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Subject: 
Re: new millenium bugs me
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date: 
Mon, 6 Dec 1999 10:33:27 GMT
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Selçuk <teyyareci> <SGORE@SUPERONLINE.COMihatespam>
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Mookie <Mookie1@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message >
> 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 present on your birthday, you get told your birthday
> and Christmas present are the same. (on the upside.. sometimes you get
> much better presents)
>    You get a small present for your birthday and not as much for
> Christmas.. for one this is probably because of timing, not everyone
> always has a lot of money around Christmas, and they figure you're
> getting something else in a couple of days anyway.. which really isn't
> fair because you'd get twice as much if your birthday was 5 months
> earlier or later.
>    Your birthday gets celebrated with Christmas and you get different
> presents for each, though you don't get your own birthday.. if they
> aren't going to celebrate it on the day it happened why shouldn't you
> move it... makes it seem like it's not important, yet... don't miss
> someone else's b-day in the family...
> 
> I would have to guess off the top of my head, this early in the morning
> those are my biggest pet peeves with having a b-day so close to
> christmas.. at the same time.. I could be in a different boat and like
> my Grandmother and an Aunt.. and have my b-day ON Christmas day...
> 
> Others could probably relate stories about having a b-day so close
> too...
> 
> --
> Keep on Bricken'
> -Tamy


Thanks for the well written explanation Tamy. I've also received the emailed
version..:-)

Regards,

Selçuk



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