REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (UPI)
-- Monday has been declared an official holiday for oddballs who appreciate the date contains the first three odd numbers, the New York Daily News reported.
In U.S. date format, 1/3/05 happens only once a century, the last time being Jan. 3, 1905. That's enough to prompt a Redwood City, Calif., safety teacher to declare the day a holiday.
"Halley's Comet happens more frequently than this does," said Ron Gordon.
The 59-year-old has a soft spot for calendar quirks, as evidenced by his declaration of Square Root Day on 9/9/81.
He suggested in observation of Monday's "oddness," people do mental gymnastics to determine why adding odd numbers always results in a positive sum.
Copyright 2005 by United Press International.
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