Soldato
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Lol yeah that would be fuuny
what happens if your born of the 29th of febuary?
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Lol yeah that would be fuuny
backtracking on my realisation, i think you're right
the ID would say the 29th, because that's your date of birth, could do with someone who is to check
but for things like when you could drink/drive etc it would be the 28th, so my original comedy scenario still stands
although i am horrendous at ID'ing people, i'm rubbish at guessing ages so pretty much go 50/50 if they look young, and then for some reason, despite having seen my own drivers licence a hundred times i always struggle to see where the date is :s
so i probably wouldnt notice that it was a non existant day out
That doesn't quite work out. Someone could just as easily say the day before the 1st of March.
Anyway, according to my dear friend Wikipedia it's legally the 28th in England and Wales.
It works out logically. The 28th of Feb is there every year. When said person was born the mother was not giving birth on Feb 28th but the day after. Why would anyone celebrate their birthday on the day before then were born?
Logically it's not about the actual date but when they were born; so the day after the 28th IS actually the day they were born regardless of what the date actually is.Wikipedia says:
To me this implies the legal birthday is only 28th Feb on non leap years. (A common year being a year with 365 days.)
There must be a few leaplings on the forum who can clear this up!
Does her birth certificate say she was born on 29th or 28th?
29th I guess as that was when she was born. I'll ask her when I speak to her in the morning.
It maybe they date on which you were born, but for you to operate in this society on databses they just give you a legal birthdate of the 28th. You can celebrate it when ever you want. But the state will see you as of a certain age on the 28th to stop confusion.
Your birth certificate would say the 29th, because thats the day you were born!
Every 4 years you would celebrate your birthday on the 29th.
All your ID would state your birth DATE not your birth DAY, which doesnt change, all official documents would have the 29th of the year you were born. Nowhere would there be any ID or anything that had any different, they all indicate DATE including year. People seem to think that ID somehow changes with year?!?
the only difference is in the 3 years per 4 where your birthdate doesnt exist you are deemed a year older the day before. thats all. In lamens terms, the 28th and 29th are the same day for 3 years, and on the 4th, the 29th has its own day! Muffin, the 29th of a leapyear is a perfectly legal date, 'they' arent going to change it... that would be fraud.
seriously, i struggle to understand some peoples stupidity....
Every 4 years you would celebrate your birthday on the 29th.
All your ID would state your birth DATE not your birth DAY, which doesnt change, all official documents would have the 29th of the year you were born. Nowhere would there be any ID or anything that had any different, they all indicate DATE including year. People seem to think that ID somehow changes with year?!?
the only difference is in the 3 years per 4 where your birthdate doesnt exist you are deemed a year older the day before. thats all. In lamens terms, the 28th and 29th are the same day for 3 years, and on the 4th, the 29th has its own day! Muffin, the 29th of a leapyear is a perfectly legal date, 'they' arent going to change it... that would be fraud.
seriously, i struggle to understand some peoples stupidity....
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If a birthday is every 365 days...shouldn't someone born on a leap year with 366 days have their birthday a normal year later?
would that work out a day later each year or a day early, or does it make no sense...
and technically... non leap year people should celebrate a day early / late on leap years, depending on being born before / after the 29th.
i wrote too much...someone make sense of it, my excuse...it's late.
would that work out a day later each year or a day early, or does it make no sense...
and technically... non leap year people should celebrate a day early / late on leap years, depending on being born before / after the 29th.
i wrote too much...someone make sense of it, my excuse...it's late.
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You're born.
You live for a bit.
You die.
Or alternatively:
You're born.
You live for a bit.
????
Profit!
It works out logically. The 28th of Feb is there every year. When said person was born the mother was not giving birth on Feb 28th but the day after. Why would anyone celebrate their birthday on the day before then were born?
but the opposite is of course true, they were born on the last day of the month, and in feb
to move them into march would be more 'weird' in my opinion
You could always be accurate and celebrate your birthday once per year. That would require moving your birthday every 4 years, as there are 365.24 days in a year, with a special celebration if you made it to 100 years old.