People born on February 29th can’t celebrate their 21st birthday by drinking at a bar Submitted by [deleted] t3_124o6ho on March 28, 2023 at 1:06 PM in Showerthoughts [deleted] 9 comments 0
doowgad1 t1_je00q1n wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:12 PM Of course they can. Your birthday is [x] years after you were born. Think of the French Revolution, when they changed the names of the days of the month. People who were born in Thermidor didn't stop having birthdays because they changed the name back. Permalink 12 Amber_Linx t1_je0azbk wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:26 PM they just celebrate a day before or after Permalink Parent 2
Amber_Linx t1_je0azbk wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:26 PM they just celebrate a day before or after Permalink Parent 2
Bmonroet t1_je013lu wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:15 PM As the clock strikes midnight leading up to their 21st birthday, it was yesterday. Permalink 2 [deleted] OP t1_je09dkl wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:15 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 Kosta_Koffe t1_je0dj0l wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:43 PM Unless its a leap year Permalink Parent −1− Bmonroet t1_je0ds5k wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:45 PM Except for if you were born on a leap year, you’ll NEVER have your 21st birthday on the 29th. It’s not divisible by 4. Permalink Parent 3
Kosta_Koffe t1_je0dj0l wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:43 PM Unless its a leap year Permalink Parent −1− Bmonroet t1_je0ds5k wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:45 PM Except for if you were born on a leap year, you’ll NEVER have your 21st birthday on the 29th. It’s not divisible by 4. Permalink Parent 3
Bmonroet t1_je0ds5k wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:45 PM Except for if you were born on a leap year, you’ll NEVER have your 21st birthday on the 29th. It’s not divisible by 4. Permalink Parent 3
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doowgad1 t1_je00q1n wrote
Of course they can.
Your birthday is [x] years after you were born.
Think of the French Revolution, when they changed the names of the days of the month. People who were born in Thermidor didn't stop having birthdays because they changed the name back.