This year’s birthday meme is one I made earlier.
- What day of the week were you born: Thursday
- Where were you born: Gower Street, London
- How old were you when you were born: 907
- How old are you now: 997½
- Age you get mistaken for: 21 + a bit (a large bit!)
- What famous persons share your birthday: Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858; founder of Selfridge’s department store in London), Mick McManus (1920; British wrestler), Arthur Scargill (1938; British miners leader), Ben Crenshaw (1952; US golfer), Bryan Robson (1957; England footballer), Brian Moore (1962; England rugby player)
- Who died on your birthday: Hans Sloane (1753; collector who provided the foundation collections of the British Museum, British Library and Natural History Museum, London), Thomas Hardy (1928; author), Barbara Pym (1980; author)
- List one notable event that took place on your birthday: In 1922, the first use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient
- Tell us about a holiday that falls on your birthday: Kagami biraki is a Japanese traditional ceremony which literally translates to “Opening the Mirror” (from an abstinence) or, also, “Breaking of the Mochi” (a sort of rice cake). It traditionally falls on 11 January. It refers to the opening of a Kagami mochi, or to the opening of a cask of sake at a party or ceremony.
- Do you like your name? Not especially, but I’m so used to it I can’t think of anything which would be better
- Three things you like about yourself: knee replacements, piercing, grey hair
- Three things you dislike about yourself: depression, diabetes, deafness
- What is it like to wake up every morning and pretend you’re not dying? Difficult; it’s often known as depression
- What is your superpower? Stupidity
If you had three wishes, what would you wish for? (1) Brexit is cancelled, (2) a magic carpet, (3) three more wishes- Do you wear anything special on your birthday? Nothing
- When did you last have a birthday party? Probably when I was about 7
- What birthday present would you especially like this year? Not to be overweight and have diabetes
- Do you do anything special on your birthday? No not usually; I’ve never made anything much of my birthday, it isn’t in my culture
- Three random facts: (1) spiders have 8 legs, (2) carp have teeth in their throat not their mouth, (3) while children of identical twins are legally first cousins, genetically they are actually half siblings
I’m not tagging people but permission is granted to anyone who wants to copy this and join in. The only rule is that you add a question to the list.