I have a document from the late 19thC that is dated Saturday 17th October but I don’t know the year, and this has introduced me to the Doomsday Rule and this is wild

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_rule

‘The algorithm is simple enough that it can be computed mentally. Conway could usually give the correct answer in under two seconds.’

Doomsday rule - Wikipedia

@liamvhogan from memory, "I work from 9 to 5 at the 7-11" (meaning, 9/5, 5/9, 7/11, 11/7, whichever way around you do your dates, are all the same day of the week).