# Happy Square Root Day!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-square-root-day/488218
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [March 4, 2009, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-square-root-day/488218 "2009-03-04T00:49:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2009, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-square-root-day/488218/1 "2009-03-04T00:49:05Z")
Today is 03/03/09. Our next one will be 04/04/16.
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### Author:  [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-square-root-day/488218/2 "2009-03-04T00:57:00Z")
i was telling people about this in work today. i couldn’t count all the rolled eyes i got in return or calculate the square root of them!
mathletes rejoice!
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### Author:  [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-square-root-day/488218/3 "2009-03-04T01:00:59Z")
Will 10/10/2100 get consideration? I can see a case for both yes or no. Maybe 91 years from now we will be smart enough to correctly answer that question.
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### Author:  [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-square-root-day/488218/4 "2009-03-04T01:04:55Z")
Personally, 02/04/16 looks to be more impressive.
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### Author:  [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2009, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-square-root-day/488218/5 "2009-03-04T05:16:18Z")
Friday is 03/06/09.
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### Author:  [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2009, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-square-root-day/488218/6 "2009-03-04T05:24:50Z")
> [@Duckster](#):
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> Friday is 03/06/09.
And my 48th birthday!!
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### Author:  [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2009, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-square-root-day/488218/7 "2009-03-04T06:26:12Z")
Don’t forget that Pi(e) day is Saturday next, 3.14! Now there’s a reason to celebrate.
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### Author:  [@Alienhand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alienhand)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2009, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-square-root-day/488218/8 "2009-03-04T06:39:57Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#):
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> Don’t forget that Pi(e) day is Saturday next, 3.14! Now there’s a reason to celebrate.
Have some pie at 1:59. Personally, I like pumpkin pie for this occasion, but don’t ruin your appetite for the steak and a bj you’ll have later.
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### Author:  [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2009, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-square-root-day/488218/9 "2009-03-04T06:44:22Z")
Yep! I can still recall good ole 9/9/81! …ya whipppersnappers!
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### Author:  [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2009, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-square-root-day/488218/10 "2009-03-04T07:42:41Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#):
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> Don’t forget that Pi(e) day is Saturday next, 3.14! Now there’s a reason to celebrate.
I’m looking forward to the \*real \*Pi Day: 3/14/16
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### Author:  [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2009, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-square-root-day/488218/11 "2009-03-04T07:44:38Z")
> [@Jinx](#):
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> Yep! I can still recall good ole 9/9/81! …ya whipppersnappers!
Who’s calling whom a whippersnapper? I can remember 1961, the last year that reads the same rotated 180 degrees, until 6009.
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### Author:  [@Alastair\_Moonsong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alastair_Moonsong)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-square-root-day/488218/12 "2009-03-04T16:27:54Z")
As an engineer and math nerd, this thread makes me happy. I can’t wait to enlighten my roommates about the special occasion!
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### Author:  [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-square-root-day/488218/13 "2009-03-04T16:45:23Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#):
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> And my 48th birthday!!
Happy birthday in advance!
This pisses me off just a little, though. I almost started a Pit thread, but it’s hardly worth it. I got a spam mail from a coworker a little while ago. It read:
BIRTHDAY REMINDER!
This week we celebrate a special birthday:
Monica Lewinsky turns 44.
Can you believe it?
It seems like only yesterday that she was crawling around the White House
on her hands and knees, and putting everything in her mouth.
They grow up so fast, don’t they…?
When I sent replied saying that she is not turning 44 this week (not even close!), I was questioned about it. Duh!
OK, maybe not pissed off. More annoyed that people will believe whatever crap shows up in their inbox.
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### Author:  [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-square-root-day/488218/14 "2009-03-04T19:57:04Z")
> [@Duckster](#):
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> Friday is 03/06/09.
Don’t forget to yell WOOHOO! at 12:15:18 on that date. 😃
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### Author:  [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2009, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-square-root-day/488218/15 "2009-03-05T00:03:05Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#):
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> i was telling people about this in work today. i couldn’t count all the rolled eyes i got in return or calculate the square root of them!
Imagine the rolled eyes I got when I told people (as I do every year on this day) that today is the only day of the year that’s a command. It usually took a couple of moments, though.