I'm a snake!

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@ScotMac (1335)
Edinburgh, Scotland
January 16, 2020 6:38pm CST
No, I don't mean I'm a dirty, low-down, snake-in-the-grass I mean that, according to the Chinese Zodiac, I was born in the Year of the Snake and anyone born in the Year of the Snake are idealists - on the outside, they may seem cold but, deep inside, they are warm and enthusiastic. This year, 2020, is the Year of the Rat and according to the Chinese Zodiac those born in the year of the Rat like saving and collecting, they never have hard times financially and live organised lives - lucky them! The Chinese Zodiac has 12 animal signs each of which covers an entire year and they repeat in that 12-year cycle - next year will be The Year of the Ox. In Chinese culture the Zodiac can be used to determine your fortune for the year, marriage compatability, career fit, best times to have a baby, and much more. So what are you - a rat, a snake, an ox or something else. You can find out here:
https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (346283)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jan 20
I'm a dog and Vince is a pig - but only I'm allowed to say that! Thanks for the link. I read all about us. :)
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (346283)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jan 20
@porwest What with this comment and the recent cartoon - that's two strokes!! You'd better be careful.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (95999)
• United States
17 Jan 20
lol. Yeah. I can see why that might be so. My wife is a goat. She's really baaaad for me. lol. I am an ox. I think it means I have big balls. Don't ox's have big balls. Anyway...I am about to get myself in trouble here.
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Bill McAlpine
@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
17 Jan 20
It's interesting finding out what other cultures believe
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472489)
• Switzerland
17 Jan 20
I am a rabbit, a metal rabbit to be more precise, my husband is a fire dog.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472489)
• Switzerland
17 Jan 20
@ScotMac All the zodiac signs are also associated to one of the 5 elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, and water). According to the year people were born it would be the zodiac sign and one of the 5 elements.
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Bill McAlpine
@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
17 Jan 20
@LadyDuck Hmmm - must do more research on that
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Bill McAlpine
@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
17 Jan 20
Didn't know there was more than one kind of rabbit - or dog!
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (92038)
• Arvada, Colorado
17 Jan 20
Are you..but you look like a big old heffer thingie in your photo haha
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Bill McAlpine
@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
17 Jan 20
You got me there - maybe I should change that avatar
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (92038)
• Arvada, Colorado
17 Jan 20
@ScotMac Said the toad here hahaha
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (111641)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Jan 20
I am a snake and hubby is a rat. But neither one of us fits the descriptions too closely.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (111641)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Jan 20
@ScotMac That fits me more
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Bill McAlpine
@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
17 Jan 20
I thought you were a wolf?
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (19875)
• London, England
17 Jan 20
I got quite interested in Chinese zodiac many years back. Can't remember which I am, but like our own zodiac. It seems like the Chinese zodiac is coming back into fashion for us Westerners
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (19875)
• London, England
17 Jan 20
@ScotMac Worrying if it were, and one twelfth of the population all doing the same thing
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Bill McAlpine
@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
17 Jan 20
Fashion is about all it is - I don't really think it can be used to plot out the course of our lives
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robbiejapan
@japanesesamurai (2196)
• Japan
17 Jan 20
i am a dog! i have no idea what benefits we have but i am a dog! i dont know the chinese zodiac but many people believe it!
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robbiejapan
@japanesesamurai (2196)
• Japan
17 Jan 20
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Bill McAlpine
@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
17 Jan 20
I used to have a pet dog
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youless
@youless (112724)
• Guangzhou, China
17 Jan 20
This is very interesting. I don't believe it but it is fun to have a look at it. By the way, my mom was born in the Year of Rat
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Bill McAlpine
@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
17 Jan 20
I don't believe in it either but it is fun to read about what other cultures believe
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113228)
• El Paso, Texas
17 Jan 20
I'm an Ox and a leo. As far as I know each eastern zodiac is also affected by when in that year you were born.
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Bill McAlpine
@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
17 Jan 20
Yes, it can get very complicated apparently
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (183887)
• United States
17 Jan 20
I am a rat; and the description fits me perfectly. I am a saver and an organizer.
Jim Bauer
@porwest (95999)
• United States
17 Jan 20
Glad you clarified. I was about to give you what for. lol. I am an ox.
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66607)
• India
17 Jan 20
Do you believe in this dear?
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Bill McAlpine
@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
17 Jan 20
Nope, not in the slightest
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