# Happy New Year, SDMB, for 2004 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 31, 2003, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-sdmb-for-2004/221924 "2003-12-31T11:03:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **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, 2003, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-sdmb-for-2004/221924/1 "2003-12-31T11:03:26Z")
Around now, it’s heading up to New Years in my homeland of New Zealand. Happy New Year, fellow Dopers, as your country crosses over into the year 2004. Coming up to my third anniversary of posting here, I want to thank you all for the laughs, info, stories, friendships and company in sometimes lonely hours. This is a great community. Stay safe, be happy, and may you all prosper in '04. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-sdmb-for-2004/221924/2 "2003-12-31T13:11:43Z")
Happy New Year to you **Ice Wolf**! It’s just after eight a.m. New Year’s Eve here, so the celebrating will commence around eight p.m. at the swampcave. Few friends coming over for munchies and drinks. And to all the other Dopers, have a wonderful New Year’s Eve whatever it is you’re doing and here’s to a wonderful, happy, prosperous New Year to all! Like **Ice Wolf** I want to say thanks for this great community, for the laughs, stories, friendships, flame wars and all the stuff that makes the SDMB the best message board ever. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-sdmb-for-2004/221924/3 "2003-12-31T13:49:11Z")
Happy New Year to all my fellow Dopers. I’m practically a newbie, since I’ve only been around for a year and a half – but it’s hard to remember the empty shell my life was before I found the wonderful community that is the Dope. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-sdmb-for-2004/221924/4 "2003-12-31T14:40:41Z")
A very happy and safe New Year to you, **Ice Wolf**. . . and to all the Dopers! ---
**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, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-sdmb-for-2004/221924/5 "2003-12-31T14:48:50Z")
Thank you, **Cajun Man**. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Spooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spooky)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-sdmb-for-2004/221924/6 "2003-12-31T15:18:39Z")
Wishing a healthy and happy 2004 to Dopers everywhere! ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-sdmb-for-2004/221924/7 "2003-12-31T15:33:13Z")
Happy new year to you, **Ice Wolf** , Baroness of ATMB. ---
**Author:** ![acrossthesea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@acrossthesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acrossthesea)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-sdmb-for-2004/221924/8 "2003-12-31T15:40:46Z")
It’s been 2004 here for 40 minutes now…happy new year to all of you when it comes your time! By the way, Ice Wolf, what time zone is New Zealand in, anyway? Are you about 3 hours ahead of Japan? ---
**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, 2003, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-sdmb-for-2004/221924/9 "2003-12-31T15:56:08Z")
Looks like Auckland is 4 hours ahead of Tokyo at the moment, **acrossthesea** , but we have daylight saving in force. Normally, NZ is GMT +12 as shown [here.](http://www.worldtimezone.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-sdmb-for-2004/221924/10 "2003-12-31T16:03:01Z")
OK, Aussie and Kiwi Dopers, what’s the future like? ---
**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, 2003, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-sdmb-for-2004/221924/11 "2003-12-31T16:22:17Z")
Well, it’s dark. I think that’s because it’s only early morning. 😉