Guess the Gender
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Topic: Guess the Gender
Posted By: Epignosis
Subject: Guess the Gender
Date Posted: April 03 2009 at 19:29
Now that I'm sufficiently *ahem* prepared (read:  ) to consider the reality of another child, I wonder what people will guess regarding that child's gender.Boy or girl? Data: -I have two brothers and a sister, in that order. -My wife has an older brother and a younger sister (biologically...and then a HORDE of adopted siblings of various genders and colors). -We already have one son named Simon. -I like beer. Go. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
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Posted By: TheCaptain
Date Posted: April 03 2009 at 19:33
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If I had to guess, I would go with a boy. But since I know the gender, I voted girl.
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: April 03 2009 at 19:36
I would go with a boy.... May I bet a beer or 2? 
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: April 03 2009 at 19:41
Depends on if you're 21 or not.  What's your address?  ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
cacho wrote:Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: April 03 2009 at 19:44
^hahahahaha 
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Posted By: TheCaptain
Date Posted: April 03 2009 at 19:44
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But it's 18 in Argentina.. The fact that Pablo is only 15 in no way discredits my argument. ------------- Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal. |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: April 03 2009 at 19:49
Well f**king spectacular- I'm having a hermaphrodite according to this poll so far. 
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: April 03 2009 at 19:54
 However, being Argentina, the country you're talking about, you can get beer with just looking a bit grown-up..I really don't want to make Argentina "look like stupid", but this country is what it is, unfortunately... |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: April 03 2009 at 22:44
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Well since the immutable laws of probability state the chance of having a girl is 1/2 and you have one boy already, your second child will have to be a girl to keep probability true. An alternative proof goes like this 2 children * 1/2 = 1 girl. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: April 03 2009 at 22:49
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THAT'S THE GAMBLER'S FALLACY. FOOLS! -------------   |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: April 03 2009 at 22:49
I started buying beer when I was 16, cos I was already growing a beard at that age. ------------- 
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: April 03 2009 at 22:55
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actually the chance of a girl is about 51% ---- they make us remember these things, so I voted girl.
Cacho, why does Jon Lord have square acne? ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 03:37
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Girl for sure! ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Gustavo Froes
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 07:57
I thought that "problem" was exclusively my country's.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 09:33
The two are now made one. Well, I'm the middle of three. It went boy boy girl. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 09:50
| ^same here! I'm the middle one, the youngest is a girl! |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 10:02
You didn't mention the mail man's brothers and sisters so I can't decide.  ------------- 
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 10:06
  We have a maillady for your information. Hey wait a minute...  ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 10:11
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A girl named (after someone here, almost like Pat did himself) Victoria.
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 10:14
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 10:20
Hm. I'm not sure why I need to be included in this , but anyway I bring nothing new to the table. I have no brothers and sisters, it's just Me Who Am The Only One.  -------------
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 10:23
Whew...that's a relief- at least we know you're not sneaking around with my woman. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 10:41
.... You do know that I'm 19 years old, and that I live at the other side of the Atlantic, right? -------------
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 10:48
Well, I've heard about you Europeans...but I suppose you're not quite that long...  ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Gustavo Froes
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 10:50
yay |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 10:53
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Okay, back to the girl you shall call Victoria...
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 11:12
My wife wouldn't name her daughter Victoria for anything. No offense.------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 11:44
 What name would you give to your boy/daughter, then? What I mean is, what names do you like most?  (I happen to have some name preferences, generally speaking. And Simon, btw, is terrific in my books.  )-------------
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Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 11:47
| I voted "Other" |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 11:57
I would name my son Tarkus and my daughter Ommadawn. Just kidding. I'm not really thinking about names right now.------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 11:58
| I had a dream last night that a friend of mine (a friend in a dream, because I never saw that face before) just had a girl. |
Posted By: Gustavo Froes
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 12:03
Can you still picture his face?
