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underpants

(195,103 posts) Thu Dec 2, 2021, 06:21 PM Dec 2021

Today's date is a palindrome AND an ambigram 🤯

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Today's date is a palindrome AND an ambigram 🤯 (Original Post) underpants Dec 2021 OP

that is cool! GusBob Dec 2021 #1

It was new to me too underpants Dec 2021 #3

Aaarghhhh!!!!! grumpyduck Dec 2021 #2

That is seriously cool! ananda Dec 2021 #4

True -- but only in countries like the U.S.... regnaD kciN Dec 2021 #5

The ISO international standard would be 20211202 Klaralven Dec 2021 #9

The best, most useful unambiguous format is 2021-12-02. Much easier to read than without dashes. nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2021 #16

True, as in 2021-12-03T00:01:27+00:00 but 20211203T000127Z is equivalent if reading is not important Klaralven Dec 2021 #17

I like humans. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2021 #25

What kind of sauce do you prefer? tclambert Dec 2021 #32

The one in the book "To Serve Man" . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2021 #33

No one in Europe noticed this back on 12 Feb ?? eppur_se_muova Dec 2021 #6

Cool! Reminds me of this: Pinback Dec 2021 #7

Yep my husband just said that mountain grammy Dec 2021 #20

Best one we've had in a long time is 1-20-2021... Totally Tunsie Dec 2021 #8

What'r ya talking about? canetoad Dec 2021 #10

Was my first thought also KS Toronado Dec 2021 #37

Where I live canetoad Dec 2021 #40

Wow. And upside down really puts it over the top. Hortensis Dec 2021 #11

Yikes.....love this.....👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 a kennedy Dec 2021 #12

Love it! FM123 Dec 2021 #13

I hope you had a very happy birthday! brer cat Dec 2021 #18

Thank you! FM123 Dec 2021 #34

Happy Birthday! MontanaMama Dec 2021 #26

Thank you! FM123 Dec 2021 #35

Happy Birthday 🎈 underpants Dec 2021 #30

Thank you! FM123 Dec 2021 #36

OMG wryter2000 Dec 2021 #14

Wow, I didn't even acknowledge the date today... Bluethroughu Dec 2021 #15

Cool wendyb-NC Dec 2021 #19

I did too underpants Dec 2021 #21

Whoa Black Betty! AZSkiffyGeek Dec 2021 #28

Cool x 2. iluvtennis Dec 2021 #22

LOVE IT!!!!! spanone Dec 2021 #23

Very interesting! PatrickforB Dec 2021 #24

I appreciate that Sucha NastyWoman Dec 2021 #27

Cool Joinfortmill Dec 2021 #29

Cool! ProfessorGAC Dec 2021 #31

And I find out on 12/3 Jimbo S Dec 2021 #38

darn I missed that yesterday. msfiddlestix Dec 2021 #39

Now THAT is fucking cool! PCIntern Dec 2021 #41

GusBob

(8,143 posts)

1. that is cool!

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 06:23 PM

Dec 2021

love learning new words, thanks

underpants

(195,103 posts)

3. It was new to me too

Reply to GusBob (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 06:24 PM

Dec 2021

grumpyduck

(6,672 posts)

2. Aaarghhhh!!!!!

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 06:23 PM

Dec 2021

Those Illuminati from Angels and Demons have resurfaced! We're doomed!

ananda

(34,493 posts)

4. That is seriously cool!

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 06:26 PM

Dec 2021

Love it

regnaD kciN

(27,486 posts)

5. True -- but only in countries like the U.S....

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 06:27 PM

Dec 2021

that read dates as mm/dd/yyyy. In most parts of the world, today would be 02122021.

Klaralven

(7,510 posts)

9. The ISO international standard would be 20211202

Reply to regnaD kciN (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 06:38 PM

Dec 2021

Year, month, day is better for data processing, since it sorts properly.

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)

16. The best, most useful unambiguous format is 2021-12-02. Much easier to read than without dashes. nt

Reply to Klaralven (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 07:07 PM

Dec 2021

Klaralven

(7,510 posts)

17. True, as in 2021-12-03T00:01:27+00:00 but 20211203T000127Z is equivalent if reading is not important

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #16)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 07:15 PM

Dec 2021

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601

This should be used more, rather than various regional and local formats.

