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[Pirate Bill]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I read it as, time seemed different for those in the helicopter.

That makes sense.

Originally Posted by JWBear

According to Lostapedia, it was December 24th on the ship, but December 26th on the island.

I'm thinking that nobody has marked the calendar for the past 2 days. The calendar is in the communications room that got destroyed. Now that room is off-limits. Minkowski was probably the one marking the calendar but he's been tied up since the 24th.

[Pirate Bill]

Wait, on second thought...Desmond called Penny from the boat and it really was Dec 24. Where did that "day 96" number come from anyway? The islanders? I haven't seen them marking any trees or calendar of their own, so it's likely they just lost count and are off by a couple days.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Pirate Bill

Wait, on second thought...Desmond called Penny from the boat and it really was Dec 24. Where did that "day 96" number come from anyway? The islanders? I haven't seen them marking any trees or calendar of their own, so it's likely they just lost count and are off by a couple days.

Jack and Juliet remarked that the helicopter took off over a day ago.

The online Lost community has been keeping track of the dates since the begining. The fan calculated date has been confirmed, at least once that I know of, by the producers. I feel it's safe to say that it is the 96th day on the island.

Oh... In the last episode, Locke was cooking dinner for everyone in the village. It was Christmas dinner per the production staff.