Today is Square Root Day....

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Today is Square Root Day....
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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 8:10am

WHAT???   Well the announcer on my radio station just annouced it - never heard of it in 63 years of being on this planet so I looked it up in Wiki - I love Wiki...... apparently it only happens 9 times in every Century!


So  gals - what are you going to do to celebrate... I'll go find a nice chocolate cake - cut it into square pieces and eat the whole thing....rofl  NOT!


Square root day is a humorous holiday celebrated on dates where the day and the month are both the square root of the last two digits in the current year. For example, the last square root day was March 3, 2009 (3/3/09), and the next square root day will be April 4, 2016 (4/4/16). The final square root day of the century will occur on September 9, 2081. Each century it is the same nine dates that are Square root days. The next century, though, will also cover the remaining three months' square roots with 10/10/2100, 11/11/2121 and 12/12/2144, this only happens once per millennium.


Ron Gordon, a Redwood City, California high school teacher, first created the day for 9/9/81. Gordon is the official public relations person and sends news releases to world media outlets. In addition, his daughter has got in on the act and set up a Facebook page for people to share how they were celebrating the day.


One suggested way of celebrating the holiday is by eating square radishes, or other root vegetables cut into shapes with square cross sections.


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Still Waiting For Spring.... tap tap tap

Rusty xxoo

 



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Granny to Caleb and Scotia

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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:29am

LOL ....

 
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Registered: 03-17-2007
Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:30am

ok that would be not in any particular order:

Granny to Caleb and Scotia

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Registered: 02-09-2007
Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:32am

Those sound perfect for Pi Day!!!

 
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Registered: 09-01-2003
Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:37am

thanks for the interesting trivia! how cool...never even thought about that. i use to love math stuffs. i'll eat a fewcarrots in honor...lol


YUM...a square carrotcake would be best to celebrate...dontcha think? lol

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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:55am

YUM...a square carrotcake would be best to celebrate...dontcha think? lol


Yes!!!

 
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Registered: 12-12-1997
Tue, 03-03-2009 - 10:09am
Oooh, Yes! I'll take a square of that carrot cake! I love carrot cake!

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Registered: 09-12-2003
Tue, 03-03-2009 - 11:15am
thank you for the info Rusty, I could not have made it thru the night without it.

my fav root veggies are fenchel, celeriac (celery root), carrots ....
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Registered: 03-14-2007
Tue, 03-03-2009 - 11:45am

ok I'll fess up - I did post it - but didn't 'read' since all I understood was 'the' 'and' and 'or'....


Hey, I'm with you babe!! LMBO!!!




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Registered: 03-14-2007
Tue, 03-03-2009 - 11:51am

Oh, goodie, a math day..how fun..LOL!!!


I'm going to celebrate by settling my buttskie down into the SQUARE seat of my recliner later for a nap!! LOL!!




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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 2:29pm

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