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by thechas

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I liked it a while back when Joseph Moore offer points to peers who posted birthday greetings to him.

It reminded me of bringing treats into school for your birthday. Which by the way, I seldom was able to do.

Anyway, I want to do this a bit differently. Therefore, I am offering a puzzle to you. The points will ONLY be awarded to those who post a greeting on the actual date of my birthday.
(No fair posting every day.)

Here are the clues:

Ike was President of the United States.

I was born in September, but before labor day.

The Corvette was on the road.

The Thunderbird was just starting to arrive in dealer showrooms.

Bell Labs was still figuring out the physics of the transistor.

No one had a color TV, VCR, or cable.

I was born on a Saturday.

That should be enough.

Thanks to all,

Chas

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by joseph moore

Well, Eisenhower won the 1952 election, and was sworn in in Jan of 1953. The Corvette was out by 53 also.
But according to www.fordheritage.com, the Tbird first came out in 1955.
And Labor Day is the first Monday in September. That would have been September 5, in 1955.
No color TV, vcr, cable, DVD, Internet, etc.

So, Saturday was September 3, 1955 (according to my backdated calendar in Outlook). And that is my guess. September 3, 1955.

Happy Birthday!

by joseph moore

Well, it is September 3rd, and that was my guess on this.

Happy Birthday, Chas! I hope you and your family are happy and well on this day.

by joseph moore

I didn't have time to post these alternate methods of saying Happy Birthday Chas!

In binary:
01001000 01100001 01110000 01110000 01111001 00100000 01000010 01101001 01110010 01110100 01101000 01100100 01100001 01111001 00100000 01000011 01101000 01100001 01110011 00100001

In hex:
48 61 70 70 79 20 42 69 72 74 68 64 61 79 20 43 68 61 73 21

in Base64:
SGFwcHkgQmlydGhkYXkgQ2hhcyE=

And in DES encryption:
$1$PIaXgvzq$0nzCRdEj3R4lITLjui2v9/

Lastly, in l33t 5p34k:
H4ppy B1r7hd4y Ch45!

by carquiza

I just only guessing? September 1, 1956 (Saturday). Probably it's your Birthday today. . . . 47years old. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

by deadly ernest

Happy Birthday whatever day it is. but a few questions

What is an Ike and what is a President? (jusy joking on the Ike bit)

What is a Labor Day?

Corvettes I have seen in imported movies from the 1960's and 1970's?

Why do you have a lab for bells, aren't the old designs good enough?

See what troubles you can cause us poor Aussies.

by thechas

Hello, My apologies to my friends outside of the US if some of the clues are a bit obscure to you.

In answer to your questions.

What is an Ike and what is a President? (jusy joking on the Ike bit)
Ike: Dwight David Eisenhower
President: The elected leader of the US Government

What is a Labor Day?
Labor Day is an annual holiday to commemorate the efforts of the common working man.
In some circles, it is a chance for organized labor to celebrate.
Labor Day is also the unofficial end of the summer travel and vacation season.

Corvettes I have seen in imported movies from the 1960's and 1970's?
The Corvette is a 2 seat sports car. In the 50's, it was General Motors answer to European sports cars.
(No comments please!)

Why do you have a lab for bells, aren't the old designs good enough?
Until the Bell Telephone Company was split up in the 1980's, Bell Labs was the premier research facility for expanding electronics technology.
Since the split, they have lost a lot of funding.

Please repost so that I can award you points when the time comes to close the question.

Chas

by cg it

Since Joe probably got your birthday right, I'll just stick with the Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday Chas!

by deadly ernest

G'day,

I was a bit tongue in cheek re Ike, heard of him in the movie D-Day, and history studies.

I have seen corvettes in the Smokey and the Bandit movies.

The rest of it was all new and interesting stuff.

BTW we spell the word to do work as LABOUR.

From the answers the others gave I gues you and I are of a near aged, I am a November '54 vintage.

We should get together sometime and discuss what we remember of the triassic period.

The amount of time you spend on the Q&As and the speed you reply at times, makes me wonder -- Do you EVER do anything else?

Anyway, which everday have a good birthday and enjoy yourself.

by thechas

You are correct, I do not have a life!

