Wumo 2,791 Posted December 3, 2018 #3091 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Emilie Ratelband is officially 69 years old, not 49! https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46425774 From the court: "Mr Ratelband is at liberty to feel 20 years younger than his real age and to act accordingly," the judges said, but changing his legal documents would have "undesirable legal and societal implications". The court agreed with him that age is part of a person's identity. But unlike a person's gender or name, which Mr Ratelband sought to draw comparisons to, it had further complications. "Rights and obligations are also attached to age... for example, the right to vote, the right to marry, the opportunity to drink alcohol and to drive a car," the court said. It found that the possibility of declaring oneself younger could open the door to the opposite - becoming older. In its judgement, the court said that granting the request would cause "all kinds of legal problems" by effectively erasing 20 years of events. It pondered what would happen to qualifications obtained in that time, or a driving licence issued, or a marriage solemnised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted December 3, 2018 Author #3092 Share Posted December 3, 2018 (edited) 34 minutes ago, wumo26 said: Emilie Ratelband is officially 69 years old I bet that won't stay the case for much more than a few months though.. Edited December 3, 2018 by heywoodu If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlFHg 330 Posted December 3, 2018 #3093 Share Posted December 3, 2018 St. Joseph has been missing in my nativity for years. Apparently, this year he got lost while coming back by ship from Pyeongchang after the Olympics :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted December 4, 2018 Author #3094 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Meanwhile in Paris.. dcro 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestmen 2,537 Posted December 4, 2018 #3095 Share Posted December 4, 2018 she sells burger of fog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestmen 2,537 Posted December 4, 2018 #3096 Share Posted December 4, 2018 after les gilets jaunes , it's the turn of the High School Students Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnator123 292 Posted December 6, 2018 #3097 Share Posted December 6, 2018 101 years ago, Finland gained independence. Happy birthday, best country in the world!! !! !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted December 6, 2018 Author #3098 Share Posted December 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Finnator123 said: 101 years ago, Finland gained independence. Happy birthday, best country in the world!! !! !! I thought the 100-year anniversary happened (literally) not much more than one or two months ago Finnator123 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumo 2,791 Posted December 6, 2018 #3099 Share Posted December 6, 2018 27 minutes ago, heywoodu said: I thought the 100-year anniversary happened (literally) not much more than one or two months ago No it happened 1 year, or 12 months, or 52 weeks, or 365 days, or 8.760 hours, or 525.600 minutes, or 31.536.000 seconds ago. Olympian1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,128 Posted December 6, 2018 #3100 Share Posted December 6, 2018 4 minutes ago, wumo26 said: No it happened 1 year, or 12 months, or 52 weeks, or 365 days, or 8.760 hours, or 525.600 minutes, or 31.536.000 seconds ago. you are speaking to a time traveller Olympian1010, OlympicIRL, heywoodu and 2 others 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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