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[Swoosh]

Is she really blonde?  I've never seen her REAL hair.

[KBCraig]

Is she really blonde?  I've never seen her REAL hair.

Nope, she's not. She has lovely brown hair, but you never see her without a wig.

[sdcforever]

Well even the signs and banners say 1986 - 2010.
Anyone with ANY skills in simple math are going figure out that is only 24 years.

Technically, if you're counting 1986 through 2010 this is the 25th anniversary.  When you subtract 1986 from 2010 it is 24, but if you're counting from the beginning of 1986 through 2010 it is 25 years.  When you're subtracting 1986 from 2010 you're only counting to the beginning of 2010, not through it.  Try it.  Count like this:  1986 to 1987, 1987 to 1988, etc. and instead of stopping at 2009 to 2010, count through 2010 by counting 2010 to 2011.  It's 25 years.  Again, almost no one counts this way, but it is correct.

[Swoosh]

^that's called counting your chickens before they hatch.

AND if that was the standard way of doing things, SDC's 50th would have been last year

[sdcforever]

^It's true.  SDC is in its 51st year of operation this year.  They've been open 50 years and so many months.

Dollywood has been open 24 years and so many months, so they are technically in their 25th year of operation.

This is an odd way of looking at things.  For example, we don't look at it this way with personal birthdays and anniversarys.  I turned 27 last month, which means I'm technically in my 28th year (I'm 27 and two months old); I haven't completed my 28th year yet.  I suppose we personally don't look at it this way because we only celebrate the actual day; it's not a year-long celebration.

For companies/corporations, they tend to have year-long celebrations, so then it gets tricky.  Do you celebrate the anniversary during the anniversary year or after the year is completed?  It gets even more tricky when you take into account the exact day of the anniversary; most companies/corporations just do it by calendar/operating year rather than kicking it off on the exact day.

It's just personal preference, I guess.  SDC decided to celebrate it after the operating year was completed, while DW decided to celebrate it during the actual operating year.  Nothing wrong with either approach; DW isn't the only company that's celebrated an anniversary during the anniversary year rather than after it's completed.  I've seen it done before.

[Copper]

You are right they are counting Seasons, which would be 25. I still admit its too confusing.

[KBCraig]

Shall we talk about why the 21st Century didn't start until 1/1/2001? 

[bthomas]

Well it did get our attention...and thats what it was designed to do...get peoples attention.

[Ozark Outlaw]

Well it did get our attention...and thats what it was designed to do...get peoples attention.

If there is one thing Dolly Parton can do, and do well, it's get a guys attention. 

[History Buff]

Zero year counts for something.

This is my 20th year of teaching.  It was my 20th year starting on the first day of the school year, but I have not taught 20 years until the last day has been completed.

I say celebrate the first day of the 25th year AND the birthday that marks the completion of 25 years!

Is this horse dead yet?

[PastorDon]

Is this horse dead yet?

Reminds me of an old Lakota saying, "When you're riding a dead horse....get off."

[oldsdcer]

I will being my 29th year at the hospital on May 18th, but the company will no reconize it until next year

[ghosthost]

Not meaning to be obnoxious, but my Uncle was on the Chamber of commerce in Springfield, Taney county when Dolly became partners with HFE..........

[Swoosh]

^.... and ?

[ghosthost]

He said she was just a down to earth in person as she is on stage........He seemded impressed with her.  He said something like"Dont let that innocent, down home girl fool you, she a smart cookie."