Y2K bug or targeted at time travelers?

A longtime Buzzblog reader who has developed the commendable habit of sending me interesting stuff recently forwarded a picture, above, that he took of a “We ID” sign in Ithaca, N.Y.

If you already followed the red arrow that I applied to the photo, you have noticed the notable part:  On the day the picture was taken, anyone at all was apparently being offered alcoholic beverage service at Collegetown Bagels, unless they happened to be born after Feb. 24, 2095.

Underage drinking by time travelers is a well-known societal menace.

A Google image search not only reveals that these signs are a hot man-cave collector’s item, but that carrying a less-than-accurate “born on or before” date is not unusual for them. Example:

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