 2016 going for a record?
Date: 27 Dec 2016 22:45:01
Message: <web.586334b7a1d0b82dbb95b1840@news.povray.org>
Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> Here's tae us
> Wha's like us
> Damn few,
> And they're a' deid
> Mair's the pity!
>
>
> It has been a bugger of a year and it is not over.
>
> --
>
> Regards
>      Stephen

It has certainly found a way to get on my last good nerve...

--
Dan
roadkillpuppy.com


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From: Jim Holsenback
Subject: Re: Is 2016 going for a record?
Date: 28 Dec 2016 07:17:05
Message: <5863ad41$1@news.povray.org>
On 12/27/2016 4:44 PM, Stephen wrote:
> Here's tae us
> Wha's like us
> Damn few,
> And they're a' deid
> Mair's the pity!
>
>
> It has been a bugger of a year and it is not over.
>
indeed ... there has been a disturbance in the force


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Is 2016 going for a record?
Date: 30 Dec 2016 17:42:28
Message: <5866e2d4$1@news.povray.org>
On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 21:44:39 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> Here's tae us Wha's like us Damn few,
> And they're a' deid Mair's the pity!
> 
> 
> It has been a bugger of a year and it is not over.

Yeah, what's more, it's going to be a longer year than usual - by 1 
second.

Jim



-- 
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw


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From: Mike Horvath
Subject: Re: Is 2016 going for a record?
Date: 1 Jan 2017 14:15:59
Message: <5869556f$1@news.povray.org>
On 12/30/2016 5:42 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 21:44:39 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>> Here's tae us Wha's like us Damn few,
>> And they're a' deid Mair's the pity!
>>
>>
>> It has been a bugger of a year and it is not over.
>
> Yeah, what's more, it's going to be a longer year than usual - by 1
> second.
>
> Jim
>
>
>

I wonder how many people worldwide died within that 1 second.


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Is 2016 going for a record?
Date: 1 Jan 2017 14:58:01
Message: <58695f49$1@news.povray.org>
On 1/1/2017 7:15 PM, Mike Horvath wrote:
> On 12/30/2016 5:42 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 21:44:39 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> Here's tae us Wha's like us Damn few,
>>> And they're a' deid Mair's the pity!
>>>
>>>
>>> It has been a bugger of a year and it is not over.
>>
>> Yeah, what's more, it's going to be a longer year than usual - by 1
>> second.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>
> I wonder how many people worldwide died within that 1 second.


A bit of a fudge but:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/leap-second-what-happen-around-5969610

I did not know about the last paragraph, if it is true.


-- 

Regards
     Stephen


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Is 2016 going for a record?
Date: 2 Jan 2017 15:19:19
Message: <586ab5c7$1@news.povray.org>
On Sun, 01 Jan 2017 14:15:59 -0500, Mike Horvath wrote:

> On 12/30/2016 5:42 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 21:44:39 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> Here's tae us Wha's like us Damn few,
>>> And they're a' deid Mair's the pity!
>>>
>>>
>>> It has been a bugger of a year and it is not over.
>>
>> Yeah, what's more, it's going to be a longer year than usual - by 1
>> second.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>>
> I wonder how many people worldwide died within that 1 second.

Too many, no doubt.



-- 
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw


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