# How come it took me half a day to realize it's December 7? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 7, 2000, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-it-took-me-half-a-day-to-realize-its-december-7/44517 "2000-12-07T18:27:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-it-took-me-half-a-day-to-realize-its-december-7/44517/1 "2000-12-07T18:27:51Z")
It’s 12:22 right now. I just now realized that it’s the 59th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I knew about it ahead of time, but I never even thought about it today until just now when a co-worker reminded me. How come? I know I can’t be expected to remember every date in history all the time, but you’d think I could remember the large ones, huh? No other threads on this? Nothing? Three weeks ago we had so many political threads coming out of this forum, the wazoo was full and we were trying to stuff the rest into a place the sun don’t shine. Today? Nothing. I suppose I’ve just started one, but what the hell do I know? I can’t even remember a simple date in history. Surprised at what others don’t know? No, I’m surprised at what I’ve forgotten. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-it-took-me-half-a-day-to-realize-its-december-7/44517/2 "2000-12-07T19:03:14Z")
Does this mean that _Pearl Harbour_ the movie has opened today? I’m really looking forward to seeing that movie. _Tora Tora Tora_ is good competition. ---
**Author:** ![starfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@starfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/starfish)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-it-took-me-half-a-day-to-realize-its-december-7/44517/3 "2000-12-07T19:05:13Z")
Maybe you were bombed this morning? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-it-took-me-half-a-day-to-realize-its-december-7/44517/4 "2000-12-07T19:10:18Z")
I _knew_ it was December 7 today, but it wasn’t until I saw your thread title that I even thought about Pearl Harbor. Doh! ---
**Author:** ![malden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@malden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malden)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-it-took-me-half-a-day-to-realize-its-december-7/44517/5 "2000-12-07T20:36:39Z")
**yojimbo** – I think the new Pearl Harbor movie doesn’t open until the end of May (Memorial Day here in the USA). I saw a preview for it a couple of weeks ago. ---
**Author:** ![malden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@malden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malden)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-it-took-me-half-a-day-to-realize-its-december-7/44517/6 "2000-12-07T20:44:11Z")
FWIW, [here](http://movies.go.com/movies/P/pearlharbor_2000/index.html) is a link to some info about the Pearl Harbor movie. ---
**Author:** ![Yankee\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/7ea924/32.png) [@Yankee\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankee_Blue)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-it-took-me-half-a-day-to-realize-its-december-7/44517/7 "2000-12-07T21:15:02Z")
I took me a little time to notice the date today, too. But when I saw it was Pearl Harbor Day I came here to see if there had been any worthwile posts… I guess it’s easy to forget, more’s the pity. It was two generations ago for most here. It was for me. But I still remember my history. ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-it-took-me-half-a-day-to-realize-its-december-7/44517/8 "2000-12-07T21:20:04Z")
I am looking forward to the movie but I hope it’s not just seen as a big action blockbuster but a reminder of how unprepared we were and the sacrifices that were made. I’m not a super emotional person but visiting the Arizona memorial when I was in the navy was a profound experience for me.