# Danger! Danger! Do Not reveal your birthday to ChrisCTP! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 17, 1999, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-danger-do-not-reveal-your-birthday-to-chrisctp/2322 "1999-09-17T18:03:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 1999, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-danger-do-not-reveal-your-birthday-to-chrisctp/2322/41 "1999-09-20T15:55:00Z")
Satan January 20th Those born on 1/20 are intensely alive individuals who are very comfortable following their impulses wherever they lead. The capacity to make snap decisions and act on them is highly characteristic of people born on this day. Improvisatory rather than painstaking, they take life as it comes, no matter how chaotic or upsetting it is, they feel they can handle it. Their own internal state is often chaotic as well, although they miraculously impart an orderliness to their work, most often due to technical ease in their particular medium. Humor figures prominently in the makeup of these vibrant people. The most dire circumstances are often alleviated, lightened by their ready wit. But such a fine sense of irony also serves to protect a profound inner sensitivity. Though they are fond of jokes and will even play the fool themselves if it suits them, they are very proud individuals who take themselves very seriously indeed. January 20 people have a deeply human quality which endears them to their family and friends. Despite the fact that they display a nasty temper and are sharply outspoken in their views, they are quickly forgiven by others, for there is no malice in their outbursts. Because of their love of fun they may be taken for superficial, except by those who really know them. Actually 1/20 people often lead a highly private, even secret life, and share their hopes and dreams with but a few intimates. Most 1/20 people are by nature big-hearted, and therefore share without a second thought. However, later they may well feel a bit put upon if they find the other party unworthy of their generosity. Although not always in the best of health, 1/20 people are highly resilient physically, emotionally and mentally, and capable of surviving many catastrophes in their lives. Somehow they always seem to pull through, buoyed by an incurable optimism. Although they are generally on the side of the underdog and have strong protective sympathies, 1/20 people can themselves be very dictatorial, a role for which they are hardly suited. They are not particularly adept at forcing others (including their children) to obey the rules they set down, and perhaps because their own freewheeling style implies a kind of disregard for such restriction, others don’t take their authoritarianism seriously. Emotional, expressive and caring, these larger-than-life people may have glaring faults and make many mistakes of judgment, but do so with a singular absence of malice. Their insistence on a positive attitude toward life, and their courage and stick-to-it-iveness are an example to others. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 1999, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-danger-do-not-reveal-your-birthday-to-chrisctp/2322/42 "1999-09-20T16:19:00Z")
Wow, this is weird. I’ve never met anyone who has the same birthdate as me and here on the SDMB, I share mine with Phil and Phouka ( 11/27) the year, a fine year, 1966. I win…I’m older…hey…wait… ---
**Author:** ![E1skeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3da27b/32.png) [@E1skeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E1skeptic)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 1999, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-danger-do-not-reveal-your-birthday-to-chrisctp/2322/43 "1999-09-21T05:06:00Z")
**FrankD6** says, > [@](#): > > How much of this stuff could apply to anybody? **All of it?** * * * Men will cease to commit atrocities only when they cease to believe absurdities. -Voltaire ---
**Author:** ![ChrisCTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 1999, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-danger-do-not-reveal-your-birthday-to-chrisctp/2322/44 "1999-09-21T05:21:00Z")
You guys asked, man… IIRC, this wasn’t even my idea, right. * * * Veni, Vidi, Visa … I came, I saw, I bought. ---
**Author:** ![TheDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@TheDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheDude)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 1999, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-danger-do-not-reveal-your-birthday-to-chrisctp/2322/45 "1999-09-21T22:27:00Z")
Don’t mean to burst everyone’s bubble, but on average the chance that _no one_ on this message board shares your birthday is approximately 0.00066 (unless you were born on Feb 29th, in which case the probability is 0.16). In fact, on average, 7 people will share your birthday. I love looking at those things and seeing how well I identify with them especially now that I’ve seen James Randi’s demonstration. See [http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/Psychology/psych3p3/randi.99.html](http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/Psychology/psych3p3/randi.99.html) . From the site: > [@](#): > > Another example of flexible interpretation was given in the horoscope demonstration on the video; people overwhelmingly rated their “personalized” horoscopes as very or extremely accurate, despite them all being the same . TheDude ---
