Does anyone remember?

[imhotep]

Hi folks!
Well, did anyone remember the importance of today's date then?
Whose going to be the first person to give me the answer?
Apparently,I knew yesterday about what's happening today.......

[starone]

It's the shortest day.

[naomi24]

That the world is predicted to end on this day in 2012? (Load of rubbish).

[Marijn]

The days are getting longer again :-)

[ELVIS68]

Elvis and Nixon met in The White House?

[ttfn]

winter began today - what happened earlier this month was just a rehearsal

[tiggerblue10]

Lunar eclipse?

[tiggerblue10]

Winter solstice?

[starone]

That will start tomorrow, notafish. If winter comes can spring be far behind, and summer after that and so on, and so on.

[welshlibranr]

It's the Winter Solstice, shortest day!..........days will get a little longer from now on!...........great!..........

[starone]

Think I like Elvis's answer best, much more romantic.

[imhotep]

Correct Starbuckone.Well done.
Yes folks, it's the Winter Solstice, the shortest day December 21st.
Here's some more info on it if you want to learn more......
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice

Well done to the rest of you too.As notafish said, the days will be getting longer, well gradually longer!! :)

[tiggerblue10]

:o(

[imhotep]

Yes, Elvis's answer was pretty good!! =)

[naomi24]

Tut! I thought you meant a once in a lifetime - not a once a year!

[starone]

He's imhotep, not tut, naomi.

[anneasquith]

who^s tut tut ?

[imhotep]

What's the weather doing with you lot then?
It's very clear in the night sky where we live down south-west Wales.
It snowed a fair bit a few days ago,and it's STILL with us.It hasn't melted much at all.
Our estate road and pavement is covered with snow,and slushy snow.So everyone has been driving very carefully down to the main road which is marginally better.
The temperature is really cold.I don't know exactly what it is, but it feels like approx -5 outside.

[starone]

Could be King Tut, who I think is a character in superman or something or of course tutankhamen.

[imhotep]

Sounds like 'Tut'ankhamun to me! :)

[anneasquith]

snow ice slushy pavements for 3 weeks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!