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September 1997, Week 5

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Wirt Wrote:

>A high-school quality riddle:
>
>   Q: Why do computer scientists confuse Christmas & Halloween?
>   A: Because Oct 31 = Dec 25
>
>Wirt "I didn't make this up and take no responsibility for it" Atmar


Ah yes!  That's from an Isaac Asimov mystery story (very old).  I can't
remember the title of the short story, or the collection it is from for
sure, but I think it was from either "The Tales of the Black Widowers" or
from "Asimov's Mysteries".

John
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John Korb                            email: [log in to unmask]
Innovative Software Solutions, Inc.

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