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Friday, February 29. 2008

A most ingenious paradox

Pirate King:

For some ridiculous reason, to which, however, I’ve no desire to be disloyal,
Some person in authority, I don’t know who, very likely the Astronomer Royal,
Has decided that, although for such a beastly month as February,
 twenty-eight days as a rule are plenty,
One year in every four his days shall be reckoned as nine and twenty.
Through some singular coincidence – I shouldn’t be surprised if it were owing to the
 agency of an ill-natured fairy –
You are the victim of this clumsy arrangement, having been born in leap-year,
 on the twenty-ninth of February;
And so, by a simple arithmetical process, you’ll easily discover,
That though you’ve lived twenty-one years, yet, if we go by birthdays,
 you’re only five and a little bit over!

That entire section of The Pirates of Penzance is here.

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avenged clairvoyant sevenfold http://www.voy.com/215582
#1 avenged sevenfold heaven (Link) on 2008-02-29 06:18 (Reply)
Tis Sadie Hawkins Day, right? Girls choice.

It is a very good thing that there is an extra day this month. Have procrastinated as much as is humanly possible on a report due. It is down to the wire now. Hi Ho.
#2 Patina on 2008-02-29 09:49 (Reply)
Sadie Hawkin's Day is first saturday after November 9 and me cain't say why.

Sadie Hawkins and Leap Day are an amalgamum of American culture and me always figured it was invented as such by some high schoolvice director.

Each class of a four year High school would have one for each graduation class, except for the Abners who did a grade twice or more and happened to catch their first Sadie Day in their first freshman year.

This year the Day falls on Friday and me wonders if school kids still have a girls choice dance.
#2.1 Leag on 2008-02-29 11:19 (Reply)
Thanks for quoting G & S on this day! I was hoping somebody would.
#3 elc on 2008-02-29 10:05 (Reply)
I have a few favorite songs from G&S's POP:

?With catlike tread, upon our prey we steal....?
and
?When the foeman bares his steel (tarantara, tarantara)....?
#4 Bigfoot on 2008-02-29 10:39 (Reply)

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