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  Re: new millenium bugs me
 
This thread is a pedant's dream. Somebody pinch me. (...) not sure what an nbirthday is... I agree that most folks only have one birthday, and ALL folks only have one "actual" birthday. However, there exists a class of people that have more than one (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: new millenium bugs me
 
Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message (...) Why?.. Selçuk (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: new millenium bugs me
 
(...) So that the celebration of the aniversary of their birthday doesn't get lost in the shuffle surrounding the celebration of the aniversary of the nominal birthday of a certain individual who was born some 2000 years ago. A more pragmatic reason (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: new millenium bugs me
 
(...) Nope- I got a double whammy- I was born on Jan 6th, then my brother came along two years later on the 19th. So sometimes presents that were for both christmas and the birthday, sometimes b-day presents that were for both of us, and - slightly (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: new millenium bugs me
 
(...) I feel your pain every December 28th;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: new millenium bugs me
 
(...) Thanks for the reminder that 70% of the world is non-Christian. Sometimes it's easy to forget. ;) Happy Ramadan coming up, Selçuk. best, Lindsay --- Lindsay Frederick Braun (Mr) Department of History Rutgers, the State University of New (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: new millenium bugs me
 
Mr L F Braun <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message news:3847779B.88F0A8...msu.edu... (...) Thanks,..:-) Actually, I'm not so much a Muslim, although I'm supposed to be so. I educated to be one, but beginning from the teenage times, it started (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: new millenium bugs me
 
"Selçuk " wrote: <snip> (...) Well I can explain this one somewhat for you, especially since my birthday is Dec 20th.. I still celebrate it, though sometimes I think I should move it to another month.. Some of the main reasons: You don't get a (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: new millenium bugs me
 
Mookie <Mookie1@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message > (...) Thanks for the well written explanation Tamy. I've also received the emailed version..:-) Regards, Selçuk (25 years ago, 6-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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