Thought for the day

[Hawkear]

Today I got a little depressed.
Just had my 79th birthday
Tried hard to think of something special about that number as 79 is a pretty depressingly large and boring number.
The only thing I could think about the number 79 was that it is a prime number.
The last time I had a prime number birthday was 6 years ago and my next will be in 4 years time.
In fact, I have had 23 prime number birthdays during my life.
Given that prime numbers are the only "real" numbers (all others are just combinations of primes), I can say that I have had only 23 "real" birthdays
Now that sounds and makes me feel a lot better even like a youngster.
You could even say I'm a youngster in the "primes" of my life.

 

[kiwifred]

Dont regret getting older....... it's a privilege denied to many

 

[geof_junk]

79 does not sound as good as 69 ........... but cheer-up 80 is not far away and a lot don't make it.

 

[Dave's Office]

It's only a number Geoff, I'd like to say you're only as old as the girl you're squeezing, but if Kay finds out I said that, I might not make 71.

 

[Mackka]

Today I got a little depressed.
Just had my 79th birthday
Tried hard to think of something special about that number as 79 is a pretty depressingly large and boring number.
The only thing I could think about the number 79 was that it is a prime number.
The last time I had a prime number birthday was 6 years ago and my next will be in 4 years time.
In fact, I have had 23 prime number birthdays during my life.
Given that prime numbers are the only "real" numbers (all others are just combinations of primes), I can say that I have had only 23 "real" birthdays
Now that sounds and makes me feel a lot better even like a youngster.
You could even say I'm a youngster in the "primes" of my life.

Many Happy Returns of the Day mate and i hope you have a Fantastic day and Year ahead. Cheers Mackka

 

[Hawkear]

Thanks guys.
Lunch today.

 

[sand surfer]

a true aussie birthday cake like that geoff ,where are the candles mate

 

[Hawkear]

a true aussie birthday cake like that geoff ,where are the candles mate

Burned out long ago!

 

[auriphile]

Thanks guys.
Lunch today.
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What? No candles or wine!

I was looking forward to getting old(er) - you've shattered my dreams of aging disgracefully with multi-day debauched Bacchanalia.

Do you mean that (in a couple of years) when I'm old - and no longer have to care about the opinions of strangers (and family), that I have behave myself?! I was planning on starting my 79th birthday staggering drunk and appropriately attired in my birthday suit with a lampshade on my head.... (are you sure it has to be a meat pie, tomato sauce and a glass of water?).

Cheer up:- your horoscope says this is the best year for gold! (OK - I made that up, but horoscopes are made up, and 79 is the atomic number for Au!); it gets better - 80 is a Harshad number, and an abundant number (maybe next year will also be an even better good year for gold?)

P.S. you're not as old as you feel - you've only had 22 Prime number birthdays, 79 is the 22nd Prime. It's also an emirp in base 10 because the reverse of 79 (97) is also a Prime (extra goodness!).

 

[Hillbill]

Well happy birthday Hawkear I hope it has been a good day
I may have camped not far from you in Wedderburn recently( only 2 sites away I think )
Anyway I hope I can still get out and look at the country at 79 like you
Cheers Andy