Most birthdates are pretty ordinary, but some can be real conversation starters. For example, anyone born this past Tuesday will always have a go-to story to break the ice. After all, a 1/11/11 birthday is pretty cool.
Vanessa Doyle hopes that day was lucky, too. She and her husband chose to deliver their new son Dalton on January 11, 2011. Quite impressive but, with apologies to Dalton, we know of something even cooler: being born at exactly 11:11 on 1/11/11.
A buzzy article from the AP explains that Jared and Leslie Marx of Meridian, Idaho welcomed their new baby boy, Tyler, to the world at 11:11 a.m. on January 11, 2011. The article mentions that proud father Jared is currently in Iraq serving in the armed forces. He watched the birth over the Web. Tyler's well-timed arrival isn't the family's first: His older sister was born on 9/9/09.
But that ain't all. Over in Minnesota, Flora Mensah made her big debut at exactly 1:11 a.m. on 1/11/11. Mensah's mom, Amy Zeller, gave birth the all-natural way. In an article from TwinCities.com, the new mom insists that it just sort of happened. "I didn't hold back," she said. "And I didn't switch the clock... There was no fudging at all." The new parents aren't going to press their luck, though. They said they have no plans to have another kid on November 11.
While Dalton, Tyler, and Flora have their entire lives ahead of them, Inez Harries and Venice Shaw have already lived 100 years. Well, almost. The twin sisters were born on January 15, 1911 in sunny Pasadena, California. According to a profile in The Los Angeles Times, the spunky pair did everything together as kids. And even now, they share many of the same hobbies and interests. "Both say Carol Burnett is their favorite entertainer, 'Jeopardy' and 'Wheel of Fortune' are their favorite TV shows and the Bible is their favorite book," the L.A. Times reports.
The sisters will celebrate their birthday this Sunday in San Fernando with friends and family. And, in case you're wondering, they don't feel 100. Harries remarked that she feels like she's still in her 80s. We know plenty of 50-year-olds who would say the same thing.
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