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Our work calendar has 2 Mardi Gras, 2 Ash Wednesdays, 2 Good Fridays, 2 Easters.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Mar 9 '11, 09:54

As far as I know, Christianity hasn't gone with the He Died, left the stove on, came back, died again, oops forgot his keys explanation for this yet.

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One for Roman, one for Orthodox. -- nm - Roger More Mar 9, 09:55 10
- yes. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 09:57
- (I'm multi-tasking - sorry if you just wanted to make a joke, not get an explanation) -- nm - Roger More Mar 9, 09:56 8
  - I've never seen it this way before; nor was I aware the religion has 2 calendars. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 9, 09:57 7
    - technically they're two religions. It goes back to Pope Gregory XIII fixing the calendar. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 09:59 3
      - Julius Cesar FAILED -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 10:03
      - My first cousins are Maronite Catholic. They have their own Patriarch instead of the Pope, but we're all Catholic. This is different - loosilu Mar 9, 10:01
      - G*damn Smarch weather! -- nm - Pope Gregory XIII si Mar 9, 10:00
    - have you noticed there are two Christmases? the Eastern one is a week or so later. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 09:58 2
      - No, I didn't.....if so, I need 33 years of 2nd Xmas gifts. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 9, 10:04 1
        
        In NY, I lived in a very Greek neighborhood. During those years it was hard to miss. weird stuff. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 10:05
more importantly, do they have 2 lunches? nm -- nm - groiny Mar 9, 09:54 1
- With me, it's unspoken. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 9, 09:55

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