No, the title doesn't contain a typo; it is really, officially Odd Day, a day when three consecutive odd numbers make up the date, an event that only occurs six times in each century, according to the Odd Day Web site.
Today marks the half-way point in this century's Odd Days. The previous cycle began Jan. 3, 1905 (1/3/5), followed, naturally, by March 5, 1907 (3/5/7), May 7, 1909 (5/7/9), July 9, 1911 (7/9/11), Sept. 11, 1913 (9/11/13) and Nov. 13, 1915 (11/13/15).
Europe, which generally writes numerical dates putting the day first, doesn't celebrate Odd Day on the same days; Europe's first Odd Day this century was March 1, 2005 (1/3/5), where ours was Jan. 3, 2005.
Of course, if you're using a Gregorian, Mayan or Chinese calendar, all bets are off. You're on your own figuring out your own Odd Days.
Happy Odd Day, y'all.
Previous Comments
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- 147045
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That is odd... Happy Odd Day!
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- chip
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- 2009-05-07T13:32:51-06:00
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- 147056
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Everyday's an Odd Day to me.
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- golden eagle
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- 2009-05-07T14:17:28-06:00
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- 147058
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golden eagle: You're just odd. But it takes one to know one. :)
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- Lady Havoc
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- 2009-05-07T14:24:10-06:00
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- 147061
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Ha ha ha.
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- golden eagle
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- 2009-05-07T14:36:37-06:00
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- 147109
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No wonder I've been feeling, well, odd all day.
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- LatashaWillis
- Date
- 2009-05-07T19:12:48-06:00
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