# Did you miss it?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-miss-it/549757
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [August 9, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-miss-it/549757 "2010-08-09T21:36:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-miss-it/549757/1 "2010-08-09T21:36:59Z")
I missed it.
About a half hour ago, it was 05:06:07 on 08/09/10.
It’s the second time this has happened today, but will not happen again for another thousand years. And yes, it only works for Americans.
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### Author:  [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-miss-it/549757/2 "2010-08-09T21:53:44Z")
Ooh I saw this just in time to impress my daughter with my fun trivial knowledge.
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### Author:  [@Desert\_Nomad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Nomad)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-miss-it/549757/3 "2010-08-09T22:18:17Z")
> [@panache45](#):
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> I missed it.
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> About a half hour ago, it was 05:06:07 on 08/09/10.
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> It’s the second time this has happened today, but will not happen again for another thousand years. And yes, it only works for Americans.
Actually it will happen again next year at 06:07:08 on 09/10/11
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### Author:  [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2010, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-miss-it/549757/4 "2010-08-09T22:46:48Z")
I’m PST so I’ve got an hour plus change to go…
(and knowing me, I’ll miss it anyway)
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### Author:  [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-miss-it/549757/5 "2010-08-09T22:48:28Z")
> [@panache45](#):
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> And yes, it only works for Americans.
Well, it only works _today_ for Americans.
Other countries have almost a month to get ready for it.
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### Author:  [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-miss-it/549757/6 "2010-08-09T23:17:52Z")
> [@Desert\_Nomad](#):
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> Actually it will happen again next year at 06:07:08 on 09/10/11
And the year after that at 07:08:09 on 10/11/12 … .
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### Author:  [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-miss-it/549757/7 "2010-08-09T23:22:22Z")
I’m waiting for November of next year when it will be 11:11:11 11/11/11. Twice. In Europe too.
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### Author:  [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2010, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-miss-it/549757/8 "2010-08-10T07:53:57Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#):
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> I’m waiting for November of next year when it will be 11:11:11 11/11/11. Twice. In Europe too.
And we’ll be marking it with 2 minutes’ silence.