**Author:** ![Contestant\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Contestant\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contestant_3)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 1999, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-danger-do-not-reveal-your-birthday-to-chrisctp/2322/46 "1999-09-22T05:16:00Z")
It’s interesting how most are agreeing with the positive or neutral and disagreeing the negative or unflattering! That’s certainly what I would have expected though. Thanks for not letting me down! * * * Contestant #3 ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Iron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Big\_Iron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Iron)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 1999, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-danger-do-not-reveal-your-birthday-to-chrisctp/2322/47 "1999-09-22T06:17:00Z")
[[It’s interesting how most are agreeing with the positive or neutral and disagreeing the negative or unflattering! That’s certainly what I would have expected though. Thanks for not letting me down! ]] C3 Yeah, who but you could have ever predicted that? Yer a regular fargin’ Contestradamus … ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 1999, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-danger-do-not-reveal-your-birthday-to-chrisctp/2322/48 "1999-09-22T06:17:00Z")
On October 29, 1961 I was born. On October 30, 1961 Nikita Krushchev made his first public denunciation of Stalinism, an action many see as the first step in the eventual collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union. While I don’t feel I deserve all the credit for ending the Cold War, I think the cause and effect here is obvious. ---
**Author:** ![Rasputin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Rasputin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasputin)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 1999, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-danger-do-not-reveal-your-birthday-to-chrisctp/2322/49 "1999-09-22T06:20:00Z")
I began reading this post, curious as to what the passage for my birthday said. Well, imagine my surprise when I discover that I happen to share a July 1st birthday with none other than ChrisCTP. I will now go contemplate the meaning of this latest development… * * * “Give a man a match and he’ll be warm for an hour… Set him on fire and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.” ---
**Author:** ![Contestant\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Contestant\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contestant_3)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 1999, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-danger-do-not-reveal-your-birthday-to-chrisctp/2322/50 "1999-09-22T07:15:00Z")
Big Iron spews: “Yeah, who but you could have ever predicted that? Yer a regular fargin’ Contestradamus …” Hey Big Iron, bite my quatrain! * * * Contestant #3 ---
**Author:** ![ChrisCTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 1999, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-danger-do-not-reveal-your-birthday-to-chrisctp/2322/51 "1999-09-22T07:22:00Z")
> [@](#): > > …none other than ChrisCTP… …SDMB’s resident husband-nagger, poster-mommy (“now, now… everyone play nice”) and B-day DJ (playing your requests from noon till nine, all birthdays, all the tiiiime!) > [@](#): > > I will now go contemplate the meaning of this latest development… No need to contemplate, although you will anyway. It means that you have a hard time saying no, you feel guilty if you don’t pick up the check, sometimes you’re a nympho, other times you’re a nun, and your birthday party is always cool because somewhere nearby, someone’s shootin’ off fahrcrackers. Pretty close? * * * Veni, Vidi, Visa … I came, I saw, I bought. ---
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 1999, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-danger-do-not-reveal-your-birthday-to-chrisctp/2322/52 "1999-09-22T12:23:00Z")
Hell, except for two sentences, everything I bolded in mine was negative at best. ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 1999, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-danger-do-not-reveal-your-birthday-to-chrisctp/2322/53 "1999-09-23T05:25:00Z")
Hey Bob! Where ya been man? 🙂 I about pee’d my pants with the: “_Yeah, who but you could have ever predicted that? Yer a regular fargin’ Contestradamus …_” * * * \>^,^\< KITTEN Coffee, chocolate, men . . . Some things are just better rich. ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 1999, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-danger-do-not-reveal-your-birthday-to-chrisctp/2322/54 "1999-09-23T13:02:00Z")
