Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 17:20:25 GMT From: Butter Flies Subject: BLAGUES-L: THE Diet [ And now, for something completely useless, and yet somewhat fascinating (can you say "Number Theory"?) : As the clock ticks over from 8:01 PM this Wednesday, time will (for sixty seconds only) read in perfect symmetry. To be more precise: 20:02, 20/02, 2002. It happened twice before, long before the days of the digital watch (or the 24-hour clock, for that matter): at 10:01 AM, on January 10th, 1001 (10:01, 10/01, 1001) and at 11:11 AM, on November 11th, 1111. Finally, this will only happen once again, for the last time, at 9:12 PM on December 21st, 2112. Here you go! And now, the joke. (/jg) ] From: Pierrot La Roche Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 20:46:37 -0400 The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. On the other hand, the French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. Conclusion: Eat what you like. It's speaking English that kills you.