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 12:04
Are we friends? ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 12:58
I didn't really ask you to think of the name you'll give. I asked for what names do you like most, asumming they would also be the first in mind when the time will come. -------------
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 13:04
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I believe that if we have a son, we will name him Ephraim (meaning doubly blessed- appropriate since he will be our second child); if we have a girl, we are considering Abigail (meaning "father's
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 13:08
I had a high-school colleague called Abigail, who's now my best friend's girlfriend. (Hey, if we add this info to the general statistics, chances of you having a girl could increase!). I don't like Ephraim as a name very much. (Payback for Victoria. )Oh, btw, I never thought of this until now. Do you know for sure that it's gonna be just one? What if you're in for Epignosis Jr. #2 & #3? -------------
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 13:10
*Falls out of chair and clutches chest* ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: TheCaptain
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 13:17
I am quite partial to Abigail. I have a good friend by that name although she rather hates being called "Abigail" and much prefers "Abby." So if you're main criterion for choosing a name for your child is the thoughts of people on a prog forum, it's looking like Abigail is going to be her name. ------------- Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal. |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 13:19
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Looks like it! Although I will never call my daughter "Abby" if Abigail is her name. I generally dislike truncations. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 13:24
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My cousin named her daughter Abigayle; the different spelling in tribute to her aunt Gayle. I'm pretty certain that they do call her Abby.
A friend of mind named his kids Zach and Zoey. According to him, he hates the adding of "y"s to people's names. Such as Scottie. He figured that Zach was safe and Zoey already had the y. Needless to say from time to time people call Zach "Zachy" anyways. Probably like Jackie I suppose. I think that his name is Zach and not Zachary, but I could be wrong there. He always refers to his son as Zach. -------------
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 13:29
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 15:28
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You'll have a boy, because you secretly want to be like me.
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Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 15:40
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Pat, your Last.fm reminds me that it's been to long since I listened to Acquiring the Taste [edit] - oh balls, this isn't the Shred Whatever, I vote girl then, out of spite. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 15:46
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Maybe he will have a Gentle Giant and then the previous post would be appropriate. -------------
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 15:55
I'm 5'4'' and the wife is 5'1''- ain't happening. Plus, she's downright mean sometimes, so unless he/she gets my personality, our kid won't be much in the way of gentle either. Instead of a Gentle Giant, we'll probably have a Bitchy Hobbit. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 15:58
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Posted By: TheCaptain
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 16:14
On the bright side, you're setting the bar very low so you won't be disappointed. ------------- Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal. |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 16:19
Nah, we're just sending the gene pool to hell.  ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Gustavo Froes
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 19:15
I wouldn't be all that sad if I had a Hobbit son...he would just have to get used to using shoes . |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 22:33
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A Girl Named Sandoz
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: April 05 2009 at 03:57
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By the way, if it's a boy and y'all intend to keep trying until you have a girl, I would advise you take a close look at the sitcom Malcolm In The Middle.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 05 2009 at 04:04
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girl |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: April 05 2009 at 06:25
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Let's analyze the parameters you give us for a guess:
1, 3. I have three brothers and no sisters. I have one daughter myself. Because of my own family configuration, I think the majority of a gender switches to and fro every generation. This, and the fact that you already have a son, may indicate that the child will be a girl.
2. The gender of a child is determined by the fathers input. For this reason, I cannot value this. I'm not a superstitious person.
4. The most important of these parameters. I just viewed your "Beer!"-poll once again, and it seems to me that you don't drink only lager. My dad liked beer, but only lager. I have hardly seen him drinking any other kind of beer, maybe once or twice. I think that the probability of having only boys can be calculated this way:
The percentage of the lager you drink of all beers to the power of three, divided by a million. These things make me vote for a girl.
Congratulations anyway...
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Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: April 05 2009 at 08:00
You forgot about standard deviation. The smaller the pool, the less likely the results will approximate the law of averages. Therefore, if Epi were to have 1,000,000 children, there would be a greater likelihood that he would have 50% boys and 50% girls. You'd better get busy Epi. However, seeing as how the pool will only consist of 2 samples, there is at this point almost as much likelihood that he will have a boy as a girl (i.e. the standard deviation is extremely high).  ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: April 05 2009 at 11:21
I was mocking people who use probability to claim things when they no nothing about probability and poking fun at the poll itself. Thus me citing the gambler's fallacy and the expected value = actual value fallacy. I'm quite aware of what probability does and does not do. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: April 05 2009 at 13:19
Based on the current results, I'm definitely having a tree-climbing, tobacco chewing, Monster-truck driving tomboy.  ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 05 2009 at 13:31
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On the bright side, if this is true you might not have to worry about beating off all the men that'd be chasing her otherwise. -------------
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: April 05 2009 at 13:37
I don't know...a woman who can fix damn near anything that breaks isn't such a bad person to have around the house! ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: April 05 2009 at 21:14
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Owl -------------  Time always wins. |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: April 05 2009 at 21:49
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I voted boy to change the odds towards 50/50. ------------- 
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 10:46
I vote for a daughter. 
