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Nov 15, 2019 11:32
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Much like before the year 2000, there was a scare before the year 1000 that the apocalypse would soon start. So yeah, people generally knew the year they were in. They sometimes would disagree because of having different calendars in different countries, though.
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Nov 15, 2019 11:37
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Also beginning in the 1500s countries started switching to the current calendar, as the previous one was too inaccurate when calculating leap years which over the centuries had resulted in months shifting from where they were supposed to be. But it took centuries for all European countries to switch; Russia didn't do it until after the October revolution (which actually took place in November).
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Nov 15, 2019 11:44
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Romans knew (though by a different system and their history was so long they had to re-set their own calendar system a couple times, BUT were smart enough to recognize this issue) Byzantines knew (continuation of the same) Lots of Europeans continued on with that tradition. People weren't stupid and the argument that there was ever really a 'dark' age following the fall of Rome or the capture of Constantinople or whatever exclamatory claim one wants to make is stupid. You're stupid. I'm stupid. And gay. Thank you. e: it still rocks my world that 'July' is named for the Julii, as in Caesar and 'August' is named for 'Augustus'. I dunno why but that's still mind blowing to me. Them fuckin' Romans... Big Beef City fucked around with this message at 12:00 on Nov 15, 2019 |
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Nov 15, 2019 11:56
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I bet in 1308 more people jerked off to cartoons than they do today, they didn't have pornhub back then and Ignatius probably carved some big titty women into the pissing stump and all the men gathered round and really had at it when their wives were upset because of the famine or whatever bullshit was going on. It was a simpler time.
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Nov 15, 2019 12:01
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Big Beef City posted:Romans knew (though by a different system and their history was so long they had to re-set their own calendar system a couple times, BUT were smart enough to recognize this issue) Yah, the calendar we use is a patched-up version of the Roman one; various practices have been used for numbering or labeling years. The Romans themselves sometimes numbered years from the supposed founding of the city (AUC = ab urbe condita) but often instead identified years by the names of the dudes who held the office of consul in that year. The anno domini epoch was (mis)calculated in the early 6th century but wasn't widely adopted until two or three centuries later (so it was in general use most places long before the turn of the first millennium; and these days we're obviously stuck with it much like all those legacy databases written in languages far more obscure than COBOL). Meanwhile I guess people used a bunch of different systems based on whatever (year number this and that of the reign of this and that king, historical legacy numbering based on the Roman system, whatever). quote:e: it still rocks my world that 'July' is named for the Julii, as in Caesar and 'August' is named for 'Augustus'. I dunno why but that's still mind blowing to me. Them fuckin' Romans... And September through December are simply named for being months #7 through #10, because back then they used to start the new year with March. Anecdotally, the practice of renaming months after emperors didn't continue after Augustus because the next guy, Tiberius, was a grumpy rear end in a top hat.
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Nov 15, 2019 12:18
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Honj Steak posted:Much like before the year 2000, there was a scare before the year 1000 that the apocalypse would soon start. So yeah, people generally knew the year they were in. They sometimes would disagree because of having different calendars in different countries, though. Yeah they called it the Y1K bug and people were freaking out all over Europe. There were concerns that the usury ledgers weren't designed to handle 4 digits and that the market rate for cabbage would revert to it's 1AD price. The chaos is in large part responsible for the Muslim conquest of Iberia as the superior Hijri calendar gave the invaders a decided advantage when it came to showing up on the battlefield on the right day.
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Nov 15, 2019 12:27
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Yeah Egyptians were like Oooh Jesus is coming soon!! Kids all like "Mum, why are we counting down years?"
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Nov 15, 2019 12:39
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The Y0K bug was an even bigger problem than Y1K. They had to rebuild all clocks to start counting up instead of down.
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Nov 15, 2019 12:56
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Nov 15, 2019 13:05
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Mooey Cow posted:The Y0K bug was an even bigger problem than Y1K. They had to rebuild all clocks to start counting up instead of down. It's considered a turning point for the Roman Empire, as in contrast to their clocks, their power started going down instead of up. This relates to an ancient curse placed on the Romans by their druidic enemies in Gaul: "may thy power ever be inversely related to the way you count your years". This is still a common phrase / curse used in France today.
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Nov 15, 2019 13:13
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no they thought it was 2019 lomao theyre sooo dumb
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Nov 15, 2019 13:23
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Crazy to think about that was before Trump and 9/11.
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Nov 15, 2019 13:41
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The Mayans knew!
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Nov 15, 2019 14:14
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The Bramble posted:It's considered a turning point for the Roman Empire, as in contrast to their clocks, their power started going down instead of up. This relates to an ancient curse placed on the Romans by their druidic enemies in Gaul: "may thy power ever be inversely related to the way you count your years". This is still a common phrase / curse used in France today. Aha, this explains the French revolutionary calendar.
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Nov 15, 2019 14:15
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SA should have it's own calendar starting 0 at 1999 call it YOOK
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Nov 15, 2019 14:56
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Year of our komedywebsite
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Nov 15, 2019 14:57
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Literally all the US needs to know is there was a before 9/11 You were still poo poo people , just centrist scum and not out right Nazis. The Obama made you like a warm milk before bed, a stew of hate and nonsense. The Trump re-activated your centrist Liberal and Right wing Nazi hearts And you made frieands. Centreists and nazis are the same, Hillary scum are just shills for capitalism and white power (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Nov 15, 2019 15:16
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I lust for plague death.
