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Re: Y2K Confusion
Posted By: Nyperold, on host 205.216.76.79
Date: Friday, December 31, 1999, at 10:34:18
In Reply To: Re: Celebration of Dawn in NZ posted by Tranio on Friday, December 31, 1999, at 10:21:38:

> > Well, whaddya know? I turn on the TV just in time to see a couple of Maori ceremonies just before dawn at the first place in NZ to receive sunlight every day. Also, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sang Mozart's 'Alleluia'.
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> > Nyperold
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> I also saw that a couple hours ago. What I can't figure out is why NZ was experiencing sunrise *very* shortly after we had sunrise here on the U.S. Pacific coast. Shouldn't there be about 4 hours in between those two events instead of one (if that)?
> I really liked the dancing dragons in Beijing, though.
>
> Tra "With the rest of the world surviving what was sure to be the 'end of days', I guess I'll scrap my plans of wearing a sandwich board that reads: "The End Is Here!" and shouting at people about armageddon and such...oh well, I don't look so good in plywood anyway." nio

Did you hear them say that they were broadcasting from "more than 24 time zones"? Did I miss something?

There was someone else elsewhere who has played "in excess of more than 200 instrumentals". Did they need an extra 2 or 4 syllables to fill the time?

Nyperold

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