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15 Jan 2003, 17:03
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Cultured
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Competition: REAL prize to the winner
Free R9 account activation to the person who comes up with the answer to this question. The question is for a rollover jackpot in a pub quiz, and so I can't say who wins immeadiately, but I'll get back sometime. The Question is as follows...
A man is 48 years old on his first birthday. When and Where was he born? He is on planet Earth somewhere.
Like I say, free R9 account to the first person to give the right answer, whether I win the quiz or not.
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15 Jan 2003, 17:08
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dim like a fox
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Finland ffs
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i don't have the leap year calculator i programmed at work so i can't tell you offhand. but it's a leap year thing.
do i win?
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ph33r TPE plz. thxbye.
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15 Jan 2003, 17:15
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Cultured
Join Date: Feb 2002
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None of this is helping me...:-(
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15 Jan 2003, 17:19
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dim like a fox
Join Date: Apr 2000
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actually what i said doesn't work at all.
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ph33r TPE plz. thxbye.
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15 Jan 2003, 17:20
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he was born on some planet that orbits the sun once every 48 years, but he is currently living on planet earth.
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15 Jan 2003, 17:26
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Quote:
Originally posted by Nodrog
he was born on some planet that orbits the sun once every 48 years, but he is currently living on planet earth.
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There's a way to calculate it, though =/
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15 Jan 2003, 17:53
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It was a Stupid Dream
Join Date: Jun 2002
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no idea
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15 Jan 2003, 17:57
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Dances With Sheep
Join Date: Oct 2000
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Quote:
Originally posted by Nodrog
he was born on some planet that orbits the sun once every 48 years, but he is currently living on planet earth.
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I didn't think such a planet existed 
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My spirit is too weak - mortality
Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep,
And each imagined pinnacle and steep
Of godlike hardship tells me I must die
Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.
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15 Jan 2003, 17:57
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dim like a fox
Join Date: Apr 2000
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Quote:
Originally posted by Nodrog
he was born on some planet that orbits the sun once every 48 years, but he is currently living on planet earth.
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There's no such planet in our solar system :C
This is rather tricky for a pub quiz question :}
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ph33r TPE plz. thxbye.
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15 Jan 2003, 17:57
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nod i agree with you but:
birthday is an anniversary of birth, yeah?
this in in years
you can't just have his 'birthday' in earth years and his age in martian (or whatever) years, that makes no sense
if that's it, it's a stupid question :/
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15 Jan 2003, 18:03
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Kwaak
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Netherlands
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maybe some astroid who crashed into the earth?
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15 Jan 2003, 18:04
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another equally **** answer would be:
he was lost from birth in the jungles of africa when his parents plane crashed, he was raised by apes who had no concept of birthdays and when eventually returning to civilisation to be reunited with his family he experienced his first birthday, 48 years after being born.
:)
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I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which i'm dying
Are the best i've ever had
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15 Jan 2003, 18:10
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Kwaak
Join Date: Mar 2002
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well there is also a day extra once in a hundred years or so
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15 Jan 2003, 18:12
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Quote:
Originally posted by Iniluki
What makes you all think its based on the gregorian calender?
There are more than one types of calender's being used.
The clue in the quetion (imo) is where and when.
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but then he wouldn't be 48 years old, he'd be 1
same as using martian calendar or whatever
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I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which i'm dying
Are the best i've ever had
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15 Jan 2003, 18:13
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dim like a fox
Join Date: Apr 2000
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you sure it wasn't 84 years as opposed 48 cause then the answer might be Uranus.
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ph33r TPE plz. thxbye.
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15 Jan 2003, 18:17
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Kwaak
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maybe a country changed calander for a period of 48 years. So that he wouldn't have a birthday for 48 years.
Maybe back in the days of the roman empire?
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15 Jan 2003, 18:17
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Dances With Sheep
Join Date: Oct 2000
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Quote:
Originally posted by menth0l
you sure it wasn't 84 years as opposed 48 cause then the answer might be Uranus.
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Quote:
http://www.cst.cmich.edu/users/graha1sw/Pub/Doomsday/Doomsday.html
20. A man was nearly 48 years old on celebrating his first birthday. Where, when, and what day of the week was it?
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My spirit is too weak - mortality
Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep,
And each imagined pinnacle and steep
Of godlike hardship tells me I must die
Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.
