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just checked on an order from amazon.co.uk and the delivery est. is Jan 1st, 1970...

Old 10-14-03, 09:24 AM
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just checked on an order from amazon.co.uk and the delivery est. is Jan 1st, 1970...

tell me this isn't a major glitch. I guess I should call Doc Brown and have him warm up the Delorean for me.

I guess they're really trying to speed up the mail

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Someone's been messing with the space time continuum...
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Did you order "12 Monkeys?" That always happens to me when I did it or will do it.
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nope. Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes.
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Originally posted by ChrisHicks
nope. Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes.
I was going to guess Easy Rider. I figured Jan 1, 1970 would be a plausible ship date for that...
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Sucks you had to wait a few decades to play them.
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I figured you ordered the 70's Show.
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I'd write them back and complain. It's been 30 years, you should have had it by now. I'd demand a gift certiifcate for your ordeal.
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In case anyone's curious the real reason your estimated delivery date is 1/1/1970 is that Unix timestamps are measured in seconds from Midnight 1/1/1970. If for some reason there is a value of 0 in the database for the estimated delivery date then the screen display will be 1/1/1970.

Feel free to return to your 70's jokes now
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Same thing happened to me at CD-Wow.
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Maybe you should call up the Post Office and ask if they've got any 33 year old packages for you.
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I had an order at Amazon.co.uk once.
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Originally posted by Squirrel God
I had an order at Amazon.co.uk once.
The End!
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Sounds like the epoch in java or c++.

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