I used to edit a newsletter for a model train club. When it got hot in the summer, I would run a lengthy article, with lots of pictures, on snow plows and snow plowing.
To recap, the issue was that the year 2000 was a leap year, unlike 1900 and 2100. What I wondered at the time was, how many programers knew that 1900 and 2100 were not leap years, and how many of the ones that did know also did not know that 2000 was a leap year. The ones who didn’t know did the right thing automatically. Namely, nothing different at all.
My business insurance company sent a one-question questionnaire that said “does your company have a plan for Y2K?” Didn’t ask what the plan was, just did I have one. I thought, “when in danger, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.” I checked the “yes” box, and mailed it back.
What annoys me are the M&Ms bags marked “Sharing Size”. Clearly false advertising; there’s barely enough in there for me. Especially the dark chocolate ones.
There’s a Jui Jitsu studio near me that advertises “Purveyors of Enlightenment Through Pain.” Which was more than enough incentive for me to never go in there.
“took an ugly turn” not half as ugly as when thrift stores are selling things I not only still own, but still use frequently.