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Y2KY jelly eases passage of date change bug

The silly season is most definitely upon us...

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The term 'city slickers' seems to have taken on a whole new meaning thanks to the Y2K bug. KY jelly, the product guaranteed to get you into and out of many a tight situation, has just been declared millennium bug free, according to a bizarre report in yesterday's Sunday Times. This once great British broadsheet received an email claiming the manufacturer of the substance had also decided to rebrand as Y2KY. Geddit? And how exactly might this miracle of modern living assist you in slipping unhindered through the date change? "It now allows you to insert four digits into your date, whereas before you could fit only two," giggled the Sunday Times. Good grief. ®

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