Re: [math-fun] Tenuous Associations

One must be cautious when dismissing associations with birthdates as tenuous or inappropriate. People are moulded and shaped by their birthdates because of the associations people assign to those dates. For example, I'm sure lots of "Y2K babies" born near midnight on Jan 1, 2000 will have their lives affected by semi-mystical associations with that otherwise meaningless date. Every leap year, certain lucky individuals get their 15 minutes of fame by being "old enough to vote" at age 72, or 18 if you count birthdays. My mother used to be taunted as a child because her birthday is April 20, which at the time was well known to be Hitler's birthday.