Here is mine - February 14, 1962. See. . . I knew I had an excuse for acting the way I do - It is my mothers fault for giving birth to be on this day! February 14th THE DAY OF THE COOL QUIP The quick-witted individuals born on February 14 are usually masters of the short, ironic and sometimes devastating comment. They have what it takes to make people laugh, but also the capacity to make them think. Abbreviators, they take what others might need an hour to say, roll it into an attractive little bon mot and simply come across with it for all to hear. Lovers of jokes and stories, tellers of sometimes tall tales, and not above practical joking, February 14 people bring their witty outlook to bear on every aspect of life around them. None of this is meant to suggest that February 14 people are somehow superficial. Humour, eloquence and acerbic comments are but a means of expression. It is true that those born on this day do not specialize in taking themselves (or life in general) too seriously, but this is in no way reflects on their work. It is more indicative of a philosophical outlook. Less highly evolved individuals born on this day can be overwhelmingly negative in their approach to life, sometimes behaving in a destructive or power-seeking manner. They can make the mistake of placing themselves above human laws and social rules, believing that they are somehow exempted from karma and the retribution of fate, “bad energy,” or the like. Characteristically, they are caught unawares when a heavy blow falls. All February 14 people must beware of their irony turning to sarcasm, of adopting a mocking or derisive tone. Such an attitude only arouses opposition. Although others might find such dark humor funny for a time, it can eventually wear rather thin. Of course, everyone likes a good laugh, but the ultimate concern may be the object of the laughter. Those February 14 people capable of joking about themselves are far more sensitive to this issue, but here as well, they must not allow self-deprecation to go too far. Speed of thought and mental concentration are pronounced in February 14 people. Their ability to focus on tasks in the middle of an uproar is quite remarkable. Yet those born on this day have a decidedly physical side as well. They enjoy all sorts of sensuous activities, which allow their brains a well-needed rest. Not to have to talk can be a great luxury for these verbal people. Consequently, they may choose to spend their free time with those less intellectually oriented. Their friends are often earthy people who, though intelligent, know how to relax and have fun. ## February 14 people must control their tendency to keep others on the defensive. Moreover, if they can apply some of their talent for critical insight to themselves, they will benefit greatly. Allowing themselves time alone, away from their busy involvement with their surroundings is key. \>^,^\< KITTEN Coffee, chocolate, men . . . Some things are just better rich. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 1999, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-danger-do-not-reveal-your-birthday-to-chrisctp/2322/55 "1999-09-23T21:12:00Z")
2/25/62 - Do with it what you will. THE DAY OF THE HIGHER CAUSE Although those born on February 25 are often formidable individuals in their own right, they only reach their full potential when giving their all for a cause greater than themselves. Those born on this day have a large measure of confidence and self-respect but generally believe that universal goals have greater meaning than personal ones. Also they intuit that by plugging into a higher cause, their own power is only magnified. Not infrequently, February 25 people come into conflict with those around them. That they are critical of social mores is not surprising, since they see society as being in constant flux and turmoil, perhaps unworthy of a deep commitment. As children, February 25 people often rebel quite openly against their parents and other authority figures, and react emotionally to what they perceive to be injustice. Because they often do not find peace with themselves until later in life, their adolescence and early adulthood can be stormy. In their late thirties and forties, February 25 people usually deepen their commitment to a worthy interest, perhaps art, philosophy, religion or an ideal of what humanity could be at its very best. Once an interest of this kind takes hold of them, they will devote ever increasing time and effort to it, publicly, privately or both. However, it is usually a happier state of affairs when they do not radically depart from their preexisting life but build on it in a healthy, organic way. Those born on this day have no time for meanness or pettiness of any sort. They may evince a regal bearing themselves and do things with a grand gesture, yet rarely adopt a condescending or elitist attitude. The