NYCPHP Meetup

[David Mintz]

On Tue, 1 Feb 2005, Hans C. Kaspersetz wrote:

> I think "dirt" is pretty old:
>
> Dirt: Middle English, variant of drit, /excrement, filth, mud/, from Old
> Norse.

No, not the word "dirt," but its referent -- the substance itself! (-:


>
> David Mintz wrote:
>
> >I have squandered the last several minutes trying to determine how old
> >dirt actually is, i.e., how long "dirt" itself has been in existence (on
> >Earth). I know it's gotta be older than PHP.
> >
> >Perhaps one of you clever NYPHPistas you knows some geology can help us
> >out.

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