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 10:50
Did you guys find out? |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 10:53
Based on the ultrasound, apparently there's a hoo hoo and not a waa waa.  ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 10:54
Meaning? -------------
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 10:55
Congratulations!! |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 10:55
Meaning there'll be two ladies around here instead of one. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 10:56
Thanks buddy. My wife and I both guessed a girl, so we're both 2 for 2. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 11:00
Great. (Victoria then. )-------------
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 11:01
No...sorry. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 14:18
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Damn, I thought this thread was going to be a picture of a "Pat"-like creature and we had to try to figure out if it was a male or female. Oh well.
 Congrats for slapping an x-chromosome on your wife. Way to go man.
For names:
How about Doctorella? May I also suggest Chesterita?
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 14:22
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In view of the recent evidence, I'll vote a girl.
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 14:23
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Congrats. May I suggest Kerry Livgren Epignosis as a name for this future little lady? -------------
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 14:32
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Congrats man. Daughters are a great blessing. ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 14:36
I thought the anatomically correct term for waa waa was ding-a-ling? ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 15:37
How about Doctor Chesty? Oh wait. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: July 02 2009 at 04:37
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If she turns out to be anything like our daughters you'll be in for some surprises. Ideas like repotting flowers as they saw their mothers do, but without a newspaper below and on the living room carpet, or riding their bicycles while holding hands, with predictable result (crash, bruises, weeping girls) or flooding the bathroom because of playing around with spraying faucets were some of the maternal fun we had with them. -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 02 2009 at 04:45
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I voted daughter...although I have no way of knowing, no inkling, no hoodoo voodoo...... Girl. Its 50/50 after all. Thats what my money is going on. Yeh. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: July 02 2009 at 05:58
Read this page entirely, the Browns found out already it will be a girl. I'm not sure about the 50/50, though. Or is it? Hm... -------------
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: July 02 2009 at 06:34
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The odds are actually slightly in favour of boys according to statistics, but not significantly.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 02 2009 at 06:45
Yeah I know...........I was going for humour. FAIL!  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: July 02 2009 at 06:47
Oh, I thought it was the other way around. But if it's not significant, then it's okay. -------------
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: July 02 2009 at 07:07
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So long as she doesn't get my looks, she should be all right. I want her to have my last name and that's all I wish on her. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Evolver
Date Posted: July 02 2009 at 15:54
Congratulations, Epignosis, it's a squid.
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: July 03 2009 at 09:21
That's about what the freaking ultrasound images look like... ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: July 03 2009 at 17:38
| The squid is kinda cute, just watch out for it's acidic projectile spit up |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: July 18 2009 at 07:48
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I say a boy because... idk just a wild guess
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: July 18 2009 at 07:56
You don't read threads all the way through, do ya? ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: July 18 2009 at 08:24
Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. With this one I went straight from page 1 to page 5. Did I do something wrong?-------------
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: July 18 2009 at 08:28
You missed a critical piece of information. |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: July 18 2009 at 08:29
Would you mind saying what that is, for I am too lazy to look? -------------
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: July 18 2009 at 08:31
The majority has carried the day in this poll. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: July 18 2009 at 08:31
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Epignosis is having a girl. Well, his wife is, anyway. |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: July 18 2009 at 08:34
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Alright. Congrats Robert! When's the baby due (or did I miss that too)?
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: July 18 2009 at 08:53
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Every firstborn girl on my wife's side of the family as far back as we can trace was born in November...if this one is on time, she will be born November 27th. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: July 18 2009 at 10:12
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what a coincidence...
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