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From: mkinyon@peabody.iusb.indiana.edu (Michael Kinyon)
Subject: Re: Review: Jigsaw
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Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 20:57:00 GMT
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In article <meta-0104961404010001@newshost.cam.harlequin.co.uk>,
mathew <meta@harlequin.co.uk> wrote:
>I don't think "Jigsaw" says that 1999 is the end of the millennium. It
>says "where else to be than Century Park?"  It struck me as odd, as 1999
>isn't the end of the 20th century, so pretty much anywhere would do, you'd
>think...
>
>Somehow I didn't expect Graham to make that mistake.

He wasn't making a mistake.  The assertion is not that 1999 is/is not the end
of the millenium.  The assertion is that there will be parties and
celebrations at the end of 1999 *as if* it were the end of the millenium.
This, in fact, is quite correct.

Perhaps someone with better access to historical data than I have might
wish to check if there were big turn-of-the-century celebrations on Dec.
31, 1899.  My guess is that there was plenty of partying to go around in 
both 1899 and 1900.
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