[plug] Ben Collins (DPL) dies after accident with slapd (fwd)

[Mike Holland]

On Mon, 2 Apr 2001, Steve Baker wrote:

> > Does this mean that all Chinese people are fools? :)
> 
> Only if you define any non-Jan-1 new year date as foolish.  The Chinese
> don't use April 1 as a new year date, their new year is generally late Jan,

Actually, China uses the same calendar as the rest of us. But the
"overseas chinese" as they call them, tend to be a little old-fashioned.

Thais on the other hand, are already into the 26th century. (and still no
flying cars.)

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Mike Holland  <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>
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