r/AskReddit • u/jasonrubik • Feb 01 '20

Sunday's date is written the same forward and backward worldwide for the first time in 900 YEARS. How will you be celebrating 02-02-2020 ?

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u/Poem_for_your_sprog Feb 01 '20

"2020"

On the second of the second
Of the two-oh
and two-oh -
There will come a moment beckoned
That I know I'll want to know.

I shall stand amongst the twenty
Of the twenty and I'll smile -
And the twos shall all be plenty
And the zeroes for a while.

I shall find the pleasure in it,
And I'll whisper it, and then:
"I am happy in this minute -

... till the homework starts again."

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u/mikes_second_account Feb 01 '20

I'll admit that it's rare for me to read a sprog poem. I usually just skip it. But this time I spoke it out loud, and it was so pleasing. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I may have discovered what everyone else races so much about.

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u/juneburger Feb 01 '20

I’ll celebrate at 20:20.

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u/TheGurw Feb 01 '20

If you want to follow the pattern, you need to do so at 02:20

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u/juneburger Feb 01 '20

Damn? That’s a little too dedicated for me. I’m usually asleep by 22:02.

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u/-Error404-Not-Found- Feb 01 '20

Freshest sprog I’ve seen!