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Date:      Thu, 11 Oct 2001 11:53:06 -0500
From:      "FreeBSD Mail List" <freebsdmaillist@yahoo.com>
To:        <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Holiday Fun
Message-ID:  <002e01c15275$338833e0$3e6bfc96@acu.edu>

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Hello all,

I just heard this today and I thought it was funny. Why can't computer scientist tell the difference between Halloween and Christmas?

Answer:  Because 31oct=25dec.

(31 in base 8 is equal to 25 in base 10).



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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just heard this today and I thought it was 
funny.&nbsp;Why can't computer scientist tell the difference between Halloween 
and Christmas?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Answer:&nbsp; Because 31oct=25dec.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(31 in base 8 is equal to 25 in base 
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