Now why didn't I think of that?

CodeWraith

Where dop you want Shirley to drop down from?

I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

Lost User

already get that with dropdowns for year of birth... have to scroll more than a few times to get to mine. Seriously, why cant they start low and let the kids [with more energy] scroll down?

This internet thing is amazing! Letting people use it: worst idea ever!

OriginalGriff

You mean you give your real age? :omg: I generally just pick one over 21 as I can't be bothered to scroll down that far...

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The pompey

So do I and chose the day and month at random, then get confused when I get birthday related messages on random dates. On the upside I can dine for free at least once a month on my 'birthday' at different restaurants.

Mike Hankey

I'm working on a site now and this is a must have.

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OriginalGriff

I generally pick Jan 1st - partly because it's Herself's birthday so easy to remember, partly because I don't have to scroll at all! :laugh:

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OriginalGriff

Replace the scroll bar with "Left" and "Right" buttons that don't autorepeat. :-D

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Mike Hankey

Now why didn't I think of that? Oh wait I don't work for uSoft.

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szukuro

There are actually way worse solutions than that one :) Programmers imagine the most ridiculous ways to enter a phone number into a form — Quartz[^]

Rage

OriginalGriff wrote:

it's Herself's birthday

Oh, same here.

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Gary Wheeler

Hmm. No, I'm serious: hmm. Have the user hum, sample the microphone sound input, divvy the frequency range from 80 to 3,400 Hz into 1010-1 intervals, and voila! Easy-peasy. Best of all, this approach doesn't use any screen real estate.

Software Zen: delete this;

OriginalGriff

It's a PITA, isn't it? You have to be imaginative for Xmas presents, and then again a week later ... :sigh:

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Lost User

OriginalGriff wrote:

It's a PITA, isn't it? You have to be imaginative for Xmas presents, and then again a week later ... :sigh:

The looxury! You get a week, I have a day. Missus's birthday on Boxing Day.

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Mycroft Holmes

Train them early, forget for the first 5 years in a row and they start doing all the work for you. I have not bought a present (nor received one) in decades, she buys the presents for the kids and threatens me with the job if I dare complain. We are however going out to a restaurant of her choice tonight though, at her prompting.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

Johnny J

Has Anyone Seen Mike Hunt wrote:

Missus's birthday on Boxing Day.

So? That's easy - just get her new gloves... :laugh:

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OriginalGriff

Ouch! It should be illegal not to use contraception during March and April: think of the kids! :laugh:

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xiecsuk

I'm with you on this. She just buys her own present. I'm fed up with the number of times presents bought in the past seem to have disappeared on day 3.

Lost User

OriginalGriff wrote:

Ouch! It should be illegal not to use contraception during March and April: think of the kids! :laugh:

Piece this one together for no idea on how to plan. Her Mother is the 21-12 and her Dad is 27-12 so they go and put her right in the middle. Bloody Wogs can't do basic maths.

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DerekT P

I was going to suggest this[^], but then I realised I was doing it wrong and corrected to this[^] If you recognise this number, you're probably as old as me. :-(

milo xml

I'm glad you don't just do the "Here's your Christmas AND Birthday present!" like I used to get. :laugh: On the plus side, everyone has a good time on my birthday, New Years Eve.