No One Born on June 8? Context Matters

June 8, 2013 6 Comments

At the university where I teach there is a convenient website called “Inside Story,” intended for the edification of Biola University Employees. The page is updated daily. There are regular features—Announcements, Community News, a Schedule of Events, the Cafeteria Menu, etc. In one column there is a daily list titled “Happy Birthday!” Today (June 8, 2013) the following cryptic announcement jumped out at me: “No one has a birthday today.”

That is the Inside Story! You have it on Biola’s authority. Anyone born on June 8 will simply have to pick another day to have been born.

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About Doug Geivett
University Professor; PhD in philosophy; author; conference speaker. Hobbies include motorcycling, travel, kayaking, sailing.

6 Responses to No One Born on June 8? Context Matters

  1. AARON SHELENBERGER says:
    June 13, 2013 at 7:01 am

    Dr. Geivett,
    Would you please?

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  2. Doug Geivett says:
    June 12, 2013 at 11:57 pm

    Hi Aaron,

    I thought I had approved your comment. Shall I check that again?

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  3. AARON SHELENBERGER says:
    June 12, 2013 at 6:55 am

    Dr. Geivett,
    This is off topic. I’m just wondering if you ever received my message I sent 5/29 under “Contact Doug.”

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  4. Robert Kunda (@robkunda) says:
    June 11, 2013 at 10:36 am

    Chris, apparently you’re mistaken.

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  6. chris McElwee says:
    June 8, 2013 at 12:12 pm

    Dang. And today actually is my birthday.

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