-- Edited by Vic41 on Thursday 13th of March 2014 05:30:15 PM
Dougwe said
05:44 PM Mar 13, 2014
Vic, does that mean if your birthday is on one of those days it means good luck OR to avoid wombats and black cats??
If it means to avoid wombats, that could cause a problem cos wombat is a good mate of mine (this week)
If it means to avoid black cats then that's no problem
Vic41 said
07:47 PM Mar 13, 2014
Take your pick Doug, your choice
Your becoming a bit of a "fair weather friend", bit of a worry when you have weeks your friends with Wombat!
I am probably a turncoat too not backing Wombat up being a fellow honorary Sandgroper, can't claim he is a West Aussie though as Wombat come from over east....
Poor old Wombat has to fend all of us off on his own, I bet he looks forward to your "Wombats' friend this week" periods....
dazren said
08:30 PM Mar 13, 2014
Vic wrote,, Take your pick Doug, your choice
Your becoming a bit of a "fair weather friend", bit of a worry when you have weeks your friends with Wombat!
I am probably a turncoat too not backing Wombat up being a fellow honorary Sandgroper, can't claim he is a West Aussie though as Wombat come from over east....
Poor old Wombat has to fend all of us off on his own, I bet he looks forward to your "Wombats' friend this week" periods....
VIC !!!!! could you please STOP being nice to Dougwe, As he is a mate of Wombat's [ this week ] And it is Offical Forum Policy, that no member can be nice, to ANY member that is a mate of Wombat's [ even on a week to week basis ]
brian said
08:45 PM Mar 13, 2014
Should you wish to look at this logically you would see that every month that has 31 days in it will have its first 3 days of that month repeated 5 times. This means that every time a friday is the first day in a 31 day month, then the friday, saturday and sunday will appear 5 times.
By my calculation, the next time this will happen after August this year will be May next year.
The 2014 calendar will be repeated in 2025, which is only 11 years away, so the same 5 days will appear in August again that year.
I don't see where the 823 years time span can possibly be computed to be a reality, in fact, by calculation you would see that the year 2837 (2014 + 823) would have only 4 fridays, but 5 saturdays, sundays and mondays.
This is the only time you will see this phenomenon in your lifetime.
Calendar August 2014
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
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5
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7
8
9
10
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August, 2014, will have 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This happens only once every 823 years.
The Chinese call it "Silver pockets full".......
-- Edited by Vic41 on Thursday 13th of March 2014 05:30:15 PM
Vic, does that mean if your birthday is on one of those days it means good luck OR to avoid wombats and black cats??
If it means to avoid wombats, that could cause a problem cos wombat is a good mate of mine (this week)
If it means to avoid black cats then that's no problem
Take your pick Doug, your choice
Your becoming a bit of a "fair weather friend", bit of a worry when you have weeks your friends with Wombat!
I am probably a turncoat too not backing Wombat up being a fellow honorary Sandgroper, can't claim he is a West Aussie though as Wombat come from over east....
Poor old Wombat has to fend all of us off on his own, I bet he looks forward to your "Wombats' friend this week" periods....
Vic wrote,, Take your pick Doug, your choice
Your becoming a bit of a "fair weather friend", bit of a worry when you have weeks your friends with Wombat!
I am probably a turncoat too not backing Wombat up being a fellow honorary Sandgroper, can't claim he is a West Aussie though as Wombat come from over east....
Poor old Wombat has to fend all of us off on his own, I bet he looks forward to your "Wombats' friend this week" periods....
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Should you wish to look at this logically you would see that every month that has 31 days in it will have its first 3 days of that month repeated 5 times. This means that every time a friday is the first day in a 31 day month, then the friday, saturday and sunday will appear 5 times.
By my calculation, the next time this will happen after August this year will be May next year.
The 2014 calendar will be repeated in 2025, which is only 11 years away, so the same 5 days will appear in August again that year.
I don't see where the 823 years time span can possibly be computed to be a reality, in fact, by calculation you would see that the year 2837 (2014 + 823) would have only 4 fridays, but 5 saturdays, sundays and mondays.
Obviously a poorly conceived myth.
www.timeanddate.com/calendar/
www.timeanddate.com/calendar/
www.timenddate.com/calendar/
Gday...
As alluded to above - check Snopes....
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/trivia/fivedays.asp
Cheers - John
I usually do check Snopes, got a bit lazy this time, thought it was ok, sorry
Looks like we have both been caught out now John by hoaxes we thought were genuine and we posted in good faith;
http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t56952089/gps-left-on-dashboard-in-full-sun/
-- Edited by Vic41 on Friday 14th of March 2014 02:41:49 AM
Gday...
Yeah
.. unfortunately we don't get wiser as we get older 
OH well.... life will go on ...
Cheers - John
So true John, unfortunately that's life and I for one still get caught occasionally, but should be more aware.
A bit like the old saying, if it's too good to be true it usually is.....