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Re: new millenium bugs me
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date: 
Wed, 1 Dec 1999 15:02:18 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Frank Filz writes:
Now the best time for a birthday might be in early to mid January, so
the parents get to buy your presents at the after Christmas sales...

Of sometime in late spring after the parents get their tax refund (and
the toy stores start clearancing out all the "winter" toys such as LEGO
sets).

--
Frank Filz
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 less lame- we'd both get the exact same thing but in different
colors. Sometimes school was still out so I didn't get to have the in-class
cupcake-passing around party. Boo hoo everyone feel sorry for me :-{

Chris



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  Re: new millenium bugs me
 
(...) I feel your pain every December 28th;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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(...) 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)

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