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#1 2006-01-29 11:57:11
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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.
#2 2006-01-29 13:27:35
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I was born in 1986. With my luck thats probly year of the jackass.
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#4 2006-01-29 19:52:52
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mikau wrote:
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!
#5 2006-01-29 22:06:35
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Did someone mention "Dog" ?
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#6 2006-01-30 05:36:23
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Yay! I'm a tiger! Give me a giant steak or I'll eat you!
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#7 2006-01-30 05:56:58
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Sure, everyone loves steaks. They're Grrreat!
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#8 2006-01-30 16:49:56
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For the safety of all forum members - a giant steak for mikau:
#9 2006-01-30 18:32:14
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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.
#10 2006-01-30 19:51:06
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mikau wrote:
Time to InteGRRRRRREEEAT!
Too Good! 
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#12 2006-01-30 23:09:07
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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.
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#13 2006-01-31 01:23:57
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Dragons are easily the best Chinese New Year animals.
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
#15 2006-01-31 16:04:33
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hey come on, zach week is over...
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#16 2006-01-31 18:06:52
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(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.
#17 2006-01-31 18:08:59
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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.
#18 2006-01-31 18:13:04
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thanks 
and its "(gives her a piece)" 
People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
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Cheer up, emo kid.
#19 2006-01-31 18:23:13
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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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A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
#20 2006-01-31 18:30:16
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uuuuuuhhhhhh no thanks 
but i am single 
People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
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#21 2006-01-31 18:31:39
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where d'you live any way ?
People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
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#22 2006-01-31 18:36:33
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Philadelphia. Cheesesteak capital of the world! :-D
And of course the liberty bell.
(takes another bite)
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#23 2006-01-31 18:51:40
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sorry mikau gotta go see ya later
People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
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#24 2006-01-31 18:53:57
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Later!
(gnawing on a bone) not bad for the first date...
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#25 2006-01-31 19:24:15
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One of the oldest and most historical cities in the US. Must be nice.
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