That's how it turned out with the y2k bug.  It was discovered in 1969 and it wasn't until 1999 that it was fixed.

On 12/22/2012 06:21 PM, keith smith wrote:

Now that is funny!!  

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Keith Smith

--- On Sat, 12/22/12, Derek Trotter <expat.arizonan@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Derek Trotter <expat.arizonan@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: The end of the world....
To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org>
Date: Saturday, December 22, 2012, 4:05 PM

Anyone still using vulnerable software will wait until June 2037. Then
there will be a mad rush to fix the software and programmers yet to be
born will make a fortune.

On 12/22/2012 11:40 AM, Brian Cluff wrote:
> It's a little more complicated than just switching to a bigger number.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
>
> Brian Cluff
>
> On 12/22/2012 10:49 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
>> what... they haven't fixed it yet?
>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 10:21 AM, keith smith <klsmith2020@yahoo.com
>> <mailto:klsmith2020@yahoo.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>     Well Y2K didn't get us. Mayan calendar didn't get us.
>>
>>     Doesn't the Unix clock stop at 2038? -- 2028 is only 25 years
>>     away........
>>
>>     The year 2038 problem may cause some computer software to fail at
>>     some point near the year 2038. The problem affects all software and
>>     systems that both store system time as a signed 32-bit integer
>>
>>     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>     ------------------------
>>     Keith Smith
>>
>>     --- On *Sat, 12/22/12, Stephen /<cryptworks@gmail.com
>>     <mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com>>/* wrote:
>>
>>
>>         From: Stephen <cryptworks@gmail.com
>> <mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com>>
>>         Subject: Re: The end of the world....
>>         To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org
>>         <mailto:plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org>>
>>         Date: Saturday, December 22, 2012, 9:33 AM
>>
>>         :-P
>>
>>
>>         On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 9:08 AM, Michael Havens
>>         <bmike1@gmail.com <http://mc/compose?to=bmike1@gmail.com>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>             MAN! Can't I cut a break?
>>             :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>
>>
>>             On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 5:26 AM, Stephen
>>             <cryptworks@gmail.com
>> <http://mc/compose?to=cryptworks@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>                 Unless I totally t I cmissed something. Worst apocalypse
>>                 ever...
>>
>>                 On Dec 21, 2012 9:10 PM, "Brian Cluff"
>>                 <brian@snaptek.com
>> <http://mc/compose?to=brian@snaptek.com>> wrote:
>>
>>                     Patience... there's still a few hours left...
>>
>>                     Brian Cluff
>>
>>                     On 12/21/2012 08:24 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>
>>                         welp... it is now 8:30.... I think the
>>                         destruction of the world isn't
>>                         coming. I can't be so lucky!
>>                         :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>
>>
>>                         On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Michael Havens
>>                         <bmike1@gmail.com
>> <http://mc/compose?to=bmike1@gmail.com>
>>                         <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com
>> <http://mc/compose?to=bmike1@gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>
>>                              Walmart is so gracious to me! I have that
>>                         day off so I can greet the
>>                              end with open arms!
>>                              :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>
>>
>>
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>>         A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent
>>         you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the
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