Triple Palindrome set for tonight.

February 20, 2002 8:39 AM

Triple Palindrome set for tonight. For those that follow British time, tonight, at 2 minutes past 8 your clock will read 20:02 20/02/2002
posted by Lanternjmk (17 comments total)

"The date 20/02/2002 is very, very rare..."

What can you say about such a statement?
posted by jpoulos at 8:51 AM on February 20, 2002

What can you say about such a statement?

Seems a bit of an understatement to me.
posted by warhol at 9:07 AM on February 20, 2002

your clock will read 20:02 20/02/2002

You must have a weird clock. Mine only reads the time.

"It won't come around for 111 years, and after that it will never happen again"

Well, at least it won't happen again until another primary culture changes the dating system again.
posted by HTuttle at 9:21 AM on February 20, 2002

Just imagine if this meant something!

"Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so." - Douglas Adams
posted by UnReality at 9:37 AM on February 20, 2002

"That has happened only three times before - at 10.01 on 10 January 1001, at 11.11 on 11 November 1111, and at 12.21 on 12 December 1221."

12.21 on 12 December 1221 is 12:21 12/12/1221, and I don't see a triple palindrome there.
posted by Soveran at 9:55 AM on February 20, 2002

Y-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-wn.
posted by sharksandwich at 10:03 AM on February 20, 2002

A man, a plan, a butt tub. Anal Panama!
posted by ejoey at 10:35 AM on February 20, 2002

Von Stengel said Wednesday's triple palindrome showed how stimulating maths can be.

Yeah, I've always found maths very stimulating. And, hey, if Uri Geller thinks this is important, who am I to argue? I don't wanna come home and find all my spoons messed around with.
posted by apollo at 11:22 AM on February 20, 2002

Palidromic dates:
11/11/11 @ 11:11:11
10/01/1001 @ 10:01
11/11/1111 @ 11:11
20/02/2002 @ 20:02
21/12/2112 @ 21:12
posted by riffola at 11:22 AM on February 20, 2002

> > your clock will read 20:02 20/02/2002

> You must have a weird clock. Mine only reads the time.

Mine only tells the time.
posted by vbfg at 11:50 AM on February 20, 2002

Mine only tells the time.
You must have an audio clock.

apollo, please stop mentioning Uri Geller, I just noticed that some of my keys are bent.
posted by HTuttle at 12:36 PM on February 20, 2002

"madam, i am adam"

"really? that's nice. do you have the time by any chance?"

"20:02 20/02/2002"

"you are a dork."

"but i am an asshole as well, ensuring that you'll want me"

"you're right. let's eat apples."
posted by lotsofno at 12:40 PM on February 20, 2002

You know, some of us even got married ...
posted by feelinglistless at 1:24 PM on February 20, 2002

Lets not be so Gregorian Calendar-centric. Its only 10 years until the date 0.0.0.0.0!! The beginning/end of the Mayan Long Count.
posted by vacapinta at 2:07 PM on February 20, 2002

Boring palindromes...I had more fun at 1:23:45 on 6/7/89 and at 12:34:56 on 7/8/90.
posted by troybob at 3:58 PM on February 20, 2002

Here it is!
posted by thewittyname at 7:03 PM on February 20, 2002

Boring palindromes...I had more fun at 1:23:45 on 6/7/89 and at 12:34:56 on 7/8/90.

I know! Those seconds totally rocked!
posted by Hildago at 7:10 PM on February 20, 2002