most successful of February 25 people are thus able to communicate their high ideals and sense of purpose to others. The less evolved of this day may fail to convince others of their sincerity and therefore be perceived as proselytizing or claiming types. The success, and indeed happiness, of February 25 people is often in direct proportion to their ability to communicate without arousing antagonism. In the worst cases they may come to feel self-pity and frustration through being misunderstood. ## Giving is generally more important for February 25 people than receiving, but they must be sensitive to the fact that those on whom they bestow their gifts may be less than eager to receive them. In such cases those born on this day only prime themselves for feelings of rejection. Instead, toughening their stance and adopting a more no-nonsense attitude based on mutual exchange may be a more suitable approach for them and ultimately a healthier way of relating to others. One complete set of morals for sale to highest bidder, new in box. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 1999, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-danger-do-not-reveal-your-birthday-to-chrisctp/2322/56 "1999-09-25T16:56:00Z")
Here is mine. Oh, I mean - here is opalcat’s. I didn’t really find much of me in this thing. Which was dissapointing, because most of the time When I read these general things I can find a bunch of stuff. Maybe I wasn’t even born on 2/11? Maybe I have been right all these years, and my parents have been holding back. I really did sprout out of a shoe box, as a 9 year old? Wonders will never cease. pat February 11th Many born on February 11 make a contribution toward improving the quality of life around them. Such improvements may be of a conceptual, inventive nature or of a distinctly hedonistic variety. In either case, the physical well-being of those close to them is likely to not only be looked after but improved. The key concept for February 11 people is improvement, for they believe that things are never really as comfortable or efficient as they could be. Although comforts and luxuries may result from their efforst, most February 11 people themselves are not hedonists. It is only the less highly evolved individuals born on this day who give themselves over to an unremitting pursuit of pleasure. This can actually work out quite well for a time, but inevitably spells disappointments, jealousies, possessiveness and pain. For more highly evolved February 11 people, improving the lot of others is a creative task which they pursue with great ardor and dedication. In contributing to the quality of life (living standards, diet, entertainment) of others, Feb. 11 people may not only wish to make life easier and more pleasant, but also more meaningful. Improvements of a practical nature may only be a means to allow more time and energy for intellectual, creative or spiritual concerns. Indeed, those born on this day are remarkable in that they are able to enjoy the pleasures of life without becoming mired in them or losing sight of what is most important. Freedom is a central theme in the lives of February 11 people, particularly in regard to overcoming limitations. Transcending the limitations of their body, whether overcoming congenital or acquired handicaps or just shoring up their deficiencies, can be both challenging and rewarding for them. In fact, Feb. 11 people hate to see themselves or others held back by any sort of disadvantage, whether physical, mental or financial. Unfortunately, in their desire to improve the lot of friends, family and acquaintances, they may demonstrate a better way of doing things with all the best intentions but wind up being resented for it. Those born on February 11 can overlook the fact that most people prefer to be left alone to do things their own way, even if they make mistakes or do poorly. Certainly it can be difficult to watch foolish or stubborn people go on making the same errors or failing to take advantage of opportunities for improvement, but that is precisely what those born on this day will sometimes have to do. Feb. 11 people who rise high in society can be regarded as mavericks and antagonize more reactionary spirits who are threatened by change and progress. Thus, in order to remain successful, they will need to cultivate a large measure of tact and diplomacy, and become more sensitive to those situations which are best left untouched. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 1999, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-danger-do-not-reveal-your-birthday-to-chrisctp/2322/57 "1999-09-26T05:27:00Z")
I have color coded mine acording to relevancy… here it is [http://opalcat.com/feb11.html](http://opalcat.com/feb11.html) * * * **\>^,^\<** “Cluemobile? You’ve got a pickup…” OpalCat’s site: [http://opalcat.com](http://opalcat.com) The Teeming Millions Homepage: [fathom.org/teemingmillions](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-danger-do-not-reveal-your-birthday-to-chrisctp/2322.md?page=2)