And you call yourself a Leo

[3rdgensooner]

Your zodiac sign may not be what you think (http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=13828331)

If you've ever read your horoscope, you may be interested in what at least one astronomer has to say about it. Turns out your sign may not really be your sign.

"This is not something that happened today. This has gone on for thousands of years," said astronomer Parke Kunkle.

The star doctors say Earth is currently in a different spot in relation to the Sun, and its equatorial alignment has changed from 3,000 years ago when the study of astrology began -- back when 12 zodiac signs were assigned to 12 different periods of the year.

Those signs you were born into are different now because the Earth's wobble on its axis has created a one-month bump in the alignment of the stars, according to Kunkle.

"Because of this change of tilt, the Earth is really over here in effect and Sun is in a different constellation than it was 3,000 years ago."

What that means to you is a Virgo may now be a Leo, an Aquarius - a Capricorn, and a Taurus - an Aries.

"So I'm an Aries now, fabulous," said Jozsef Szathmary, reacting to the news.

Szathmary has gone from Taurus to Aries in stride, vowing to his sun alignment that he is ready to change.

"I'm a ball of sunshine....wherever the sun is at, that's where I'm at," he said.

And that is just the point. The Sun and Earth are moving surely and slowly, so the stars of your sign aren't the same as they were when that sign was assigned to your birth thousands of years ago.

For your new sign, just subtract one spot on the list.

But, don't expect your horoscope reading to change. Scientists say this rotation has been known about since 500 B.C. and the horoscope calendar hasn't moved.

YOUR "REAL" HOROSCOPE

Astrology buffs should be using these dates, reflecting where the stars currently are aligned:
Capricorn: Jan. 20 - Feb. 16
Aquarius: Feb. 16 - March 11
Pisces: March 11- April 18
Aries: April 18- May 13
Taurus: May 13- June 21
Gemini: June 21- July 20
Cancer: July 20- Aug. 10
Leo: Aug. 10- Sept. 16
Virgo: Sept. 16- Oct. 30
Libra: Oct. 30- Nov. 23
Scorpio: Nov. 23- Nov. 29
Ophiuchus: Nov. 29- Dec. 17
Sagittarius: Dec. 17- Jan. 20

[sooner_born_1960]

Bull****, I refuse to be a ****in' Sagittarius.

[Oldnslo]

my birthday, September 16, is now on the cusp. I choose to remain a Virgo, as we are perfect people.

[MR2-Sooner86]

Bull****, I refuse to be a ****in' Sagittarius.

It's not all that bad ;)

[virginiasooner]

I am a Taurus today, a Taurus tomorrow, a Taurus forever!

And I like my Gemini spouse!

[3rdgensooner]

Bull****, I refuse to be a ****in' Sagittarius.
Yeah, I've always been on the cusp but just barely Capricorn. Sagi' just doesn't seem right.

Although I've never been particularly fond of the goat symbolism.

[C&CDean]

So now I'm a cancer by 4 days? I ain't buying it. I'm a galdamn Leo dammit.

[Fraggle145]

Me too. :mad: This is bull****! SELF-RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION!!!!!

[OULenexaman]

so I was lied to for the last 55 and 1/2 years...basturds...

[3rdgensooner]

Oh, and "Ophiuchus"? WTH?

[NormanPride]

Going from a Taurus to an Aries is quite a jump...

[C&CDean]

Going from a Taurus to an Aries is quite a jump...

No kidding. I'd rather keep the Ford.

[Flagstaffsooner]

I am a Gemini, I refuse to be a whorn. VK will not stand for this either.

[OhU1]

Stars moving around in the sky, pffft.

Miss Cleo the Jamaican-born psychic can't be fooled. The gravitational pull of distant stars at the time we're born determines who we are - always has, always will.

[soonerboomer93]

eh, my sign stayed the same

[silverwheels]

Oh, and "Ophiuchus"? WTH?

Yeah, that's me now. I was wondering the same thing.

[Aldebaran]

My favorite part of the Life of Brian is invalidated.




*jumps from a ledge*

[reflector]

I don't really follow the Zodiac stuff.

[yermom]

So now I'm a cancer by 4 days? I ain't buying it. I'm a galdamn Leo dammit.

oh, you're a Cancer alright

me too

[olevetonahill]

Im AMERICAN, **** all yall communist :pop:

[Leroy Lizard]

I don't want to be a Taurus. Have you visited their fan site? They're freakin' nuts. And their cheerleaders are godawful ugly.

[Pricetag]

Oh, and "Ophiuchus"? WTH?
I did a report on Ophiuchus in Astronomy class senior year. He's the snake handler. There were immature jokes a plenty with that one.

Oh, yeah, Astronomy is one of the many tools of the devil.

[opksooner]

Meh, I'm still a fish.

[A Sooner in Texas]

Oh, and "Ophiuchus"? WTH?

Is the "I" silent?

[olevetonahill]

Is the "I" silent?

I see what you did there ;)

[THE-JROD]

Once a Virgo always a Virgo!

[Chuck Bao]

There is obviously a bit of confusion about this whole thing. Surely, someone with some intelligence will come along and straighten it all out. Meanwhile, I am going to continue to be a Capicorn with my normal stubbornness and determination.

