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wu :: forums    riddles    what happened (Moderators: ThudnBlunder, towr, william wu, Eigenray, Icarus, SMQ, Grimbal)    George Washington « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: George Washington  (Read 1184 times) maryl Guest George Washington   « on: May 18th, 2003, 2:14pm » Quote Modify Remove Why is George Washington's official birthday celebration held on February 22 when he was actually born on February 11? IP Logged PseudoPserious Newbie     Posts: 6 Re: George Washington   « Reply #1 on: May 19th, 2003, 7:25am » Quote Modify Sloppy handwriting on his birth-certificate, followed by years of bureaucratic inertia?   A practical joke gone horribly, horribly wrong?   Because Washington celebrated his birthday 2 or 3 times a month to score extra presents?  (Martha, I can not tell a lie...it is so my birthday again today.)   ...or it could be the whole Julian calendar / Gregorian calendar thing.  1752 was such a magical year.   Cheers, PP « Last Edit: May 19th, 2003, 7:26am by PseudoPserious » IP Logged maryl Guest Re: George Washington   « Reply #2 on: May 20th, 2003, 7:04am » Quote Modify Remove on May 19th, 2003, 7:25am, PseudoPserious wrote: Sloppy handwriting on his birth-certificate, followed by years of bureaucratic inertia?   A practical joke gone horribly, horribly wrong?   Because Washington celebrated his birthday 2 or 3 times a month to score extra presents?  (Martha, I can not tell a lie...it is so my birthday again today.)   ...or it could be the whole Julian calendar / Gregorian calendar thing.  1752 was such a magical year.   Cheers, PP   "Good show." Love your signature   IP Logged Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- riddles -----------------------------  - easy   - medium   - hard   - what am i => what happened   - microsoft   - cs   - putnam exam (pure math)   - suggestions, help, and FAQ   - general problem-solving / chatting / whatever ----------------------------- general -----------------------------  - guestbook   - truth   - complex analysis   - wanted   - psychology   - chinese « Previous topic | Next topic »

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