Time for a shindig?

Nic Name • Jun 5, 2002 5:41 pm
Welcome shin, our 500th member!

Let's party!

Main Entry: shin.dig
Pronunciation: 'shin-"dig
Function: noun
Etymology: probably alteration of shindy
Date: 1842
1 a : a social gathering with dancing b : a usually large or lavish party
This is just a dig, from Nic. Get used to it. ;)
blowmeetheclown • Jun 5, 2002 6:00 pm
I've asked it before and I'll ask it again -- if we (as a species) only had 4 fingers per hand, would the number 500, or any number divisible by 10, seem nearly as important? Do you think the <a href="http://www.snpp.com">Simpsons</a> care about centuries and whatnot?
perth • Jun 5, 2002 6:56 pm
crap. thats gonna keep me up all night. i never understood numbering systems that werent base-10, but it is something to think about.

http://www.psinvention.com/zoetic/basenumb.htm

~james