The next thing you know, someone asswhole will come along and say that I wasn't really born in the year of the bull.

[John Kochtoston]

There is obviously a bit of confusion about this whole thing. Surely, someone with some intelligence will come along and straighten it all out. Meanwhile, I am going to continue to be a Capicorn with my normal stubbornness and determination.

The next thing you know, someone asswhole will come along and say that I wasn't really born in the year of the bull.

People with intelligence don't know enough about astrology to straighten this all out.

[Pricetag]

This is just one scientist making the noise right now, right? I say if we can have a Big Ten with 12 teams and a Big 12 with ten teams, we can just stick with what we had before, regardless of how Earth is wobbling.

[Mixer!]

Vm-rwYXFU5k

[Cheez-It]

Gemini fits me. If anyone asks...I'm a Gemini.

[soonerchk]

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I am indeed a Taurus no matter what these people say.

[Penguin]

Yeah. There are only 12 different personalities in the entire world. There are only 12 different "fortunes" in the entire world. Makes sense to me.

[soonerchk]

Yeah. There are only 12 different personalities in the entire world. There are only 12 different "fortunes" in the entire world. Makes sense to me.

I KNOW!! I would have guessed there were two types - a$$hole and not a$$hole. Who knew there was that much variety?

[AlboSooner]

an Aquarius - a Capricorn

NEVER!!!!!1

MYiahoYfPGk

[proud gonzo]

Yeah. There are only 12 different personalities in the entire world. There are only 12 different "fortunes" in the entire world. Makes sense to me.
No, there are 13. Didn't you read the whole article? :rolleyes:

[Penguin]

No, there are 13. Didn't you read the whole article? :rolleyes:


Oh. I did not. 13 personalities make much more sense. What is an Ophiuchus? Half-octupus, half-elephant?

[Mixer!]

Ophiuchus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiuchus)

[A Sooner in Texas]

I see what you did there ;)

Used your "I," didja?:D

And I'm the epitome of a Taurus, good and bad characteristics. According to this new chart, I'm now an Aries. No.







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[Breadburner]

I thought this thread was about cops...!!!

[Leroy Lizard]

This is the dawning of the age of Pisces
The age of Pisces
Pisces!

[CrimsonKel]

When do these changes take effect?

[C O R N * D O G]

I'm a Sagittarius!!!!!!

[Ctina]

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/13/no-your-zodiac-sign-hasnt-changed/

Part of the article.

"Tattoo parlor owners must be salivating. An assertion in a Minneapolis Star Tribune article that our understanding of the zodiac is off by about a month - and that therefore people have been identifying themselves with the wrong sign - caught fire on the internet Thursday, and many folks are in an absolute panic on social media.

"If my zodiac symbol has been changed to a Libra, what am I supposed to do with my Scorpio tattoo?!?!," read one tweet Thursday.

Some vowed to get their tats removed. Others groaned about losing the sign with which they’ve identified themselves for years. The zodiac and related terms - including Ophiuchus, said to be a 13th and neglected sign - were trending Twitter topics much of Thursday.

But before astrology fans scrape the ink from their arms because they think they're now a Virgo instead of a Libra, they should consider this: If they adhered to the tropical zodiac - which, if they're a Westerner, they probably did – absolutely nothing has changed for them.

That's worth rephrasing: If you considered yourself a Cancer under the tropical zodiac last week, you're still a Cancer under the same zodiac this week."

[Leroy Lizard]

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/13/no-your-zodiac-sign-hasnt-changed/

Part of the article.

"Tattoo parlor owners must be salivating. An assertion in a Minneapolis Star Tribune article that our understanding of the zodiac is off by about a month - and that therefore people have been identifying themselves with the wrong sign - caught fire on the internet Thursday, and many folks are in an absolute panic on social media.

"If my zodiac symbol has been changed to a Libra, what am I supposed to do with my Scorpio tattoo?!?!," read one tweet Thursday.

Some vowed to get their tats removed. Others groaned about losing the sign with which they’ve identified themselves for years. The zodiac and related terms - including Ophiuchus, said to be a 13th and neglected sign - were trending Twitter topics much of Thursday.

You can't get much more ghetto than that.

[soonerbrat]

So now I'm a cancer by 4 days? I ain't buying it. I'm a galdamn Leo dammit.

ME TOO!!!!

[3rdgensooner]

David McCandless of Information Is Beautiful (http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2011/horoscoped/) has done some research on horoscopes. McCandless analyzed 22,000 of them to figure out which unique words are used the most for each sign. He also wrote a generic, meta prediction that would apply to all star signs, every day of the year.

http://flavorwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/horoscoped_4.png (http://flavorwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/horoscoped_4.png)
http://flavorwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/horoscoped_5.png (http://flavorwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/horoscoped_5.png)
Generic horoscope:
http://flavorwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/generic-horoscope.png (http://flavorwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/generic-horoscope.png)


Check out the final image (http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/horoscoped/).

[TUSooner]

So THAT's why so many horoscopes didn't pan out (despite being as vague as possible). I knew it couldn't have anything to do with astrology being, like, totally bogus or anything.