Countdown to the Third Millennium A.D.!

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"But doesn't the millennium start in 2000?" In a word, no. C'mon, do you believe everything you hear from a stupid candy ad?

Consider that the Gregorian calendar is numbered starting with the first "Year of Our Lord," or 1 A.D. Add 1000 to get the first year of the Second Millennium, 1001 A.D. Add 1000 again to get the first year of the Third Millennium, 2001 A.D.

So now that you know the truth, how do you convince your friends? You can't. Don't even try. It will drive you nuts and they will think you're a kook. So do what I plan to do: have a rip-roaring party with your friends to ring in 2000, then celebrate the chronologically-correct way in 2001. Hey, a new millennium deserves two parties.