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August, this year, will have 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This happens only once every 823 years. The Chinese call it 'Silver pockets full.
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Wow that's pretty cool! Gotta make that extra weekend count :wink:
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:? Hi,interesting....also 3 x 13th Fridays in 2015 if you believe in bad luck :lol:
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Suzukidave wrote:August, this year, will have 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This happens only once every 823 years. The Chinese call it 'Silver pockets full.
But only 4 Tuesdays, and I'm having my birthday on one!!

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Why does it seem sometimes, that there are 31 Mondays ? :lol:
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Alan H wrote:
Suzukidave wrote:August, this year, will have 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This happens only once every 823 years. The Chinese call it 'Silver pockets full.
But only 4 Tuesdays, and I'm having my birthday on one!!

21 again, and again, and again. Exactly!
We also have 2 birthdays in Aug :up:
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I'm up for the first of the five Fridays in August.
Two strokes, its just that simple.

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Dang .. i should check this crap out first before i pass it on :roll: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/trivia/fivedays.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; sorry never mind .
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Regardless Dave, theres still five Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in August 2014.
Two strokes, its just that simple.

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