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25 August 2005

star sign nonsense. Was talking to a friend just now, and she was talking about how all her creative friends were a certain star sign. (no, I.m not tellling you what it is) On average, what starsign is the majority of your creative friends.

post by: seanyboy at: 20:33 | 48 comments

Plus, if you say what your GMT +/- is, that'd be great. I have a theory which takes the seasons into account.

posted by seanyboy 25 August | 20:40

Amount of sunlight? Thought of that, too.

But that wouldn't account for latitude... The star signs would have to be switched between, say, Canada and Australia.

posted by dreamsign 25 August | 20:49

I have a theory that we are more apt to notice the star signs of friends who share the same one we do - I have, like, five or six friends who are all leos, and they are all creative... but, in fact, almost all my friends are creative. I just don't necessarily notice all their signs.

posted by taz 25 August | 20:53

I have no creative freinds, only destructive freinds. and I'm a saggitarius.

posted by jonmc 25 August | 20:55

Having spent a good part of intro astronomy thoroughly debunking astrology (on a number of counts), I have my biases. That said, nothing wrong with it for fun (and have a pack of tarot cards to prove it). And in answer to your question, the artists in my life have been Cancers. (the crazy moody loony people Scorpios, like me)

posted by dreamsign 25 August | 20:59

i'm sag too, but most of my friends aren't--mostly scorpios and aquarians.

posted by amberglow 25 August | 21:11

aren't our birthday's like two days (and six years) apart, amber? (I'm 12/03/1970 for reference, I share a birthday with his majesty Ozzy).

posted by jonmc 25 August | 21:12

yup--12/1/64--Bette and Woody and Pryor and Lucy from Dallas : >

posted by amberglow 25 August | 21:14

All the creatives I know are either Pisces or Cancer - water signs.

posted by iconomy 25 August | 21:17

The celebs we share birthdays with seem to explain everything, huh, dude?

posted by jonmc 25 August | 21:17

Most of my friends are creative musically, and they're all over the calendar. I think it's genetic or environmental, meself, as nearly all their parents were also of a musical (or mathematical) bent.

posted by WolfDaddy 25 August | 21:22

Most of my friends are creative musically, and they're all over the calendar. I think it's genetic or environmental,

As the son of a home furnishings salesman and a schoolteacher, I should just give up now, I guess.

posted by jonmc 25 August | 21:25

arcturus. we're hawt.

posted by quonsar 25 August | 21:37

I'm the sign of the Lawnmower. It's also my "spirit animal".

posted by interrobang 25 August | 21:40

you know it jon!

i think my spirit animal is a 3-legged dog. : >

oh, ot, but: Wonderfalls is the most amazingly wonderful show--i never saw it when it first aired but Logo's showing it and it's really out-of-this-world, and the star is perfectly cast--everyone is.

posted by amberglow 25 August | 21:43

you know it jon!

*sticks head in toilet, flushes self to oblivion*

posted by jonmc 25 August | 21:45

I'm a Scorpius.
And O Positive, while we're at it.

posted by PinkStainlessTail 25 August | 21:58

O+ too--we're universal donors, but i'm not allowed to give : (

posted by amberglow 25 August | 21:58

I'm O+. We're bloodbrothers, dudes!

posted by jonmc 25 August | 22:01

I'm aquarius, and also O+.

If I ever need blood and there's not any available, I'm calling you, amberglow, and I don't care what the Red Cross says.

posted by yhbc 25 August | 22:07

Same here, bro. That would be an intriguing protest, wouldn't it, insisting on accepting your gay brethrens blood (screened of course, like everyone elses).

posted by jonmc 25 August | 22:09

I'm O+ too, does this mean I have to spend Thanksgiving with you guys?

posted by taz 25 August | 22:10

I'm a fire sign, and a disproportionate number of my friends are also fire signs.

posted by me3dia 25 August | 22:14

anytime yhbc--and thank you.

isn't it the most common bloodtype on earth?

posted by amberglow 25 August | 22:15

Libras are spiffy,
Libras are kewl.
If you ain't a Libra,
Then you're just a tool.

posted by DeepFriedTwinkies 25 August | 22:17

Interesting me3dia. When people ask me what my sign is I say "Leo, can't you tell?". (I was also born in the year of the dragon, and the only A+ i've earned in my life is my blood type)

posted by eekacat 25 August | 22:18

I have no friends and I am a Leo. Not sure if these are related. Also O+. Born in the year of the Ox. Briefs.

posted by dg 25 August | 22:36

Wow, I think this is a statistically significant number of blood type 0+.

My creative friends are all over the sky.

posted by puddinghead 25 August | 23:13

I'm a Sag too (though the other end from jon & amber--12/20). I have no friends. And I can't remember my bloodtype. A or B.

posted by dame 25 August | 23:16

Sag, too.

posted by jrossi4r 25 August | 23:28

aires...like me...

Ofreaking+

posted by Schyler523 25 August | 23:55

I'm a virgo and not a virgin.

And O+. Universal Donor, baby.

posted by gaspode 26 August | 00:46

I was born on the same day as Osama Bin Laden, different year (thankfully, he's definitely richer than I am but I'm younger. and my apartment may be a bit messy, but at least it's not a cave in Central Asia. imagine his heating bills)

posted by matteo 26 August | 00:58

Sag, A-, GMT -9

posted by cali 26 August | 02:04

I’m an O- Scorpio who probably wouldn’t remember my creative friends’ birthdays if I had any.

posted by misteraitch 26 August | 04:38

I've got two really creative friends ... one paints and does arts & craft, born under virgo, the other an aqaurian designs and makes jewellery.

I'm a Leo. My blood type contains "A", not sure if it's the AB combo.

GMT - 9 it's 8.31pm in Sydney...I get confused with the time zones.

posted by Chimp 26 August | 06:32

Actually, Chimp, Sydney is GMT+10 this time of year. In summer, it's GMT+11.

GMT+10 here.

posted by dg 26 August | 06:36

Thanks dg.

posted by Chimp 26 August | 06:44

So seanyboy, what was the sign that your friend mentioned?

posted by iconomy 26 August | 08:56

I share a birthday with William Burroughs, Carmen Miranda, and Bob Marley.

posted by matildaben 26 August | 09:17

I share a birthday with William Burroughs, Carmen Miranda, and Bob Marley.

As long as you don't share their health you're ahead.

posted by peacay 26 August | 09:42

It's the Zodiaction.

posted by safetyfork 26 August | 10:13

Gemini Cricket!

posted by Hugh Janus 26 August | 10:45

Cancer, GMT+10. Couldn't you tell?

And star signs are BOLLOCKS. Hate 'em.

posted by bdave 26 August | 11:05

I'm a Capricorn and Capricorns don't believe in horoscopes.

posted by dodgygeezer 26 August | 11:08

I'm in 2 minds about my gemininity.

posted by peacay 26 August | 12:02

Taurus. I even know my moon & rising sign, but I sense that will not be a big hit here. ;-) I like astrology but I don't think one sun sign has a lock on the creativity factor. My friends are all creative and all over the map.

jonmc you have the same birthday as my brother.

posted by mygothlaundry 26 August | 12:26

Sis?

posted by jonmc 26 August | 12:35

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