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From: "Renee Cummings" <>
Subject: Re: [Q-R] Latin Translation Bonus
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:34:27 -0400
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Merci beaucoup cousin<G>
It's very kind of you, think you are right I don't really qualify for that
bonus. I missed "Dionysia" and I have a sister by that name, written
"Denyse:"
Since you invoque the name of your Tante Barbe Guyon and Oncle Pierre
Paradis my gggggggggrandparents...:) must do as our elders tell us<g>
You have indeed been very generous with your time and help to us the listers
and I'm sure they join me in thanking you.
Now awaiting the next challenge from Professor Owen Taggart:)
Bonne journée
Renée


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Subject: Re: [Q-R] Latin Translation Bonus


>
> The only one who came close to the bonus is Renee Paradis Cummings, our
> "list-mom", who recognized that the "good students" would figure out that
> 1900 is a year divisible by four, and would conclude that "yesterday" was
the
> 29th of February. Only the "best students" would remember that only
century
> years divisible by 400 qualify as leap years. There have been only two,
> since 1582 - 1600 and 2000. Renee has a calendar that gave her all that
> information, but she missed "Dionysia", so she doesn't qualify for a
bonus.
> But I'll send her one anyway. Just 'cos she's nice. And 'cos Ma Tante
Barbe
> Guyon asked me to!
>
> Father Owen Taggart


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