@StroomAfwaarts it was mainly to throw shade at other date formats :P

fun annecdote: for the longest time Makro invoices had both
invoice date: dd-mm-yyyy
print date: mm-dd-yyyy
in the top corner, right under eachother..
truly the worst...

@f0x
that's sooo annoying, and I wish programmers/designers would pay more attention to such details.
like red text on blue background.
or a very interesting piece on a very important social issue, unreadable for mee, because it is in a serif font, with every other line in sans serif for no reason. aaaargh