# I'm 35 today, and you're not . . . **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 11, 2000, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980 "2000-08-11T16:41:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/1 "2000-08-11T16:41:51Z")
Well, unless you were also born on August 11th, 1965, then I guess you are 35 today too. Or if your birthday is Aug 10, 1965 and you are crossing the international date line, then I suppose you are 35 today too. Wait a minute, is that the way it works? Never mind. BUT if your birthday is Aug 12, 1965, and you were crossing the international date line … Eh, technicalities. [sing-song] I’m 35 today and you’re not [/sing-song] Okay, I suppose if you are a dog and you were born on Aug 11th, 1995, this would be your 35th “dog-year” birthday. Or if your on a boat near the international dateline and you are a dog who was born on … Ah, crap, just forget the whole thing. Being 35 is depressing anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Silo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Silo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/2 "2000-08-11T16:43:29Z")
Happy Birthday! ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/3 "2000-08-11T16:43:35Z")
Being 35 is depressing? Hell no, you are entering into the best years of your life!! Happy Birthday, enjoy your day! ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/4 "2000-08-11T16:45:00Z")
Nope, I’m not 35. Nor is my birthday today. But I’m getting close–I’m 33. So, how does it feel? I gotta start practicing! Happy Birthday! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/5 "2000-08-11T16:47:27Z")
Truth be told - I’m in better physical shape now than when I was 25, so I feel great. Thanks, everybody, for the birthday wishes. ---
**Author:** ![Milossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/6 "2000-08-11T16:48:52Z")
Hey, I’m 41, and I’m in the best shape of my life. Actually, I’m not. That’s from a cheesy Bow-Flex commercial. Anyway, happy birthday. ---
**Author:** ![Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bottle_of_Smoke)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/7 "2000-08-11T16:49:11Z")
Happy Birthday, Jacky boy. Have a big ol’ plate of Hamburger Helper and a slice of cake on the house. ---
**Author:** ![Merlot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3e96dc/32.png) [@Merlot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merlot)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/8 "2000-08-11T16:55:15Z")
but I will be 5 months from today. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/9 "2000-08-11T17:01:06Z")
Hey!! I’m 35 today too!!! YEAH for us!! Actually, I lied. I’m only 24 and my B-day is in Nov. I just wanted attention. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/10 "2000-08-11T17:04:54Z")
Today may not be my birthday, but you share it with this eclectic group of folks. [ul] [li]Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, German educator, known as Father of Gymnastics, born Aug. 11, 1778.[/li][li]David R. Atchison, Missouri legislator, born Aug. 11, 1807.[/li][li]Octave Feuillet, French novelist, dramatist, born Aug. 11, 1821.[/li][li]Robert Green Ingersoll, U.S. lawyer, lecturer, born Aug. 11, 1833.[/li][li]Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, French statesman, born Aug. 11, 1837.[/li][li]Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician, Nobel Prizewinner, born Aug. 11, 1858.[/li][li]Carrie Jacobs Bond, U.S. composer, born Aug. 11, 1862.[/li][li]Joseph Edward Frowde Seagram, Canadian distiller, born Aug. 11, 1903.[/li][li]Alex Haley, U.S. author, born Aug. 11, 1921.[/li][li]Mike Douglas, U.S. television host, singer, born Aug. 11, 1925.[/li][li]Carl Rowan, U.S. journalist, author, born Aug. 11, 1925.[/li][li]Aaron Klug, South African biologist, Nobel Prizewinner, born Aug. 11, 1926.[/li][li]Claus Von Bulow, Danish-born businessman, born Aug. 11, 1926.[/li][li]Arlene Dahl, U.S. actress, beauty columnist, model, born Aug. 11, 1928.[/li][li]Jerry Falwell, U.S. fundamentalist clergyman, born Aug. 11, 1933.[/li][li]Anna Massey, British actress, born Aug. 11, 1937.[/li][li]Elizabeth Holtzman, U.S. politician, born Aug. 11, 1941.[/li][li]Joanna Coles, U.S. children’s writer, born Aug. 11, 1944.[/li][li]Hulk Hogan, U.S. wrestler, actor, born Aug. 11, 1953.[/li][li]Joe Jackson, British musician, songwriter, born Aug. 11, 1955.[/li][/ul] Jerry Falwell **and** Robert Ingersoll. Put both of those guys in a room and it’s bound to liven up any birthday party. ---
**Author:** ![struuter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@struuter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/struuter)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/11 "2000-08-11T17:21:28Z")
Well, 35 or not, merry birthday. Now, let’s see that birthday dance. Come on…it’s either the birthday dance or the 35 spankings. You pick. Of course, if your dance isn’t up to standards, we may spank you anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/12 "2000-08-11T17:28:37Z")
Wow, what an illustrious group. Claus Von Bulow Hulk Hogan Jerry Falwell I certainly have a lot to live up to. I now strive to be a steroidal, balding, bible-thumper with homicidal tendencies. ---
**Author:** ![Bubble\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c0e974/32.png) [@Bubble\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bubble_Girl)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/13 "2000-08-11T17:30:33Z")
I was taught to respect my elders so Happy Birthday **Mr.** Batty! 😃 You also share your birthday with this great [guy.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=34216) Have a good day! ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/14 "2000-08-11T17:30:48Z")
Struuter, if you saw me dance, you’d never stop spanking me. ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/15 "2000-08-11T17:36:39Z")
Well, I’m on a ship. I’m not near the International Dateline (I’m actually three hours ahead of EST). And my birthday’s tomorrow. See if anyone cares. But I _do_ know the difference between “your” and “you’re.” ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/16 "2000-08-11T17:38:16Z")
Oh, BTW, Happy B-day Jack. A lot of people consider 35 to be the beginning of the end of life. ::staring upwards at an angle pensively:: well, happy birthday. ---
**Author:** ![Qwisp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qwisp/32/397_2.png) [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/17 "2000-08-11T17:45:49Z")
Actually I **am** 35 today. I was 35 yesterday and I’ll be 35 tommorrow. 36 comes around in October. Happy Birthday Jack. Happy early Birthday Chief. How 'bout a beer and a shot of tequila? or two maybe three. Usually It takes about a 12 pack and 6 or 7 shots before I start flashing people, but for you I’ll make an exception. Tina ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/18 "2000-08-11T17:48:08Z")
Jeez, Chief, gimme a break. Me throwing around that many homonyms, it’s a miracle I only got one wrong. You may also notice an almost impeccable use of apostrophies, almost unheard of for me. Happy Birthday for tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/19 "2000-08-11T18:03:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBeer \* > **Today may not be my birthday, but you share it with this eclectic group of folks.** [snipped] More importantly, it’s **my birthday too!** August 11, 1971. ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980/20 "2000-08-11T18:03:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBeer \* > **Today may not be my birthday, but you share it with this eclectic group of folks.** [snipped] More importantly, it’s **my birthday too!** August 11, 1971. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-35-today-and-youre-not/28980.md?page=2)