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Since I last posted to alt.folklore.computers about the year 2000 being a leap
year, but not 2100, I have received several messages along the lines of 2000 
is the last year of this century, not the start of the next. Well this is 
clearly WRONG. Consider:-

This is the twentieth century right, but why?
Because its 19xx + 1, hence the year 2000 will be in the 21st century cause its
20 + 1.

Jesus, was born. 1 A.D was when he was 1 year old, and starting his 2nd year.
2 A.D was when he was 2 years old, and starting his 3rd year. ... 9 A.D. was
when he was 9 years old and starting his 10th year, so at 23:59:59.999* on 
31st Dec 09 he had lived 10 years (or as close as infinitely possible), so
10 A.D must be the start of a new decade, otherwise he would have lived
11 years in a decade, and surely we all agree that a decade is deca (10) years.
Hence by extrapolation, 00:00:00.0000000* 100 A.D must have been the start of 
a new century.

				Q.E.D

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