Phone: RIIIING!!! RIIIING!!!
black455: Can I help you?
Idjit Old Bag: I was wondering if you could answer a question for me.
black455: That’s what we do here.
IOB: Well, I know about BC and AD for the years, you know…
black455: Before Christ…
IOB: …and After Death.
black455: Anno Domini. Year of Our Lord.
IOB: ???
black455: AD. Anno Domini. Not “after death.”
IOB: Right. Well what’s this CE and BCE I hear talk about?
black455: They stand for Common Era and Before Common Era. They’re an alternative to BC and AD.
IOB: Why would they need that?
black455: Well, for one, the concept of AD and BC isn’t historically accurate. No scholars really think that Christ was born in 1 AD anymore.
IOB: Well…
black455: And secondly, CE and BCE are more faith-neutral terms. It’s more sensitive to non-Christians.
IOB: So they use them for non-believers.
black455: I said non-Christians. Like me.
IOB: What do you mean its not accurate? The only other callendatr out there is the Jewish!
black455: Well, there’s also the Hindu, the Muslim, the Chinese, the Mayan…
IOB: You’ve answered my question…
black455: Is Baby Jesus crying?
Phone: Click.
:wally