I spend 2 to 4 hours on the site each evening after work.

I hope to make a few life-style adjustments this fall, and may be spending more time on other tasks.

By the way, the car in the Smokey and the Bandit movies was a Pontiac Firebird.

Oh, only 1 point award per friend.
See your posting on 9/3 for your points.

Thanks,
Chas

by whw

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The points will ONLY be awarded to those who post a greeting on the actual date of my birthday.

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For me to that, time travel would be required. Since I can't travel back in time to Sept 4, 1954. Happy Birthday, anyway, just a few days early.

by thechas

Thanks for the good wishes, and for pointing out my gramatical error.

I'll try to be even more creative next year.

Chas

by cactus pete

Well, Happy (anniversary of your) BirthDay for you indeed.

That Thunderbird part made me doublecheck the order of months in my head! The dang things rolled off of the assembly line in 54, but AFTER your birthday... So they were showing up in dealerships the next year.

3 September 1955

And again, [even if I'm wrong for whatever reason] happy birthday!

by thechas

I had to double check the Thunderbird data myself.

That was the 'key' clue.

Chas

by oz_media

G E S E A 'T
U S W C N

G V Y U H
I E O T E

B M S!
U P

But the happiest of birthdays to you, anyhow. Hope you have a great day and get to enjoy some time with your family!

(I wonder how this will look once posted??)

by oz_media

Well that didn't work too well.

I was trying to say, "I Guess we can't ive you the bumps", in bumpy language of course, but th eformatting didn't stay intact. :-)

by lumberjack

Haven't a clue re the answer - but you've helped me out on a number of probs in the past -
so have a good one or
hope you had a good one or
hope you are having a good one!!!!

did you take time differences into effect?!!!
As i write this it is 23:47 on 18 april 1977!Where is Dr Who when you need him!

by thechas

Well, because of a gramatical error, and my general good nature, I am awarding points to all.

It was the 3rd.

Thanks,

Chas

by dmiles

Today would be my guest to post your Birthday greetings
Happy Bitrthday Chas
September 4,1954
All the clues add to be nine and the fourth was on a sat.
Enjoy your day-Happy Birthday

by thechas

Well, Joseph Moore got the date right.

I was concerned about the Thunderbird clue until I checked it out myself at Ford's web site.

Thanks, Chas

by thechas

Yes, there are days when I feel like an old boot, or at least an old coot.

Thanks, Chas

by jkaras

Wow, I always thought of you being a young spring chicken punk in the late twenties early thirties. Well at least it explains the knowledge you dish on a daily basis. It's funny the images you put to the names and postings of the type of person everyone is. Happy b-day you old bean, may the liquor run smooth after your toast while in the midst of your family and friends.
P.S. I'll pick today '55 8:47 a.m. (eastern standard) as for the conseption backseat of a chevy on lover's lane 11:35 p.m. hehehee couldnt resist!

by thechas

Joseph Moore got it right.

See my comment as to why I am voiding my rule, and awarding points to all.

Thanks, Chas

by ben cope

Happy Birthday, but, I would like to post some information. Cable TV was created by John Walson in June 1948.
For more info check out John Walson at www.cablecenter.org
I work for the company since 2000, the only reason I know this.

by thechas

Thanks.

Yes, I wondered whether the concept for cable TV was before my birth.
However, cable TV prior to the 1970's was simply a relay system to provide access to standard broadcast stations to communities in mountian vallys.

It wasn't until the late 70's that cable became commercial and started to be what we think of as cable today.

You get the extra trivia award.

Chas

by thechas

Thanks,

I am happy to know that I am not the oldest peer on the site.

A while back I saw a comment that you posted in relation to being in the top 5 until the smarter people showed up.

I think the real answer is that you have more of a life than I do.

I reached the top 5 through sheer volume of questions answered.

I know that many of the peers (yourself included) know more about many PC topics than I do.

Chas

by thechas

Thanks to WhW for pointing out my gramatical error, I will not limit points to only those who posted on the anaversery of my birth.

Joseph Moore got it right.

I did'nt think that I made it too hard.

I double-checked all items before posting this question.

Thank you to all.

Chas

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