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)

25. I like humans. . . nt

Reply to Klaralven (Reply #17)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 07:56 PM

Dec 2021

tclambert

(11,187 posts)

32. What kind of sauce do you prefer?

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #25)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 09:15 PM

Dec 2021

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)

33. The one in the book "To Serve Man" . . . nt

Reply to tclambert (Reply #32)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 09:16 PM

Dec 2021

eppur_se_muova

(41,060 posts)

6. No one in Europe noticed this back on 12 Feb ??

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 06:29 PM

Dec 2021

12022021

Pinback

(13,508 posts)

7. Cool! Reminds me of this:

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 06:29 PM

Dec 2021

mountain grammy

(28,717 posts)

20. Yep my husband just said that

Reply to Pinback (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 07:45 PM

Dec 2021

Remembers his teacher writing it on the blackboard.

Totally Tunsie

(11,602 posts)

8. Best one we've had in a long time is 1-20-2021...

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 06:34 PM

Dec 2021

the day Joe Biden was sworn in as 46th President.

canetoad

(20,285 posts)

10. What'r ya talking about?

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 06:39 PM

Dec 2021

Today is 03-12-2021.

KS Toronado

(23,132 posts)

37. Was my first thought also

Reply to canetoad (Reply #10)

Fri Dec 3, 2021, 12:38 PM

Dec 2021

then I noticed it was posted yesterday. We're always a day late & a dollar short.

canetoad

(20,285 posts)

40. Where I live

Reply to KS Toronado (Reply #37)

Fri Dec 3, 2021, 02:33 PM

Dec 2021

The time is actually close on a day ahead of the US. Can become confusing at times.....

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

11. Wow. And upside down really puts it over the top.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 06:39 PM

Dec 2021

a kennedy

(35,358 posts)

12. Yikes.....love this.....👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 06:43 PM

Dec 2021

FM123

(10,337 posts)

13. Love it!

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 06:45 PM

Dec 2021

It makes me feel lucky today, since it's my b'day.

brer cat

(27,373 posts)

18. I hope you had a very happy birthday!

Reply to FM123 (Reply #13)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 07:35 PM

Dec 2021

FM123

(10,337 posts)

34. Thank you!

Reply to brer cat (Reply #18)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 09:27 PM

Dec 2021

MontanaMama

(24,616 posts)

26. Happy Birthday!

Reply to FM123 (Reply #13)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 08:03 PM

Dec 2021

🎂 🎁 🥂

FM123

(10,337 posts)

35. Thank you!

Reply to MontanaMama (Reply #26)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 09:28 PM

Dec 2021

underpants

(195,103 posts)

30. Happy Birthday 🎈

Reply to FM123 (Reply #13)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 08:46 PM

Dec 2021

FM123

(10,337 posts)

36. Thank you!

Reply to underpants (Reply #30)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 09:30 PM

Dec 2021

(sorry, didn't mean to hijack your wonderful thread)

wryter2000

(47,940 posts)

14. OMG

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 06:56 PM

Dec 2021

Thanks for posting. I'm glad I didn't miss it.

Bluethroughu

(7,215 posts)

15. Wow, I didn't even acknowledge the date today...

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 07:01 PM

Dec 2021

Very cool!

wendyb-NC

(4,605 posts)

19. Cool

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 07:37 PM

Dec 2021

Thanks, For pointing that out. Interesting and curious at the same time. Yay, I learned something today.

underpants

(195,103 posts)

21. I did too

Reply to wendyb-NC (Reply #19)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 07:47 PM

Dec 2021

I’d never heard of an ambigram

AZSkiffyGeek

(12,744 posts)

28. Whoa Black Betty!

Reply to underpants (Reply #21)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 08:13 PM

Dec 2021

Ambigram

iluvtennis

(21,471 posts)

22. Cool x 2.

Reply to wendyb-NC (Reply #19)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 07:51 PM

Dec 2021

spanone

(141,070 posts)

23. LOVE IT!!!!!

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 07:52 PM

Dec 2021

PatrickforB

(15,353 posts)

24. Very interesting!

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 07:56 PM

Dec 2021

Sucha NastyWoman

(3,019 posts)

27. I appreciate that

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 08:06 PM

Dec 2021

And sent it to my grandkids

Joinfortmill

(20,180 posts)

29. Cool

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 08:20 PM

Dec 2021

ProfessorGAC

(75,889 posts)

31. Cool!

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 08:54 PM

Dec 2021

That meets the definition of fun fact, for sure!

Jimbo S

(3,036 posts)

38. And I find out on 12/3

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Dec 3, 2021, 01:11 PM

Dec 2021

msfiddlestix

(8,163 posts)

39. darn I missed that yesterday.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Dec 3, 2021, 01:16 PM

Dec 2021

so cool, and so brief.

PCIntern

(27,994 posts)

41. Now THAT is fucking cool!

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Dec 3, 2021, 05:48 PM

Dec 2021

Great one! Thanks!

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