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  • NickFitz
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    Originally posted by eek View Post
    That is little to do with the Anglicans. The suggestion has come from the orthodox church via Rome...

    Given that the reason we have had arguments over the date of Easter for 10 centuries its nice that the people you would least expect to want to fixed are the ones pushing for it..
    Looks like Welby's trying to claim the credit, therefore he can have the blame too: Archbishop Justin Welby hopes for fixed Easter date - BBC News

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  • eek
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    Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
    Because the old Roman year ended at the end of February, so the intercalary day was at the end of the year from their point of view. Though now the Anglicans are babbling about changing the date of Easter because of school holidays, I suppose everything's up for grabs

    Start a petition to get the Commons to debate it
    That is little to do with the Anglicans. The suggestion has come from the orthodox church via Rome...

    Given that the reason we have had arguments over the date of Easter for 10 centuries its nice that the people you would least expect to want to fixed are the ones pushing for it..

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  • VectraMan
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    Yaay! I'm a contractor again for this year. In 2012 I was a permie.

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  • barrydidit
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    Originally posted by WTFH View Post
    No, it still is, the days after it are then re-numbered!
    That sounds like something Gordon Brown would have done. Like the dividend tax credit.

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  • RSoles
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    I love leap days, explaining to permies that as they're on an annual salary they're working an extra day for free

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  • WTFH
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    Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
    was

    There's been quite a few changes since then.


    No, it still is, the days after it are then re-numbered!

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  • NickFitz
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    Originally posted by WTFH View Post
    Leap day is the 24th of Feb.
    was

    There's been quite a few changes since then.

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  • WTFH
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    Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
    Because the old Roman year ended at the end of February, so the intercalary day was at the end of the year from their point of view. Though now the Anglicans are babbling about changing the date of Easter because of school holidays, I suppose everything's up for grabs

    Start a petition to get the Commons to debate it


    Leap day is the 24th of Feb.

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  • NickFitz
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    Because the old Roman year ended at the end of February, so the intercalary day was at the end of the year from their point of view. Though now the Anglicans are babbling about changing the date of Easter because of school holidays, I suppose everything's up for grabs

    Start a petition to get the Commons to debate it

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  • WTFH
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    Just had an idea.


    The leap day should be either a public holiday or tax free. (Permies get a paid holiday/Contractors don't pay any tax on their earnings that day)

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  • SueEllen
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    Cos people would not go to work

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  • Gumbo Robot
    started a topic Leap Years

    Leap Years

    Why can't we have an extra day in July instead of extending the misery of February?

    Just a thought.

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