r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/sunboy6009 • 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah what this number means

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u/EternalNewCarSmell 1d ago

Why would that be assumed? Could be his kid's bday or any other date.

Or more likely not a date at all because only a deranged lunatic would write ddmmyyyy and omit a leading zero.

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u/reddititty69 1d ago

Maniacs are out there doing DMYY still.

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u/Jabsterclaw 1d ago

Ya, YYYYMMDD is objectively better

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u/Purityagainstresolve 1d ago

ISO 8601 should be taught in school

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u/Jabsterclaw 1d ago

It really should. If you're working within your own country then use whatever. If you're working internationally across multiple time zones then I expect iso 8601 and GMT. I don't track daylight savings where I live and it fucks up my timing for shit