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#1 2006-01-28 12:57:11
- justlookingforthemoment
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Year of the Dog
Happy Chinese New Year! It's the Year of Dog. Gong xi fa cai!
You are born in the Year of the Dog if you were born in one of the lunar years below.
10 Feb 1910 - 29 Jan 1911
28 Jan 1922 - 15 Feb 1923
14 Feb 1934 - 3 Feb 1935
2 Feb 1946 - 21 Jan 1947
18 Feb 1958 - 7 Feb 1959
6 Feb 1970 - 26 Jan 1971
25 Jan 1982 - 12 Feb 1983
10 Feb 1994 - 30 Jan 1995
29 Jan 2006 - 17 Feb 2007
Dogs are meant to be responsible, compassionate, reliable, honest, pessimistic, anxious, overwhelming and nosy! There are many different beliefs and superstitions about each animal, and more about the dog can be found here.
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#2 2006-01-28 14:27:35
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Re: Year of the Dog
I was born in 1986. With my luck thats probly year of the jackass.
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
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#3 2006-01-28 16:51:59
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Re: Year of the Dog
I'm a dog. Woof!
El que pega primero pega dos veces.
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#4 2006-01-28 20:52:52
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Re: Year of the Dog
I was born in 1986. With my luck thats probly year of the jackass.
LOL! Actually, 1986 was the Year of the Tiger, so that's probably what you are. Unless you were born before 9 February in that year, making you an ox!
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#5 2006-01-28 23:06:35
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Re: Year of the Dog
Did someone mention "Dog" ?
"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..." - Leon M. Lederman
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#6 2006-01-29 06:36:23
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Re: Year of the Dog
Yay! I'm a tiger! Give me a giant steak or I'll eat you!
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
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#7 2006-01-29 06:56:58
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Re: Year of the Dog
Sure, everyone loves steaks. They're Grrreat!
"In the real world, this would be a problem. But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist. So we'll go ahead and do that now..."
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#8 2006-01-29 17:49:56
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Re: Year of the Dog
For the safety of all forum members - a giant steak for mikau:
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#9 2006-01-29 19:32:14
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Re: Year of the Dog
I'm in heaven! :-D I love the inscribed rectangles! I shall approximate the volume before devouring!
Time to InteGRRRRRREEEAT!
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A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
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#10 2006-01-29 20:51:06
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Re: Year of the Dog
Time to InteGRRRRRREEEAT!
Too Good! 
"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..." - Leon M. Lederman
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#11 2006-01-29 20:54:11
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Re: Year of the Dog
I AM A RAT 
so sad
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#12 2006-01-30 00:09:07
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Re: Year of the Dog
From Wikipedia article on Rat Sign: According to Chinese folklore, people who are born under this Chinese sign are creative, honest, generous, ambitious, quick-tempered and wasteful.
"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..." - Leon M. Lederman
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#13 2006-01-30 02:23:57
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Re: Year of the Dog
Dragons are easily the best Chinese New Year animals.
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#14 2006-01-30 17:02:18
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Re: Year of the Dog
Do you mean dragon's, mathsy?
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#15 2006-01-30 17:04:33
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hey come on, zach week is over...
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
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#16 2006-01-30 19:06:52
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Re: Year of the Dog
(please don't laugh at me ) i'm a pig
People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
~ Anton Chekhov
Cheer up, emo kid.
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#17 2006-01-30 19:08:59
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Nonsense, we are brothers! I mean your a tiger I'm a tiger... have some steak! (gives him a piece)
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
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#18 2006-01-30 19:13:04
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Re: Year of the Dog
thanks 
and its "(gives her a piece)" 
People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
~ Anton Chekhov
Cheer up, emo kid.
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#19 2006-01-30 19:23:13
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(gulp) YOW! A girl tiger? (gives her another piece) You wouldn't happen to be single would you? ;-)
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#20 2006-01-30 19:30:16
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Re: Year of the Dog
uuuuuuhhhhhh no thanks 
but i am single 
People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
~ Anton Chekhov
Cheer up, emo kid.
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#21 2006-01-30 19:31:39
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Re: Year of the Dog
where d'you live any way ?
People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
~ Anton Chekhov
Cheer up, emo kid.
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#22 2006-01-30 19:36:33
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Re: Year of the Dog
Philadelphia. Cheesesteak capital of the world! :-D
And of course the liberty bell.
(takes another bite)
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#23 2006-01-30 19:51:40
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Re: Year of the Dog
sorry mikau gotta go see ya later
People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
~ Anton Chekhov
Cheer up, emo kid.
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#24 2006-01-30 19:53:57
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Re: Year of the Dog
Later!
(gnawing on a bone) not bad for the first date...
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
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#25 2006-01-30 20:24:15
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Re: Year of the Dog
One of the oldest and most historical cities in the US. Must be nice.
"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..." - Leon M. Lederman
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