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shy
Crypt Keeper
 
Australia
1846 Posts |
 Posted - 30 April 2003 : 5:48:44 PM
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Who hasn’t carefully cut a birthday cake so that the knife doesn’t touch the cake tray? Have you also made sure that you blew out all the candles with one breath? Not to accomplish these tasks at a birthday party is considered unlucky, yet the reasons we practice these rituals are lost to antiquity. The days on which we are born are also believed to affect our lives as this old rhyme tells us:
“Monday’s child is fair of face,
Tuesday’s child is full of grace
Wednesday’s child is full of woe
Thursday’s child has far to go
Friday’s child is loving and giving
Saturday’s child works hard for a living
But the child born on the Sabbath day, is lucky, bonny, wise and gay’
Shy
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DeadJane
Undertaker
 
USA
65 Posts |
Posted - 15 March 2004 : 10:51:03 PM
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well today is my 35th birthday
Iwas born on the ides of March
according to superstitions
1. 03/15/69 was a Saturday
2. birthstone bloodstone
anything else?
weep no more for me,
my time has passed.
My soul has gone to its final resting place,
For now I am free. |
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Iceheart
Undertaker / Pink Star Lover
Australia
843 Posts |
Posted - 16 March 2004 : 4:57:47 PM
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I was born on June 14 1984, it was raining.
My birthstone is Alexandrite (and whaddaya know - its PINK)
Im told June 14 was a Thursday - how much further do I have to go?
"Find you Inner Child - its probably freaked out, needs to pee and wants to know if you're nearly there yet!" LOL
- are we there yet, are we there yet, are we there yet.... 
In time, Darkness will choose a side... |
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shy
Crypt Keeper
Australia
1846 Posts |
Posted - 20 March 2004 : 12:33:54 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by DeadJane
anything else?
Saturday, March 15, 1969
Top News Headlines This Week:
Mar 15 - US Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas resigns
Mar 15 - Violent Chinese-Russian border dispute (100s dead)
Mar 16 - Boston Bruins scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period
Mar 16 - Peter Stone & Sherman Edward's "1776" premieres at 46th St Theater NYC for 1217 performances
Mar 16 - Viasa DC-9 crashes at Maracaibo's Grano de Oro airport, killing 155
Mar 16 - "1776" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 1217 performances
Top Songs for 1969
Everyday People by Sly & the Family Stone
In the Year 2525 by Zager & Evans
Honky Tonk Women by Rolling Stones
Wedding Bell Blues by Fifth Dimension
Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In by Fifth Dimension
I Can't Get Next to You by Temptations
Get Back by Beatles (with Billy Preston)
Sugar, Sugar by Archies
Dizzy by Tommy Roe
Crimson & Clover by Tommy James & the Shondells
1969 Prices
Bread: $0.23/loaf
Milk: $1.26/gal
Eggs: $1.14/doz
Car: $3,400
Gas: $0.35/gal
House: $27,900
Stamp: $0.06/ea
Avg Income: $10,577/yr
Min Wage: $1.60/hr
DOW Avg: 800
US President: Richard M. Nixon
US Vice President: Spiro T. Agnew
Academy Award Winners:
Best Picture: Midnight Cowboy
Directed By John Schlesinger
Best Actor: John Wayne in True Grit
Best Actress: Maggie Smith in The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie
People born on March 15
1935 - Judd Hirsch Bronx NY, actor (Alex-Taxi, Dear John, Ordinary People)
1941 - Mike Love Los Angeles CA, rock saxophonist/vocalist (Beach Boys-In My Room, Surfin' USA)
1944 - Sly Stone Dallas TX, rocker (Sly & the Family Stone-Everyday People)
On TV in 1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Mannix
Hawaii Five-O
The Jim Nabors Hour
The Johnny Cash Show
Hee Haw
Mission: Impossible
The Bill Cosby Show
The Doris Day Show
Mayberry R.F.D.
Hot New Toys in 1969
Barrel of Monkeys
Silly String
Zeroids
Toss Across
Nerf Ball
Upsy Downsy Babies
Easy-Bake Premier Oven
Wizzer
Weebles
Top Books in 1969
Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Deliverance by James Dickey
Present at the Creation by Dean Acheson
The High King by Lloyd Alexander
On this day in history:
March 15
44 B.C. The ides of March: Julius Caesar is murdered
Julius Caesar, the perpetual dictator of the Roman Empire, is murdered by his own senators at a meeting in a hall next to Pompey's Theatre. The conspiracy against Caesar encompassed as many as sixty noblemen, including Caesar's own protýgý, Marcus Brutus.
Caesar was scheduled to leave Rome to fight in a war on March 18 and had appointed loyal members of his army to rule the Empire in his absence. The Republican senators, already chafing at having to abide by Caesar's decrees, were particularly angry about the prospect of taking orders from Caesar's underlings. Cassius Longinus started the plot against the dictator, quickly getting his brother-in-law Marcus Brutus to join.
Caesar should have been well aware that many of the senators hated him, but he dismissed his security force not long before his assassination. Reportedly, Caesar was handed a warning note as he entered the senate meeting that day but did not read it. After he entered the hall with Antony, Caesar was surrounded by senators holding daggers. Casca struck the first blow, hitting Caesar in the neck and drawing blood. The other senators all joined in, stabbing him repeatedly about the head.
Marcus Brutus wounded Caesar in the groin and Caesar is said to have remarked in Greek, "You, too, my child." In the aftermath of the assassination, Antony attempted to carry out Caesar's legacy. However, Caesar's will left Octavius in charge as his adopted son. Cassius and Brutus tried to rally a Republican army and Brutus even issued coins celebrating the assassination, known as the Ides of March. Octavius, vowing revenge against the assassins, defeated and killed Cassius and Brutus two years later.
Antony took his armies east, where he hooked up with Caesar's old paramour, Cleopatra. Octavius and Antony fought for many years until Octavius prevailed. In 30 B.C., Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide together. Octavius, later known as Augustus, ruled the Roman Empire for many more years.
Brief summary of your name: Jane
Your first name of Jane has given you a responsible, expressive, inspirational, and friendly personality. Expression comes naturally to you and you are rarely at a loss for words; in fact, you have to put forth effort at times to curb an over-active tongue. Self-confidence has made it easy for you to meet people and you are well-liked for your spontaneous, happy ways. You sincerely like people and do not often experience loneliness; your work and home-life are likely filled with association
NOW I think I've covered everything ... or just showing off... 
Oh and one more thing Jane...  Happy Birthday girlie!
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Angry-Scientist
Corpse
USA
21 Posts |
Posted - 30 March 2004 : 02:38:52 AM
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I was born on October 10th, 1982... I have no idea what that means. But I've never taken care not to cut the cake tray, or made sure to blow all candles out in 1 breath.
Does it matter what exact DAY you're born on, day of the week? I like to think it was a Sunday 
"This is YOUR time, this is YOUR life!" |
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shy
Crypt Keeper
Australia
1846 Posts |
Posted - 30 March 2004 : 08:49:09 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by Angry-Scientist
Does it matter what exact DAY you're born on, day of the week? I like to think it was a Sunday
It was a Sunday...
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Superstitions about Birthdays
