# Happy New Year!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year/289006>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 8, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year/289006 "2005-02-08T15:52:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year/289006/1 "2005-02-08T15:52:48Z")

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That absurd variety show just broadcasted the countdown. So I guess that makes it official.

Happy New Year everybody at the SDMB!

It’s just past midnight on New Years Day in China

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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year/289006/2 "2005-02-08T16:04:16Z")

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Why, thank you!

No, I’m not Chinese…the boyfriend is, and we do celebrate it.

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**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year/289006/3 "2005-02-08T16:05:33Z")

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Yup, I’m taking off tomorrow and we are going to a real nice chinese resturant over an hour from our house to have a early dinner with my Dad.