What's so special about the day you were born? - Page 4

Nanobyte · 01-12-2003, 12:43 PM

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Originally posted by /)eathKiller:
May 31 is . . . . National Macaroon Day

What the heck is a Macaroon?

I believe a macaroon is a type of cookie.

[ 01-12-2003, 12:43 PM: Message edited by: Nanobyte ]

SomeGuy · 01-12-2003, 03:20 PM

It did'nt say anything for Febuary 30th!

March 5th-Personality.My Grandma died on the day I was born...

Sir Krustin · 01-12-2003, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nanobyte:

quote:
Originally posted by /)eathKiller:
May 31 is . . . . National Macaroon Day

What the heck is a Macaroon?

I believe a macaroon is a type of cookie.[/QUOTE]Yep, a good one too. My mother made them all the time. Think of clumps of coconut saturated with chocolatey goodness. Yummy.

esquire · 01-12-2003, 03:40 PM

Lets see... my Bday is on Boxing day - everything is on sale Woot!

and my sister's is on St.Patricks day - green beer for everyone!

LowTech · 01-12-2003, 03:48 PM

Ok, I wasn't going to tell you this but... I was born exactly 3 days after Elvis Presley's death, so I am his reincarnation

Trust me, it's true.

Talthyr Malkaviel · 01-12-2003, 03:49 PM

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Originally posted by Lavindathar:
November 21 is . . . . World Hello Day and False Confessions Day

Does this mean I lie a lot?

It means you lie about the people you say hello to.

Hmmm, mine is September the 20th, I didn't bother looking on the site as I already know what happened on the day of my birth.
A national gurning competition... oh the humour inherent in the situation, oh the comedy, oh the coincedence.

Grojlach · 01-12-2003, 04:04 PM

"All is Ours Day"? How should I interpret that? That I could take whatever the heck I want on that day? And is it some sort of official holiday somewhere on this planet?

Melusine · 01-12-2003, 07:24 PM

I actually have a serious reply to this one.

My birthday is the 4th of May, an official day of mourning in the Netherlands for all the casualties of the Second World War.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, there is a ceremony on the Dam in Amsterdam, where the queen and other important personages lay down mourning wreaths in front of a monument, and the whole country is silent for two minutes.
A lot of people tell me I must really hate having my birthday on that day, and having to be silent.

But I am glad I am reminded of it ... Too many (young) people forget how recent the war really is, and how vital it is we keep in mind how wrong things went. Being of half-German parentage, with one grandparent forced to fight on the German side and another participating in the underground opposition by harboring Jews in her house (which was across the street from a house where German officers were stationed!), it's an extra special day for me. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Well, that, and of course it's National Candied Orange Peel Day... whoo. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Jeffi0 · 01-12-2003, 07:35 PM

January 16 is . . . . Hot and Spicy Food International Day and National
Nothing Day

Now, I have some problems. On my b-day I have to do nothing and eat hot and spicy food at the same time, which is impossible because eating spicy food would be doing something, and if I do nothing then I won't be eating hot and spicy food.

BTW, IIRC it is also Martin Luther King (Jr?)'s birthday. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Gammit · 01-12-2003, 07:39 PM

some strange days of transition for Germany are on my birthday. The Berlin Wall fell, and I think something else happened around or before WWI.

01-12-2003, 03:20 PM	#32
SomeGuy Unicorn Join Date: May 14, 2002 Location: Oklahoma, USA Age: 33 Posts: 4,238	It did'nt say anything for Febuary 30th! March 5th-Personality.My Grandma died on the day I was born... __________________ \"I firmly believe that any man\'s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.\"<br />-Vince Lombardi

01-12-2003, 03:40 PM	#34
esquire The Magister Join Date: February 19, 2002 Location: Canada Age: 45 Posts: 121	Lets see... my Bday is on Boxing day - everything is on sale Woot! and my sister's is on St.Patricks day - green beer for everyone! __________________ <b><i>Without change, something sleeps inside us and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken. ~Dune</b></i>

01-12-2003, 03:48 PM	#35
LowTech Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: February 4, 2002 Location: Almeria, Spain Age: 46 Posts: 37	Ok, I wasn't going to tell you this but... I was born exactly 3 days after Elvis Presley's death, so I am his reincarnation Trust me, it's true. __________________ <br />\"Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious\", Oscar Wilde.

01-12-2003, 04:04 PM	#37
Grojlach Zartan Join Date: May 2, 2001 Location: Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum Age: 43 Posts: 5,281	"All is Ours Day"? How should I interpret that? That I could take whatever the heck I want on that day? And is it some sort of official holiday somewhere on this planet? __________________ [url]\"http://www.audioscrobbler.com/user/Grobbel/\" target=\"_blank\"> [img]\"http://www.denness.net/rpi/username/Grobbel\" alt=\" - \" /></a>

01-12-2003, 07:24 PM	#38
Melusine Dracolisk Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Age: 43 Posts: 6,541	I actually have a serious reply to this one. My birthday is the 4th of May, an official day of mourning in the Netherlands for all the casualties of the Second World War. At 8 o'clock in the evening, there is a ceremony on the Dam in Amsterdam, where the queen and other important personages lay down mourning wreaths in front of a monument, and the whole country is silent for two minutes. A lot of people tell me I must really hate having my birthday on that day, and having to be silent. But I am glad I am reminded of it ... Too many (young) people forget how recent the war really is, and how vital it is we keep in mind how wrong things went. Being of half-German parentage, with one grandparent forced to fight on the German side and another participating in the underground opposition by harboring Jews in her house (which was across the street from a house where German officers were stationed!), it's an extra special day for me. [img]smile.gif[/img] Well, that, and of course it's National Candied Orange Peel Day... whoo. [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ [img]\"hosted/melusine.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /><br />Your voice is ambrosia

01-12-2003, 07:35 PM	#39
Jeffi0 Zhentarim Guard Join Date: September 3, 2002 Location: Canada Age: 40 Posts: 308	January 16 is . . . . Hot and Spicy Food International Day and National Nothing Day Now, I have some problems. On my b-day I have to do nothing and eat hot and spicy food at the same time, which is impossible because eating spicy food would be doing something, and if I do nothing then I won't be eating hot and spicy food. BTW, IIRC it is also Martin Luther King (Jr?)'s birthday. [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ <br /><br />[url]\"http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=010302\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=010302</a> First 8-Bit Theater comic. The first few aren\'t really funny, but the rest are great.

01-12-2003, 07:39 PM	#40
Gammit Elminster Join Date: October 26, 2001 Location: Sterling Heights, MI, USA Age: 46 Posts: 477	some strange days of transition for Germany are on my birthday. The Berlin Wall fell, and I think something else happened around or before WWI. __________________ IW resident science and mathematics teacher<br /><br />\"No, no, you\'re not thinking; you\'re just being logical.\"<br />-Niels Bohr

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