# The Bear has a birthday! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 22, 2004, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bear-has-a-birthday/251689 "2004-06-22T19:42:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SSgtBaloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bear-has-a-birthday/251689/1 "2004-06-22T19:42:45Z")
It’s the 22[sup]nd[/sup] of June, and this means yet another birthday! I’m not one of those folks who refuses to acknowledge the passage of time. Heck, a birthday means you’ve cheated death for yet another 365 days. What better reason to celebrate? 😃 –SSgtBaloo ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bear-has-a-birthday/251689/2 "2004-06-22T19:49:41Z")
Well, I do have one coming up but it’s not until July 29th, but thanks anyway. What? **SSgtBaloo** is talking about who? Himself? But he said… Oh nevermind! **WOOHOO SSGTBALOO!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!** 😃😃😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bear-has-a-birthday/251689/3 "2004-06-22T21:18:46Z")
Wow today is my brother’s birthday!!! If that’s not enough coincidence for you, how about the fact that _my_ birthday is also July 29th!!! Happy Birthday to **SSgtBaloo** and my brother!!! And **swampy** , we are so going to party on the 29th. It will be an all out bearfest! ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bear-has-a-birthday/251689/4 "2004-06-22T22:09:11Z")
Happy Birthday! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bear-has-a-birthday/251689/5 "2004-06-22T22:18:21Z")
> [@Bear\_Nenno](#): > > Wow today is my brother’s birthday!!! If that’s not enough coincidence for you, how about the fact that _my_ birthday is also July 29th!!! > > Happy Birthday to **SSgtBaloo** and my brother!!! > > And **swampy** , we are so going to party on the 29th. It will be an all out bearfest! **Bear\_Nenno** for real? Anudder July twenny-ninner? **WOOHOO!!!** Course I’ll be the big 5-0 while you are just a mere cub yet. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bear-has-a-birthday/251689/6 "2004-06-22T22:22:00Z")
Wow, I am turning 25!! That’s almost half of 50. Yet another peculiarity? ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bear-has-a-birthday/251689/7 "2004-06-22T22:45:29Z")
> [@Bear\_Nenno](#): > > Wow, I am turning 25!! That’s almost half of 50. Yet another peculiarity? Get a load of our resident math genius folks. Yep, \*\*Bear\_Nenno, 25 is _ **almost** _ half of 50. :wally 😛 😃 ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bear-has-a-birthday/251689/8 "2004-06-22T22:46:34Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Get a load of our resident math genius folks. Yep, \*\*Bear\_Nenno, 25 is _ **almost** _ half of 50. > > :wally > > 😛 > > 😃 And when we get old, the coding skills are the first to go. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![SSgtBaloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bear-has-a-birthday/251689/9 "2004-06-23T06:22:08Z")
Thanks to all who responded. In honor of the occasion, I have shaved my head. No, I’m _not_ kidding! look! no smiley! --\> " " –SSgtBaloo