# As Mundane and Pointless as it gets.

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-mundane-and-pointless-as-it-gets/84840
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [October 1, 2001, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-mundane-and-pointless-as-it-gets/84840 "2001-10-01T21:31:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author: ![Shera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Shera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shera)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2001, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-mundane-and-pointless-as-it-gets/84840/1 "2001-10-01T21:31:18Z")

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Today’s date it 10-1-01.

It’s a pattern.

That is all…😃

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### Author: ![fish\_in\_the\_sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ba0ec/32.png) [@fish\_in\_the\_sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fish_in_the_sky)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2001, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-mundane-and-pointless-as-it-gets/84840/2 "2001-10-01T22:36:11Z")

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Wow, man, yeah, groovy. I can dig it…

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### Author: ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2001, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-mundane-and-pointless-as-it-gets/84840/3 "2001-10-01T22:38:37Z")

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Wait 'til we get to 10-10-10

Or 2-02-02

Or 3-03-03

etc…

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### Author: ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2001, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-mundane-and-pointless-as-it-gets/84840/4 "2001-10-01T22:41:53Z")

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Man, I’m glad I’m not high. That’s just like, soooooo freaky…

I think I need to bring out my Floyd discs and watch the Wizard of Oz now. See you all later. 😃

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### Author: ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2001, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-mundane-and-pointless-as-it-gets/84840/5 "2001-10-01T23:30:18Z")

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Just wait 'til tomorrow. It’s a palindrome.

10-02-2001  
Weeeeeird.

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### Author: ![ThunderBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThunderBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThunderBunny)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2001, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-mundane-and-pointless-as-it-gets/84840/6 "2001-10-02T00:08:59Z")

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Dang, that almost slipped by. Thanks for pointing it out.

I proudly remember noting the precise time when it was:

12:34:56 7/8/90

and of course:

9/9/99 (half the techies were concerned about computer meltdowns)

But this one was pretty cool as well.

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### Author: ![niwroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/34f0e0/32.png) [@niwroc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/niwroc)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2001, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-mundane-and-pointless-as-it-gets/84840/7 "2001-10-02T00:13:50Z")

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01-10-01 or 1-10-01 in Europe?

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### Author: ![Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nefarious_chipmunk/32/1045_2.png) [@Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefarious_Chipmunk)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2001, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-mundane-and-pointless-as-it-gets/84840/8 "2001-10-02T00:26:05Z")

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> \*Originally posted by niwroc \*  
> \*\*01-10-01 or 1-10-01 in Europe? \*\*

Yeah, but that isn’t as fun.

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### Author: ![ThatGuyWithPants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@ThatGuyWithPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThatGuyWithPants)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2001, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-mundane-and-pointless-as-it-gets/84840/9 "2001-10-02T01:07:15Z")

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Its National Bianary day. Enjoy it while it lasts.

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### Author: ![Justin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ab097/32.png) [@Justin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2001, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-mundane-and-pointless-as-it-gets/84840/10 "2001-10-02T02:36:41Z")

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here is a bad ass date 11-11-11 or 11/11/11