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Zak
Last edited by Geeza; 16 Jan 2003 at 11:27.
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15 Jan 2003, 20:15
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Baaaaaaa
Join Date: Aug 2001
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I think I've got it.
From that site ( this one ). About a 3rd of the way down, under "Other A.D. Dates".
All you need to know is this...
1) In 1582 some countries switched from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar.
2) The Gregorian reform was adopted by omitting the dates October 5-14, 1582.
3) Sweden made the switch by omitting leap days in the years 1700-1740 instead of ommiting the chunk of dates above.
(All taken from that site)
So if a man was born in Sweden on the 29th February 1696, his first birthday would be in the year 1744, 48 years later :eek:
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15 Jan 2003, 20:49
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Happy
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Canada eh
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TESTTUBE BABY!
his egg had been frozen for 48 years then finally some poor woman used it and gave birth.. thus he's be 48 yrs old on his birthday..
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15 Jan 2003, 20:52
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Manga Kitten is back!
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Re: Competition: REAL prize to the winner
Quote:
Originally posted by ELeeming
Free R9 account activation to the person who comes up with the answer to this question. The question is for a rollover jackpot in a pub quiz, and so I can't say who wins immeadiately, but I'll get back sometime. The Question is as follows...
A man is 48 years old on his first birthday. When and Where was he born? He is on planet Earth somewhere.
Like I say, free R9 account to the first person to give the right answer, whether I win the quiz or not.
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If you take into account human cloning he could be a clone of a 37 years old man, born just about anywhere where cloning could be made.
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Knocking on your door for leftovers starting on Dec 21st
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15 Jan 2003, 20:53
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J to the C to the A G E
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Quote:
Originally posted by Smesh
So if a man was born in Sweden on the 29th February 1696, his first birthday would be in the year 1744, 48 years later :eek:
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This man could well be right
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15 Jan 2003, 20:54
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Happy
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Location: Canada eh
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yah i like smesh's reply better :\
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15 Jan 2003, 21:42
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Quote:
Originally posted by Smesh
I think I've got it.
From that site (this one ). About a 3rd of the way down, under "Other A.D. Dates".
All you need to know is this...
1) In 1582 some countries switched from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar.
2) The Gregorian reform was adopted by omitting the dates October 5-14, 1582.
3) Sweden made the switch by omitting leap days in the years 1700-1740 instead of ommiting the chunk of dates above.
(All taken from that site)
So if a man was born in Sweden on the 29th February 1696, his first birthday would be in the year 1744, 48 years later :eek:
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worst brainteaser ever
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15 Jan 2003, 21:49
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Baaaaaaa
Join Date: Aug 2001
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i would have to agree
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16 Jan 2003, 11:03
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Cultured
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: ESS The Darker The Night The Brighter The Star
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Quote:
Originally posted by Smesh
I think I've got it.
From that site (this one ). About a 3rd of the way down, under "Other A.D. Dates".
All you need to know is this...
1) In 1582 some countries switched from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar.
2) The Gregorian reform was adopted by omitting the dates October 5-14, 1582.
3) Sweden made the switch by omitting leap days in the years 1700-1740 instead of ommiting the chunk of dates above.
(All taken from that site)
So if a man was born in Sweden on the 29th February 1696, his first birthday would be in the year 1744, 48 years later :eek:
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Okay, next Tuesday I will try this, and if it is right, you win the account.
And Gezza also kind of hinted at it, so if it's right he also gets a free account.
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16 Jan 2003, 11:43
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Dances With Sheep
Join Date: Oct 2000
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Quote:
Originally posted by ELeeming
And Gezza also kind of hinted at it, so if it's right he also gets a free account.
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I would love a free account as I do intend on playing.....however to be honest, if you read again - I was just pointing out that it's nothing to do with the whole 'planets' thing and that ÐiSCoRPoRaTioN had already provided a link that helped with the answer.
Im just too honest for my own good Discorp would deserve the prize.
__________________
My spirit is too weak - mortality
Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep,
And each imagined pinnacle and steep
Of godlike hardship tells me I must die
Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.
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Zak
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17 Jan 2003, 13:49
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Baaaaaaa
Join Date: Aug 2001
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Quote:
Originally posted by Geeza
Discorp would deserve the prize.
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We could all share 
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