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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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 Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:14 pm Post subject: What's your chinese sign |
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| I'm an earth lamb. What are you |
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Corporal
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Earth horse. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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I'm an earth rooster.
But there's an irksome puzzling aspect of the whole system I just don't get.
What makes the Chinese signs impossible to even suspend belief about (or even use in a fun way with friends) is the absurd fact that nearly EVERYBODY I went to grade school with has the same sign (Feb 17, 1969 to Feb 5, 1970) and yet there are such diverse personalities in one's class.
I am the "Humphrey Bogart type, strong and silent..." such discriptions just don't characterize people born in a given year. And we can't use it. "Hey I'm a Bogart type, you're a Bogart type, we all are a Bogart type in our class."
At least with the Western astrological zodiac, school age kids can enjoy it as a way to carve up a dozen types of differences among classmates.
I just don't get how any use, even just for fun, could be gotten out of the Chinese signs, unless it's only used intergenerationally well away from ones early peers.
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peony
Joined: 30 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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krats1976
Joined: 14 May 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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Fire dragon.
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ChimpumCallao
Joined: 17 May 2005
Location: your mom
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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metal rooster.
strong silent type my ass! im loud and weak! |
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doublejeopardy
Joined: 16 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
I'm an earth rooster.
But there's an irksome puzzling aspect of the whole system I just don't get.
What makes the Chinese signs impossible to even suspend belief about (or even use in a fun way with friends) is the absurd fact that nearly EVERYBODY I went to grade school with has the same sign (Feb 17, 1969 to Feb 5, 1970) and yet there are such diverse personalities in one's class.
I am the "Humphrey Bogart type, strong and silent..." such discriptions just don't characterize people born in a given year. And we can't use it. "Hey I'm a Bogart type, you're a Bogart type, we all are a Bogart type in our class."
At least with the Western astrological zodiac, school age kids can enjoy it as a way to carve up a dozen types of differences among classmates.
I just don't get how any use, even just for fun, could be gotten out of the Chinese signs, unless it's only used intergenerationally well away from ones early peers. |
See, you need to put the two together. I am a water ox and a leo. In many ways, that combination describes me well. Vain and stubborn...I was cursed from the start.  |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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| With head held high, the mighty Earth Horse never has to apologize, never has the pangs of a guilty conscience gnawing away the very soul. The life of the Earth Horse passes all scrutiny. |
So the next time y'all think about criticizing me, that's just what I'm going to say. I'm an Earth horse, 'kay? So go scrutinize someone less earthy and horsy. Snap. |
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peemil
Joined: 09 Feb 2003
Location: Koowoompa
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 12:49 am Post subject: |
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| Banana fish |
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Ody
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: over here
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 12:57 am Post subject: |
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can't trump that!
i'm a fire horse. |
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goodluck
Joined: 20 Jan 2006
Location: The far east
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 12:57 am Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
I'm an earth rooster.
But there's an irksome puzzling aspect of the whole system I just don't get.
What makes the Chinese signs impossible to even suspend belief about (or even use in a fun way with friends) is the absurd fact that nearly EVERYBODY I went to grade school with has the same sign (Feb 17, 1969 to Feb 5, 1970) and yet there are such diverse personalities in one's class.
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I think there's a bit more too it than that, the time of year you were born also affects it as does the time of day, for example; if you were a dog born at night you would likely have the more protective attributes and so on, also each day of the year is an animal in itself, rather complex, ive only just touched the surface of it. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Dragon all the way. |
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mole
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Location: Act III
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 3:42 am Post subject: |
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Wood Snake 
My solar/lunar birthdays are in the same range. But if they weren't which would you use? |
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Jaygee
Joined: 03 Dec 2005
Location: Seoul
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Wood Dragon
Dragons are majestic creatures. These Dragons are the chivalrous knights and guardian angels of life, generous with their friendship, compassionate, even heroic, in their deeds. Showing great tolerance towards others, they move easily among all social strata and travel extensively, opening their minds to new things. Brave as matadors, their courageous lives are truly inspiring. Natural curiosity leads Wood Dragons to pursue very interesting career paths. The dichotomy is they are successful human beings but not all that successful in their careers, despite all the help they get from friends and mentors. Fortune comes to them anyway! Now, as you know, the chances of winning the lottery are pretty slim, but Wood Dragons just might do it. Rainy days or sunny, good fortune seems to shine on these money magnets, just like magic. The Wood Dragon is steady as a rock when it comes to Love & Relationships. They just don't believe in love at first sight. To them, love, relationships, and marriage follow a progressive course, evolving naturally and slowly out of friendship. Once the love bug catches them, their love is deep and passionate. The Wood Dragon partner is loving and supportive of the loved one's needs and love is never taken for granted.
Famous Dragon People: Ringo Starr, Edward Heath, Dr. Seuss, John Lennon, Harold Wilson, Helen Keller, Pearl S. Buck, Salvador Dali, Francois Mitterrand, Hosni Mubarek, Maya Angelou. |
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weatherman
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: Korea
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| Metal Dog |
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