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I originally posted this on the other site back when I took the picture, and it resulted in a lot of confused comments, especially from Americans, eventually getting removed by overzealous mods. Either way, I promise you that this date does not exist, and has never existed.

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[–] RandomWalker@lemmy.world 75 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

American here, that didn’t expire on February 29th, it will expire on the second of Viginti-September. Easy mistake to make.

[–] orangeNgreen@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Viginti-September 2 is my birthday!

[–] Freewheel@lemmynsfw.com 57 points 11 months ago (40 children)

When read in the only proper order, it translates (for the non-technical types), to February 23rd, 2029.

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[–] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 40 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think you'll find the 23rd of February exists. Fuck knows what preservatives are in those things to last a bit over 5 years.

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 35 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Everyone's getting the dates wrong, it's clearly the 23rd month of 2902 👍

[–] lugal@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That can't be it either since 2902 isn't a leap year so it only has about a dozen months

[–] TheFerrango@lemmy.basedcount.com 8 points 11 months ago

You weren’t sent the last memo, in 2500 we’ll finally replace the current, broken time system with an evolution of Swatch’s Internet Time. Days are divided in 1000 tiny parts, and years are also adjusted. A 2501 years has 50 months, except for leap years that now have 60 months

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[–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 31 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This comment section turned out almost as chaotic and confused as the old one, it's actually quite impressive.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

I mean, I'm sure just like "the other site" there are a bunch of folks just attempting to be funny. Some folks are really serious about date standards though, woof.

Just enjoy your timeless bagels and try not to go full Everything Bagel on us.

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[–] prime_number_314159@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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[–] bleistift2@feddit.de 28 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Remember, kids, not to ever compute dates yourselves. Use a library for that.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social 9 points 11 months ago

I've made that mistake a couple times, sending bills to people for things like April 31st. Have since swapped to letting python make calendars for me.

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[–] MTK@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago

It's just seconds since unix epoch

Sun 4 January 1970 08:37:03 UTC

[–] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well that’s just February twenty ni- oh. I see.

[–] KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

My guess is they forgot to advance the year on the stamper. 290224 does exist.

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[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sorry, but are you certain that number is both a date and the day it expires?

It could instead be a cash register code (perhaps a specific combination of ingredients), or the employee number for who made it (because Janet keeps fucking up, and Darma is sick of being blamed.)

[–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 15 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Yes I am certain, I know how expiry dates are written on bread in Sweden, I lived there. This was also said on my last post, but I promise you, it's just an error and should have said March 1st.

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

People put these days on with a handheld price gun. So it's just someone who didn't realize the month didn't go that long.

Also why do these bagels last 2 more months? They usually last a few days.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

They expired 10 months ago. 23, not 24

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Feb 29, 2023 is actually March 1, 2023.

lol at everyone missing that 2023 isn't a leap year and just getting confused by the European format.

[–] Ixoid@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Damn the date - I want to know how you can buy invisible bagels?

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[–] ButteredToast@lemmyf.uk 10 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Uh am I just special, because I saw February 29th 2023 immediately Isn't a lot of things formatted in the DD/MM/YYYY type especially for expiration dates

[–] Molten_Moron@lemmings.world 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

February 29th 2023 isn't a real date

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[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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[–] ares35@kbin.social 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

my sister got married on feb 29th. their 'second' anniversary is next year.

[–] yenahmik@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

My uncle was born on Feb 29. We both had our 16th birthdays the same year.

[–] PlasterAnalyst@kbin.social 9 points 11 months ago

The person marking them doesn't get paid enough to care.

[–] GuybrushThreepwo0d@programming.dev 8 points 11 months ago

23rd of February 2029?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)

That doesn't mean they never expire! Those bagels are months old even if they do expire on a date that doesn't exist!

Imagine the mold!

[–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago

Nah they were eaten long before having a chance to mold, don't worry.

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