Late May early june is the bad time for me
but luckily I'm now minus 3 in-laws who have birthdays then so that takes some pressure off.

Alt: who gives a flying fuck.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Fri 1 Jul 2011, 11:41, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

The other end of the year isn't great either.
December / January has five birthdays (including mine, I suppose), Christmas, and one wedding anniversary.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 1 Jul 2011, 11:42, Reply)

Out off 11 staff in our office, we have 9 birthdays in December and January
Do IT staff everywhere conform to this rule?
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 1 Jul 2011, 11:46, Reply)

I read once that children born in the later end of the year tend to be more intelligent.
I think it has something to do with the school year age cut-off being August.

This may or may not have any bearing on your question.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 1 Jul 2011, 11:49, Reply)

I will take this as a backhanded compliment

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 1 Jul 2011, 11:50, Reply)

More intelligent or more advantaged?
Being up to a year older than others in the class can give you a head start, especially in the early years.
So it probably does have some bearing on his question - similarly qualified people having close birthdays.

/Augustbirthdaychiponshoulder
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 1 Jul 2011, 12:04, Reply)

I think that's what it comes down to.
Becaus ethe school year starts in September, half the class can be up to a year more mentally developped than the other half. Then again, if the school year was from January, you would get the same problem with a different half of the class.
The only suggestion may be to have two separate classes in each year.
*shrugs*
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 1 Jul 2011, 12:06, Reply)

That's why middle class people only have sex in late December/early January

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 1 Jul 2011, 12:08, Reply)

yes, christmas can be fun
Just glad I no longer have a wife with a January birthday, that was a nightmare.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Fri 1 Jul 2011, 11:48, Reply)

My daughter's birthday is January.
Sorry dear, only empty milk cartons again
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 1 Jul 2011, 11:51, Reply)

This is actually one of my biggest annoyances.
People would give me a present for my birthday, and say "And that's for Christmas too". Like I was being greedy expecting something for my birthday and something for Christmas. None of my cousing got the same treatment, because they hadn't been stupid enough to be born in December.

I know that does sound a little selfish saying it as an adult, but when I was eight that shit was important to me.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 1 Jul 2011, 11:55, Reply)

*checks Facebook for date*
Mine is the 4th Dec so I am just far enough away for people not to do this. My cousin and my mate are the 25th which is truly the worst day for a birthday, closely followed by another two mates who are on New Years Day.

"Coming to the pub for my birthday?"
"URGH"
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 1 Jul 2011, 11:58, Reply)

My friend's birthday is 25th December, so I always made a point of either getting him 2 presents, or 1 magnificent present, and a pint.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 1 Jul 2011, 12:00, Reply)

He sounds as unlucky that that Jesus bloke.
He was unfortunate enough to be born at Christmas too.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 1 Jul 2011, 12:02, Reply)

Wasn't he born in July, or something?

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 1 Jul 2011, 12:02, Reply)

I don't know. I wasn't there at the time.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 1 Jul 2011, 12:03, Reply)

My brother in law's is on the 23rd
But mr b3th and I have an arrangement with our brothers that we will do birthday presents and not xmas presents. Probably because all our brothers are miserable old gits.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 1 Jul 2011, 12:03, Reply)