# Happy New Year, everyone **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 31, 2002, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849 "2002-12-31T10:55:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/1 "2002-12-31T10:55:40Z")
As I write this, it is now 2003 in New Zealand. I hope the new year is everything that you could hope for, that it treats you all well with love, hope, peace and goodwill. Here’s to 2003! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/2 "2002-12-31T11:12:25Z")
It’s still 0615 on the 31st in the eastern U.S., but happy New Year to you Kiwis! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/3 "2002-12-31T11:21:47Z")
This reminds me of a tradition my friends and I once had. We celebrated every time zone on earth, which by our count is 37 time zones spread across 26 hours, from 0400 on the 31st to 0600 on the 1st, Central US time. Nothing quite like yelling “Happy New Year Chatham Island” at 4:15 AM. I think this year, we’ll just stick with the six or so US time zones. Happy New Year! ---
**Author:** ![auliya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@auliya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auliya)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/4 "2002-12-31T11:36:30Z")
Happy New Year to all from Brisbane. We still have an two hours twenty minutes left to go, an hour less for the southern states with daylight saving Lets hope 2003 turns out to be much better globally than it is shaping up to be atm ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/5 "2002-12-31T11:38:10Z")
Happy New Year, Kiwis! Are our Australian friends “on the other side” already as well? If so, happy new year to you too, mateys! 🙂 And Happy Newyear, Tonga Dopers! 😃 (I _think_ that’s the island that crosses over first, anyway…) ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/6 "2002-12-31T11:39:01Z")
Apparently, the Aussies are still on my side of things. 😉 11 hours and 15 minutes away from 2003, over here. ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/7 "2002-12-31T11:42:11Z")
Happy New Year, folks! I’ve got about 19 hours to go. CJ ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/8 "2002-12-31T11:57:11Z")
58 minutes to go here on the East Coast of Australia…thanks for the Heads-Up Icey!! Id’nt the internet wunderful. Oh, Happy New Year everyone in case I miss out later!! ---
**Author:** ![auliya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@auliya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auliya)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/9 "2002-12-31T12:18:34Z")
> [@](#): > > 58 minutes to go here on the East Coast of Australia… Only south of the Qld border 😃 Add an hour for us northerners ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/10 "2002-12-31T12:23:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by auliya \* > \*\*Only south of the Qld border 😃 > Add an hour for us northerners \*\* Only an hour for Queenslanders?? I would’ve thought it’d be more like a centur…ow…stop thwacking me…owww…naff off…ouch… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/11 "2002-12-31T12:49:25Z")
16 hours till the new year here – or 16 more hours of my birthday to celebrate, it’s all in how you look at it. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/12 "2002-12-31T12:50:15Z")
Two-Thousand and Three. No sir, I don’t like it. Oh well, 21 hours to go for me. We (meaning Hawaii) really should’ve hopped the date line. I still think we should. Sure it’s banana republicish but so what. It woulda been cool. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/13 "2002-12-31T12:51:53Z")
Coupla minute to go. (I still can’t get used to no “19…” in the date…) ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/14 "2002-12-31T12:55:48Z")
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM SYDNEY!!! ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/15 "2002-12-31T12:58:44Z")
A very, VERY, Happy New Year to my dear friends an’ cousins over th’ ditch! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/16 "2002-12-31T13:01:53Z")
Less than eleven hours to go here. Happy New Year, Antipodian dopers! ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/17 "2002-12-31T13:07:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kambuckta \* > \*\*Only an hour for Queenslanders?? I would’ve thought it’d be more like a centur…ow…stop thwacking me…owww…naff off…ouch… > > 😃 \*\* [Tired Old Joke] Good afternoon, this is your captain speaking. We have just begun our descent into Brisbane. Please wind your watches back one hour and twenty years.[/Tired Old Joke] 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/18 "2002-12-31T13:23:42Z")
That Sydney fireworks display was pretty. Shame I couldn’t see it from my house, but there’s a wacking great building in the way. I’m glad that the evening here has been quiet. I can’t stand NYE parties. ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/19 "2002-12-31T13:23:58Z")
Happy New Year everyone. Feeling happy right now. Just got back from a party, the girls fell asleep straight away, and this is my **500th post**. I’ve had a few glasses of '98 Lindemans Pyrus (very nice), so apologies in advance for not making sense in any future posts tonight. Five and a half hours till the girls wake up again, so I’ll enjoy it a bit while I can. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849/20 "2002-12-31T13:29:58Z")
One more 2002 workday to go; I guess it’s about time to crank it up for the rest of the year. Happy New Year to our Ozzies and Kiwis. And to our folkks in India and Europe as well, as they’ll see it before I’m back here again. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-everyone/145849.md?page=2)