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To: sionnsar
I'd say "present" and not "future."

That's a good point. I was meaning the future as relative to the past; that is, if you're in 1814, then 1997 is the future. But that's rather garbled.

801 posted on 05/15/2011 4:25:44 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Obama's "Gutsy Decision": Who's gonna tell the fool that he ain't cool?)
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802 posted on 05/15/2011 4:28:55 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Obama's "Gutsy Decision": Who's gonna tell the fool that he ain't cool?)
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To: Tax-chick; sionnsar
"I was meaning the future as relative to the past; that is, if you're in 1814, then 1997 is the future."

If I'm in 1814, the notion of what constitutes an "unbirthday" takes on a whole new meaning.

803 posted on 05/15/2011 5:48:50 AM PDT by NicknamedBob (I get my exercise. I take my vitamins. I tell pain it can come along, but it'll have to ride in back)
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