Forebruary is a wall calendar that you do not need to replace every year (2013)

Re:Forebruary is a wall calendar that you do not need to rep... by boomboomsubban on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @08:44AM (#31919369)

I can never remember it. I use the much less helpful method of knowing Julius and Augustus Caesar were megalomaniacs, so they have 31 days. February is special, and that just leaves 9 months of guessing.

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Re:Forebruary is a wall calendar that you do not need to rep... by madcaptenor on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @09:38AM (#31919937)

That's actually not a bad place to start. If you know that months alternate 31 and less-than-31 days, then:

- working backwards from July you get May, March, and January have 31 days; -

- working forwards from August you get October and December have 31 days

Now you just have to remember that February is special.

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Re:Forebruary is a wall calendar that you do not need to rep... by boomboomsubban on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @05:07PM (#31925720)

Thanks. I feel like someone taught this to me when I originally learned the "Caesar must be best" method, but I lost the useful bit over time. Let's see how long it lasts this time!

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