just how many seconds there are in
4 days, 16 hours and 13 minutes
I have to confess that this is a puzzle that has occupied my mind for many a long year. I have spent countless hours poring over dusty tomes and manipulating the most fantastic and arcane devices imaginable, in order to divine these most ancient and mysterious secrets of the universe. Secrets clouded beneath a cloak of shadowy mists. Now, finally having unravelled the secrets of time, I can reveal, categorically, without a shadow of a doubt, except for inept calculation errors, that the answer to this most enigmatic of questions is:
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Dang. Take out the ’03’ and you get the day I was born. (American version 4/9/80).
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I am sorry my extensive calculations failed to reveal your birth date, Charles. Do not worry, the planets will align and at 08:52 BST will match perfectly.
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I had to look up BST because I didn’t know if it was real or you were making a ‘Bullshite Standard Time’ joke. Either one works.
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British Summer Time, which is itself something of a misnomer, as we do not have summertime in the UK. I think your version is actually more appropriate.
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Weird. What do you have in place of summertime?
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Just more winter, or nondescript weather – English humour
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Must be confusing to see the sun some days.
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See the sun? Are you crazy? Have you ever been to the UK? We don’t have the sun here. That is just madness. Dull, grey, cloudy days – at least that is how it always seems to me on this rock.
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Never been. Went to Seattle, which was raining the whole day I was there. Maybe the cloudy days is why you guys went on a conquering spree long ago. Just wanted to get a tan.
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I think that you may have hit upon a hitherto unexplored theory about the development of the British Empire. Phew, I was worried that I originate from a warmongering, imperialist nation 😉
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You still do, but it beats being in one that seems to be in a conquering stage during a time where everything is claimed.
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It does, but I think it could be seen as the same group of progenitors responsible for both situations given the heritage of the… I will stop there.
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Probably a good idea.
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I thought so.
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But then pure bliss!
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Absolutely! Nirvana in Nevada.
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Sounds like a song title.
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Or an old advertisement for a gig.
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Each one ticking away brings you closer together! Look how much closer you are just since you posted this. I wish i could speed up the clock now, and slow it down while you are with her.
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Thanks, Susan. I wish that too. As we all know, it is always the way. Time passes slowly when apart, quickly when together.
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I love these people. I love you, Englishman.
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I love you, my darling. Always and forever.
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Wait! What? You’re headed back in four days something into the arms or your lady love? b Yay!
Ellespeth
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I certainly am 🙂 Just wish I never had to leave.
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