The Birthday Parodox

[spacelem]

Given a room of 23 people, there is roughly a 50% chance that two of them will have the same birthday.

Tomorrow (Tuesday the 19th) is my 25th birthday. It is also lyandar's, and probably a large number of other peoples' birthdays worldwide.

I intend to celebrate this with drinks and a party at my flat (118 Lauriston place, the road between Tollcross and

Comments

[tisme]

I'm getting in from the airport around 7pm, but then your house is not far from me, so will see how tired I am? Happy Birthday either way. xxx

Oh, and I've *never* met anyone with the same birthday as me. And by all accounts, I've been in a lot of rooms with more than 23 people. I'm a people whore :)

[spacelem]

Well, it only says that two people in that room will share a birthday, it doesn't say which two.

Oh, and you have the same birthday as Chow Yun-Fat!

[batswing]

Happy birthday!

[markadm]

Happy Birthday!

Sorry, but I cannot make it. :-(

(Can you maybe have an "Un-Birthday" Celebration on June 19th?

[luckylove]

Seconded. People smoking in my stairwell can trigger my asthma and I'm not that bad an asthmatic! I usually ask them to go outside or threaten them with a can of airfreshener. Smoking smokers! Mwahahahahaha

[spacelem]

I know that smoking is a major issue for some people. I hope that smoking in the stairwell won't prove to be such a hassle, but I have to balance the needs of non-smokers against the fact that it's really cold outside and some people have to smoke.

If you stay in the kitchen or my room then I don't think the smoke can reach those areas. I really hope I see you there though.

Jamie

[luckylove]

Sorry, pub quiz calls. Will lyandar be there too?
I may drop in after the quiz if I'm not too shattered. If lyandar is going to be there Mark may want to pop in. They know each other. In fact they all live on the same street. I think he's going to call J and S tomorrow to find out what they're doing.

Have a great birthday!

[spacelem]

Last Ascension Stacy said she would come along. If Mark calls them to remind them then that is good, but I hope to see them.