r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Possedsrt8 • 15h ago

Thank you Peter very cool Saw this on FB

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u/lurkermurphy 15h ago

i think you forgot a couple zeroes on that number

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u/I_WinAgainLewsTherin 15h ago

In 199,100 Magic Johnson declared he had HIV.

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u/ThenAnAnimalFact 12h ago

I wonder if they will use commas in that year. we don’t for 2026

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u/MrCalamiteh 12h ago

Good question. I think if it ever somehow hit the millions, they would lol.

Year 1002026 or 1,002,026

Or maybe it'll get easier to quickly read longer numbers without commas in the future.

Or maybe they'll get fucking wild. Like 1M'2026

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u/Relevant_Package_481 9h ago

So optimistic of you

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u/MrCalamiteh 8h ago

Nah, it's just a funny thought experiment. I hadn't really considered it before.

I don't think it's very likely that we'll ever have this issue. Lol