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Addiction & Recovery

irisblue

(34,495 posts) Fri Jul 6, 2018, 05:00 PM Jul 2018

A twitter truth today. 😁

On Vacation Don’t @ Me (@OhNoSheTwitnt) Tweeted:
[Me 5 years ago when I had just quit drinking]

I’ll have a cranberry juice.

Friend: Are you pregnant?

Yes.

[Me now 2 days before my sober birthday]

I’ll have a cranberry juice.

Friend: Are you pregnant?

Me: Ew god no I’m an alcoholic.

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A twitter truth today. 😁 (Original Post) irisblue Jul 2018 OP

Congratulations. If my math is right, 5 years equals 1826 "Not today"s. nt Atticus Jul 2018 #1

Not mine not mine! I liked her quote. irisblue Jul 2018 #2

I misunderstood. Sorry. nt Atticus Jul 2018 #3

No big deal irisblue Jul 2018 #4

+/-1 depending on the number of leap years. JayhawkSD Jul 2018 #5

Atticus

(15,124 posts)

1. Congratulations. If my math is right, 5 years equals 1826 "Not today"s. nt

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Fri Jul 6, 2018, 06:10 PM

Jul 2018

irisblue

(34,495 posts)

2. Not mine not mine! I liked her quote.

Reply to Atticus (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 6, 2018, 06:13 PM

Jul 2018

Atticus

(15,124 posts)

3. I misunderstood. Sorry. nt

Reply to irisblue (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 6, 2018, 06:28 PM

Jul 2018

irisblue

(34,495 posts)

4. No big deal

Reply to Atticus (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 6, 2018, 06:32 PM

Jul 2018

5 days

JayhawkSD

(3,163 posts)

5. +/-1 depending on the number of leap years.

Reply to Atticus (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 7, 2018, 12:27 AM

Jul 2018

Five years ending today, yes. But some five year intervals would have two leap years, and a few might have none. Remember that, even though divisible by 4, 2000 was not a leap year.

At any rate, a lot of days, yes.

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