Birthday Greetings to a Forumist

[Joakim B]

Happy birthday all THREE
What a coincidence 3 on one day with less than 220 persons in the forum!

[Maggi Young]

 Quite so, Joakim. We did not have the chance to know these things in the old forum, it would be fun to see where all the birthdays came when we had over 600 registered forumists there. Of course, we only know the dates for those that enter such information, and very few do that, or tell us where they live and garden..... and eat birthday cake!

[SueG]

I think I know that if you have a group of, say, 60 people then it is pretty safe bet that at least two of them will share a birthday. If we have 220+ forumists then having 3 sharing a birthday would be no more than chance. My statistics knowledge is a bit rusty these days but I think it is something like that. If we had 6 forumists sharing a birthday then it would be more surprising but probably still just a coincidence, afterall there will be some days with no birthdays and I guess that birthdates have a relatively random distribution.
Hopefully someone out there can explain more clearly, please
Sue

[Joakim B]

Sue G
I would think that birthdays are spread equally around the year that giving 365 and with less than 200 registrated birthdays it is quite a bit to have three in a day.
I am to lazy to calculate the statistic but I do not think it is that high.
Obviously it is not impossible since it was already proven.
Kind regards
Joakim

[Susan Band]

Sue,
I have heard that as well. Looking at Feb birthdays, only one person has the day to themselves, everyone else shares their day, maybe we are not as unique as we would like to think By the way Maggie, it hasn't even got to my birthday and it is saying I am 45 already, that's not fair! I haven't even adjusted to being over 40 yet

[KentGardener]

Hi Sue

I too remember hearing something about that statistic whilst sitting in a hall of 100 or so people 20 odd years ago - somehow we managed to have at least 2 people on the same day in that small number.

I find myself thinking that a lot of extra 'mating' must happen on certain weekends (mothers day, easter, christmas, summer vacation)  then if we add 9 months onto these we would end up with December, January, September and May as my predicted popular birth months.

Just a drunken theory...

John

[David Nicholson]

Thanks for all the good wishes folks. Little did I realise 40 odd years ago as I sang along to the Beatles at Huddersfield Ritz (yes, I saw 'em live!) with "When I'm 64", that within a wink of an eye I would reach 64. It's a little daunting when I look at the experience and knowledge that people like John Forrest and Franz have, and the fact that they have probably forgotten more than I shall time left to learn. Still I felt quite heartened looking at pictures of Essie (see New Seed List thread of 6th. February) that it is possible I could enjoy another 30 odd years of gardening.

So after all the profound stuff you are all invited to my "virtual" birthday party which will be held at Dunblane Hydro and will follow the Early Bulb Show as follows:-

Caberet:  Ian and Maggie-don't forget the guitar Ian, and as a special treat Mick and the Stones will be in during the evening for an all up and dance version of "Brown Sugar". Later in the evening the SRGC paler version of the Three Degrees (Sue Gill, Susan Band and Diane Whitehead) will be doing Motown Hits.

Catering and Cakes: Could be no-one other than Lesley.

Security: in his Colesbourne kit John Finch would keep anyone in line.

Flowers for the tables: Mark and Chris- (Ok so they will be white with green smudges, and all look the same!)

Toastmaster: with his gentle Irish brogue (and once wound up would we be able to shut him up?) Paddy


Glassware: all in the shape of Crocus and in the care of Tony, Thomas and Andrew who will spend hours looking for yellow bits and blue wavy lines

Just so that Dave Toole feels at home gentlemen are asked to wear something luminous.

Place cards for tables by Anne Wright.

Regretably none of the Ausies are able to be present as they are preparing for (another) defeat in yet another interminable cricket match.

Could go on and on but better not, hope no-one is offended, and thanks all for your comradeship.

[KentGardener]

we just need to find some way to give you the virtual bumps and it will be a perfect party.

Thanks for inviting me.

cheers

John

p.s.  to all those not invited "your name's not down you're not coming in!"

[Lesley Cox]

Well, I suppose it had better be a coffee and walnut cake in view of Maggi's latest confession, or would you like something else David? Dave just told me that he'd be wearing his latest little number in lurex.

[Maggi Young]

David, sounds like a marvelous party! Can hardly wait to see Dave in lurid lurex: he'd be such a hit at an SRGC discussion weekend!

SusanB: are you sure you've entered the correct date in your profile, surely you are not a day over thirty?

So, John Finch, we'll all be coming to join you on your Hols abroad to help you celebrate YOUR upcoming birthday. You can't pretend its not happening by making off to the sun.......hope you'll have laid some beer in!

[David Nicholson]

Lesley, like the coffee fine but don't go a bundle on walnuts. A slug of brandy would do well.

[Anthony Darby]

Statistically, if you have a group of 26 people the odds are in your favour of having two birthdays on the same day.

[SueG]

thanks Anthony I thought I'd got the figure wrong.

David - all I can say is happy birthday and you obviously haven't heard me sing. . .

John - I think the margin of error in conception dates balances out ideas about weekends, though there are bulges for summer hols and Christmas 'activity' (think I'll just leave it there)

Sue

[Maggi Young]

Can't resist it any longer, what about nine months from Valentine's Day?

[Paddy Tobin]

Hi David,

OK HAPPY BIRTHDAY and I will come to the party but what is this comment about me not shutting up eh? 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And that's all I have to say on the matter.

Happy Birthday, Paddy