Re: [cobalt-users] URGENT! Today is Boomtime, the 57th day of Cha osin the YOLD 3166

[Manik Surtani <manik@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is the Discordian Calendar.

I use RedHat 6.1 and even this has ddate.

Do a man ddate for more info ....... I dunno what the hell it is all about -
some Dungeons and Dragons type stuff, but pretty cute anyway.  Absolutely
useless in my opinion, anyway ....


lewis.lawton@xxxxxx wrote:

> in My unix "Essential systems administration" guide by aeleen frisch
> publisheby o'reilly, the author signs the preface AF Boomtime, the 41st day
> of confusion in the YOLD 3161.  I don't know what it means either but it
> seems a bit "treky" or "hitchhikers" to me
> Lew Lawton
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: manitu [SMTP:manitu@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 26 February 2000 12:21
> > To:   Cobalt Mailinglist
> > Subject:      [cobalt-users] URGENT!
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have a RaQ2 and found the following program on my RaQ2
> >
> >     /usr/bin/ddate            (yes, double d)
> >
> > When executing it, it prints (on telnet)
> >
> >     Today is Boomtime, the 57th day of Chaos in the YOLD 3166
> >
> > What is this ???? Please help!
> >
> >
> > Manuel
> >
> >
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