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Post by colubridae » Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:02 pm

Apparently 100 years ago a private members bill was introduced into the british parliament to regularise the months.
March, June, September and December would have 35 days, the other months would have 28 days.
Each month would then be started on Sunday and end on Saturday. Leap days would be tacked onto the end of feb as usual but would not be a weekday.

Can’t find anything on the web as to whether it’s true or not.
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:06 pm

This one?

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/comm ... endar-bill

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Post by Feck » Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:07 pm

Why don't we have 13 months ?
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:09 pm

Article in the...err....Miami News about it...

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2 ... 29,1125130
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Post by Bella Fortuna » Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:11 pm

Feck wrote:Why don't we have 13 months ?
Because 13 is evil and unlucky and a sign of the devil? :ask: Or possibly even for some crazy reason?
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Re: fixed calendar bill

Post by colubridae » Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:27 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:This one?

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/comm ... endar-bill

You'll have to dig out a mouldy old copy of Hansard...

I assume that's it. :tup:
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Re: fixed calendar bill

Post by JacksSmirkingRevenge » Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:52 pm

Was it a dream or did I once read that Napoleon tried to decimalise time?
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