[Ads-l] new slogan

[Laurence Horn]

Am I missing something? I could understand “It’s (still/always) October 8”, i.e. the day after October 7.  (Recall all the references to “9/12”.) But why October 88?

LH

> On Jan 2, 2024, at 11:02 AM, James Landau <00000c13e57d49b8-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> wrote:
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> "For some its a new year but for the Israelis its October 88!"
> 
> I have now seen this slogan in both Facebook and email.
> James Landau
> jjjrlandau at netscape.com
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