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(Message started by: alien2 on Sep 25^th, 2016, 10:32am)

Title: Astrologist
Post by alien2 on Sep 25^th, 2016, 10:32am

Tim calls an astrologist. He tells her his date of birth and that he is unhappy. She immediately knows without a shadow of a doubt which birthday of his wasn’t celebrated. But how?

Title: Re: Astrologist
Post by towr on Sep 25^th, 2016, 10:49am

[hide]Because it is yet to come.[/hide]

Title: Re: Astrologist
Post by alien2 on Sep 25^th, 2016, 11:44am

Hey that's a nice idea. I myself was thinking of the past.

Title: Re: Astrologist
Post by pex on Sep 25^th, 2016, 5:11pm

1) [hide]February 29 - one can argue whether a birthday is "celebrated" if it happens on another day.[/hide]
2) [hide]September 11, 2001 (or a similar major traumatic event) - people may not have been in the mood to celebrate a birthday.[/hide]

Title: Re: Astrologist
Post by dudiobugtron on Sep 26^th, 2016, 2:37am

Tim is [hide]very precocious, and manages to call the Astrologer when he has only had one birthday.[/hide]

Title: Re: Astrologist
Post by alien2 on Sep 26^th, 2016, 3:17am

Not good enough.

Title: Re: Astrologist
Post by dudiobugtron on Sep 26^th, 2016, 5:21am

[hide]The Astrologist is his wife. (Or another person who should have remembered his birthday!)[/hide]

Title: Re: Astrologist
Post by alien2 on Sep 26^th, 2016, 5:32am

An interesting twist. A bit far-fetched though.

Title: Re: Astrologist
Post by Grimbal on Sep 27^th, 2016, 8:14am

She is an astrologist. She should know, shouldn't she?

Title: Re: Astrologist
Post by alien2 on Sep 30^th, 2016, 9:32am

Knowledge isn't what it used to be.

Title: Re: Astrologist
Post by Grimbal on Oct 15^th, 2016, 12:31pm

- Hello?
- Hello, I come for advice.
- That's my job. Please give me your birth date and your credit card number. Not necessarily in that order.
- OK, [...] and my birth date is the 24 of september 1966.
- Wow, so you turned 50 years yesterday! Did you have a nice party? Maybe your special one organizee a huge surprise birthday party for you?
- ... and I am very unhappy.
- I guess this answers the question.

Title: Re: Astrologist
Post by alien2 on Oct 15^th, 2016, 3:48pm

on 10/15/16 at 12:31:47, Grimbal wrote:

(...) Maybe your special one organizee a huge surprise birthday party for you?

[hide]There was no party.[/hide]

Title: Re: Astrologist
Post by Grimbal on Oct 16^th, 2016, 12:54am

on 10/15/16 at 15:48:24, alien2 wrote:

[hide]There was no party.[/hide]

How do you know?

Title: Re: Astrologist
Post by alien2 on Oct 16^th, 2016, 4:46am

You're right. Imperfections can make life interesting but the intended answer ain't interesting at all. I'm getting sloppy lately. Shocked William might ban my account for good. A birthday is a celebration and anniversary, in that, it is not the same as date of birth. I myself thought it was. Why? Maybe because of poetic license and synonyms. I told you I can be silly or smart. So if anyone can be both dumb and smart, with my IQ fluctuating all the time, that would be me. I am who I am. It is impossible to be more or less like myself. Still, I'll try to be more focused and correct. Please accept my apologies. Though there's no need to delete this riddle because towr saved the day! Just ignore the intended answer.