January 30, 2008
IBEater Ariana checks in with a question:
"Are you SURE today is Chekov's birthday? I've heard several different dates in January, including my own birthday (no, no! No belated card necessary. I am, however, registered at Target and Macy's) on the 17th. That's the one I like to go with. This way, I can say that, like you and I, I am cosmically connected with Anton. I'm hoping that this was just a misprint."
I check out with an answer:
Oh, Ariana, there's good news and bad news. You and Chekov do share a birthday OLD SCHOOL you know what I mean? You don't? Well, Chekov was indeed born on January 17th using the Julian Calendar, as Russia had not yet jumped on the Gregory Bandwagon (good folk band). Adjusted for inflation (or gregation or whatever) his birthday works out to January 29th. But then if you were measuring your birthday in the Julian Calendar, it would be January 4th!
So it looks like you and Chekov do not really share a birthday per se, but what's a fortnight between friends? Nothing at all, right? It's basically the same day.
That being said, I'd like to take this opportunity to be the FIRST to wish you a very happy birthday.
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Note to Numerological IBEaters: I checked out all the math. I did. See? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates#Differences_between_Julian_and_Gregorian_dates
So THERE!
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"Are you SURE today is Chekov's birthday? I've heard several different dates in January, including my own birthday (no, no! No belated card necessary. I am, however, registered at Target and Macy's) on the 17th. That's the one I like to go with. This way, I can say that, like you and I, I am cosmically connected with Anton. I'm hoping that this was just a misprint."
I check out with an answer:
Oh, Ariana, there's good news and bad news. You and Chekov do share a birthday OLD SCHOOL you know what I mean? You don't? Well, Chekov was indeed born on January 17th using the Julian Calendar, as Russia had not yet jumped on the Gregory Bandwagon (good folk band). Adjusted for inflation (or gregation or whatever) his birthday works out to January 29th. But then if you were measuring your birthday in the Julian Calendar, it would be January 4th!
So it looks like you and Chekov do not really share a birthday per se, but what's a fortnight between friends? Nothing at all, right? It's basically the same day.
That being said, I'd like to take this opportunity to be the FIRST to wish you a very happy birthday.
*****
Note to Numerological IBEaters: I checked out all the math. I did. See? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
So THERE!
*****
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The Featured Article on (at?) Wikipedia today is Manos: The Hands of Fate. Which is AWESOME.
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