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The superstition of sharing birth/death dates.

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The superstition of sharing birth/death dates.
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RE: The superstition of sharing birth/death dates.
March 14, 2018 at 5:23 pm
(March 14, 2018 at 4:22 pm)mlmooney89 Wrote: Wanna know a cool birthday coincidence?

My maiden name is Mooney.
I was born on the 20th of July 1989
This day was the 20th anniversary of the first man on the moon.

Boom baby.

7 billion and plenty more without that last name were not born on that day.
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RE: The superstition of sharing birth/death dates.
March 14, 2018 at 6:06 pm
(March 14, 2018 at 5:23 pm)Brian37 Wrote:
(March 14, 2018 at 4:22 pm)mlmooney89 Wrote: Wanna know a cool birthday coincidence?

My maiden name is Mooney.
I was born on the 20th of July 1989
This day was the 20th anniversary of the first man on the moon.

Boom baby.

7 billion and plenty more without that last name were not born on that day.

Well yeah, I'm not putting stock into it but it's awesome to tell people. My daughter will be able to say she was born on the 7th at 7 and weighed 7lbs. Like shellb said, it's just fun.
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RE: The superstition of sharing birth/death dates.
March 14, 2018 at 7:02 pm
(March 14, 2018 at 6:06 pm)mlmooney89 Wrote:
(March 14, 2018 at 5:23 pm)Brian37 Wrote: 7 billion and plenty more without that last name were not born on that day.

Well yeah, I'm not putting stock into it but it's awesome to tell people. My daughter will be able to say she was born on the 7th at 7 and weighed 7lbs. Like shellb said, it's just fun.

Yea I get that, problem is gullible people take that as more than just "neat".
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RE: The superstition of sharing birth/death dates.
March 15, 2018 at 11:02 am
Let's see, there is me, Ru Paul and Rock Hudson. Hmmmmm...................................
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RE: The superstition of sharing birth/death dates.
March 15, 2018 at 3:47 pm
Fucking coincidences, how do they work?

Quote:In a room of just 23 people there's a 50-50 chance of two people having the same birthday. In a room of 75 there's a 99.9% chance of two people matching...

I've read the explanation, for what good it did me. The birthday paradox.
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RE: The superstition of sharing birth/death dates.
March 15, 2018 at 6:05 pm (This post was last modified: March 15, 2018 at 6:06 pm by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
Coincidence, me arse. Explain this one, smart guy: two of my brothers were born on exactly the same date, just a few minutes apart. Compute the odds on THAT one!

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