Useless information

[interest]

This will only happen once in our lives
August, in 2015, will have 5 Saturdays , 5 Sundays and 5 Mondays. This happens only once every 823 years
So if you don't like Monday's your pretty well screwed.

   

[Goose]

That is somewhat interesting, but not factual. ALL Augusts in the years 2026, 2037, 2043, 2054, etc, have five Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Heck, the August of just 6 yrs ago (that's 2009 for those who are mathematically challenged) had five Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

[Unicorn]

We all love a puzzle eh!

I think 2020 has 5 of each in August?

[keldaw]

That is somewhat interesting, but not factual. ALL Augusts in the years 2026, 2037, 2043, 2054, etc, have five Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Heck, the August of just 6 yrs ago (that's 2009 for those who are mathematically challenged) had five Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

sorry goose ,
but interest did not say Friday ,Saturday and sunday ,,
he said Saturday ,sunday and Monday that is the difference ,.

[JeffH]

2020 August is the same. And 2026, 2037, 2043 and......
Indeed useless information because it is completely false.
There are only 14 different calendars for any year in our Gregorian system. Perpetual Calendar / There Are Only 14 Possible Calendar Configurations
I have a lot of old calendars put out by a wine company years ago with high quality prints on nice art paper. I just recycle the appropriate one each year eg, 2015=1942.

Didn't I convince you last time Kel?

[Unicorn]

There are only 14 different calendars for any year in our Gregorian system.

:laugh2: Jeff you bring back memories of many years of Accountancy ........ (which can't be a good thing) ......... at the back of most Cashbooks, Journals etc are the 14 nicely sorted with a lovely year index.

..... while he faced the round eternal, of the cashbook and the journal ..... Nnnnnnnooooooooooo!!!!!
I'm so glad interest posted this, it's given me the perfect opportunity to relisten to one of my favourite songs of all time!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qghnx1o5gJ4
(Oddly enough though the only tune that comes to mind when you read the thread title is the Rolling Stones ..... I can't get no .......)

[JeffH]

So sorry to recall that memory while you may not yet be fully recovered from the dreadful bug.

The three days in the month thing has been around a long while and some idiot, with nothing better to do, has just updated last year's one and changed the days of the week to match this year. Moneybags.

Nevol has mentioned it before and I repeat; check dubious claims and rumours at Snopes.com. Rumour has it. Please don't forward them to your mailing list and waste everyone's time and, especially, don't post them here unless they are amusing enough to qualify for the The Laugh thread

[keldaw]

I give up , I , am lost already .

[autocoupler]

Our payroll people tell me if you're payed fortnightly there will be 27 pay periods next year.

[runway]

Good trivia post Interest

[Fulvio]

http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/823-years.html has a very good explanation of exactly how it works.

[JeffH]

there will be 27 pay periods next year.

Only if pay day is Friday or Saturday. Being a leap year there are two days more than 26 full fortnights. Unfortunately the wage slaves do not get an extra fortnights pay overall!
If you are paid weekly on Friday then there will be 53 pay days.

[interest]

Gee I'm glad I put that post in....NOT!!!!
I guess that makes me one of the idiots with nothing to do.
I shall take that on board

[Unicorn]

I certainly wouldn't say that Interest, you're far from it.

I actually think it was good that it got lots of heads thinking.

[JeffH]

:yeah_what_she_said:
I consider this a good job as a 'Devil's advocate'.