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Post by andrewg on Sept 28, 2006 18:06:45 GMT -5
My daughter went into labour this morning with her second child. If he/she is born tomorrow it will be on Alicia's birthday-who was also born on HER mother's birthday! What are the odds of three successive generations sharing the same birthday, I wonder?
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Post by bullyhammond on Sept 28, 2006 18:13:17 GMT -5
Best wishes, Andy!
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Post by sekhmet on Sept 28, 2006 18:15:40 GMT -5
Congrats Andrew - the timing is remarkable.
let us know when the blessed event occurs!
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Post by SteveO on Sept 28, 2006 18:16:09 GMT -5
Yes The Best of Wishes to you AND your Wife
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Post by iamjohnne on Sept 28, 2006 18:16:23 GMT -5
Andy, you gotta keep us posted. We are here for you and I am sure they havn't lost a grandpa yet.
My husband's uncle and all three of his children share the same birthday.
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Post by andrewg on Sept 28, 2006 18:36:39 GMT -5
Yes The Best of Wishes to you AND your Wife Thanks Steveo but I don't have a wife! |
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Post by andrewg on Sept 28, 2006 18:38:16 GMT -5
Andy, you gotta keep us posted. We are here for you and I am sure they havn't lost a grandpa yet. My husband's uncle and all three of his children share the same birthday. You're kidding me!! Thanks for your good wishes Johnne. |
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Post by SteveO on Sept 28, 2006 18:39:06 GMT -5
LOL I'm Sorry Andrew...YOUR DAUGHTER
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Post by guitone on Sept 28, 2006 18:43:18 GMT -5
Andrew, wonderful, keep up posted and congrats to daugher and son in law.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2006 18:45:44 GMT -5
Not sure about the odds for the same birthday but think of the savings of having one birthday cake.  |
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Post by Supertramp78 on Sept 28, 2006 19:50:18 GMT -5
Chili has the right idea. You are going to save BIG on cakes.
Good luck, congrats and keep us posted.
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Post by majorminor on Sept 28, 2006 19:56:46 GMT -5
New life at every turn - congrats Andrew!
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Post by Aesthetic_Ascetic on Sept 28, 2006 20:48:32 GMT -5
We came very close last year... my father and I share a birthday, and my son was born tantalizingly close... two more days and it would've been the same day... November 1, November 1, October 29 for the three generations...
Congrats, but if you get into the Guiness book or something, I'm gonna be jealous!!!!
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Post by timfarney on Sept 28, 2006 21:28:42 GMT -5
Good for you Andrew. Play that baby a Gibson lullaby.
Tim
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Post by paulschlimm on Sept 28, 2006 21:34:27 GMT -5
Andrew,
Good luck to her.
Paul
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Post by millring on Sept 28, 2006 21:44:20 GMT -5
That multi-generation same-birthday thing isn't as strange as it appears at first blush. Many cultures have a National Sex Your Wife Up Day. Since that NSYWUD remains the same for centuries in some cultures, not only do generations within families often share the same birthday (or very close), but entire nations often share the same birthday. The entire populaiton of the nation of Zimbrolio shares a June 3 birthday. And a really big cake.
Similarly...
...it's a well know phenomenon that many women who live in close proximity to one another start to share menstual cycles at the same time. What research is just now beginning to show us is that women also, and just as often, share the same "headache" cycle.
New calculations show that the typical woman, with the typical menstrual cycle reducing the probability of pregnancy for about 120 out of the 365 days of a year, and her headache cycle easily cancelling 244 of the remaining 245 days, really only have one day of possibly getting pregnant.
....and if you've followed the math so far...
...you must see that it's just not that unusual at all. The thing that is unusual at all is pregnancy. Actually, the thing that is unusual at all is sex.
I can't believe there are still people who doubt the virgin birth.
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Post by John B on Sept 28, 2006 21:46:08 GMT -5
Congratulations, Andrew! Actually, congratulations to your daughter and the new arrival (when he or she arrives)!
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Post by andrewg on Sept 29, 2006 9:04:55 GMT -5
Still waiting... It's 3.00pm GMT now, they tried inducing her with a pill of some sort which hasn't worked. I just spoke with her partner and they'll be trying something else this afternoon. This is worse than waiting for Big Brown to bring your new guitar!
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Post by j on Sept 29, 2006 9:21:45 GMT -5
Best wishes andy and everyone involved!  |
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Post by SteveO on Sept 29, 2006 10:36:34 GMT -5
Andrew, So Today is the BIG day???
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