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Nov 15, 2019 15:24
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immortalyawn posted:Literally all the US needs to know is there was a before 9/11 Take it to cspam nerd
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Nov 15, 2019 15:32
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great big cardboard tube posted:I bet in 1308 more people jerked off to cartoons than they do today, they didn't have pornhub back then and Ignatius probably carved some big titty women into the pissing stump and all the men gathered round and really had at it when their wives were upset because of the famine or whatever bullshit was going on. It was a simpler time. Everyone was gay back then, the way God intended, so instead of a carving of big titty cartoon girls it was Sephirot giving Shrek a dirty Sanchez. Ask any historian.
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Nov 15, 2019 15:40
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ya instead of a calendar they had a big pile of rocks and every 365 days they throw another rock in the pile in 1308 there were 1308 rocks in the pile ipso facto ya
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Nov 15, 2019 15:41
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1308, no. 1309, yes.
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Nov 15, 2019 16:14
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Big Beef City posted:e: it still rocks my world that 'July' is named for the Julii, as in Caesar and 'August' is named for 'Augustus'. I dunno why but that's still mind blowing to me. Them fuckin' Romans... its that feeling of dead, dusty history reaching out and touching you.
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Nov 15, 2019 16:27
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Nastyman posted:Everyone was gay back then, the way God intended, so instead of a carving of big titty cartoon girls it was Sephirot giving Shrek a dirty Sanchez. Ask any historian. I'm afraid to Google "dirty Sanchez". Forgive me for naively asking, if I image search this will it awaken something inside me?
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Nov 15, 2019 16:33
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Mooey Cow posted:Also beginning in the 1500s countries started switching to the current calendar, as the previous one was too inaccurate when calculating leap years which over the centuries had resulted in months shifting from where they were supposed to be. But it took centuries for all European countries to switch; Russia didn't do it until after the October revolution (which actually took place in November). I have a mental image of a farmer waking up, looking at a calendar that has been shifted, putting his boots on, stepping outside and stretching ready to harvest some turnips and seeing a field of snow and just screaming "gently caress" and going back inside.
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Nov 15, 2019 17:40
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immortalyawn posted:Yeah Egyptians were like Oooh Jesus is coming soon!! 
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Nov 15, 2019 21:07
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Autistic Edgy Guy posted:its that feeling of dead, dusty history reaching out and touching you. yeah brother, and I love it.
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Nov 15, 2019 21:16
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More like 1300 and late
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Nov 15, 2019 21:18
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Can you imagine living in the year like 15 or something? I'd just be there going "lmao, it's literally 15. what the hell."
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Nov 15, 2019 21:20
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Relayer posted:Can you imagine living in the year like 15 or something? I'd just be there going "lmao, it's literally 15. what the hell." that's not the thread is about. It's about a thousand years after that. 1000 years.
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Nov 15, 2019 21:27
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Big Beef City posted:Romans knew (though by a different system and their history was so long they had to re-set their own calendar system a couple times, BUT were smart enough to recognize this issue) People don't believe me when I say "you know Thursday and Friday are named after Thor and Frieda?" Wednesday is Odin's day etc.
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Nov 15, 2019 21:29
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its currently 2562 in thailand
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Nov 15, 2019 21:33
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You think in the year 69 people were 69ing a lot? Hmm makes you think.
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Nov 15, 2019 21:35
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pop fly to McGillicutty posted:People don't believe me when I say "you know Thursday and Friday are named after Thor and Frieda?" Wednesday is Odin's day etc. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Those are all named after the old Germanic gods and used in most of the Germanic languages depending on how much they have been influences by Latin. The Romance languages follow a similar pattern with the naming of most of the days after gods (and others after the Sun and Moon, which technically speaking were gods as well), the Roman gods that is. In fact the Germanic peoples adopted the seven day week from the Romans and many of the gods who have days named after them roughly correspond to the Latin version, for instance in French, Friday is Vendredi, after Venus who's got alot of attributes in common with the Germanic Freya, Wednesday is Mercredi, after Mercury who you'll probably not be surprised was typically the God the Romans tended to identify Odin as and so on (Tyr/Tiwaz and Mars for Tuesday, Thor/Donar and Jupiter for Thursday). Randarkman fucked around with this message at 22:07 on Nov 15, 2019 |
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Nov 15, 2019 21:47
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pop fly to McGillicutty posted:People don't believe me when I say "you know Thursday and Friday are named after Thor and Frieda?" Wednesday is Odin's day etc. Actually, friday wasn't named after Frida Kahlo
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Nov 15, 2019 21:57
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would you guys eat rear end in 1308? I dont think i would as a time traveller
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Nov 15, 2019 22:02
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Dr. Stab posted:Actually, friday wasn't named after Frida Kahlo Then why do I have a unibrow right now?
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Nov 15, 2019 22:02
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Weaponized Autism posted:You think in the year 69 people were 69ing a lot? Hmm makes you think. What did weed cultivation look like back in 420?
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Nov 15, 2019 22:16
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Autistic Edgy Guy posted:would you guys eat rear end in 1308? I dont think i would as a time traveller i'll eat rear end any year
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