Comments on: Happy Asian Lunar New Year!

By: CartoonCoyote

CartoonCoyote — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:09:42 +0000

Since I’m a Virgo born in the Year of the Rooster, that makes me a virgin cock.

By: ACG

ACG — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:50:49 +0000

I’m a metal monkey, which just sounds like fun anyway. And the characteristics of the metal monkey seem to match me pretty much perfectly (although I’m not looking forward to the second part of my life being “upset and confused” and my plans “miscarrying”).

With this in mind, I’ve decided to celebrate the hell out of the Chinese new year. My January has been absolute pig shit (monkey shit?), and I need a new fresh start to start afresh. Time to put on a red shirt, get a haircut, and visit my parents.

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By: William

William — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:23:47 +0000

This woo-woo is a lot more complicated than most Western news items make it sound.

Isn’t that true for any woo-woo of any variety? And by “woo-woo” I mean…well…anything really.

By: Jenny with the Axe

Jenny with the Axe — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:56:03 +0000

I’m a metal pig, and I deduct that I’m twelve years older than Jill. And as timothynakayama wrote, there’s lots more to the Chinese astrology than just the year’s element and animal. There’s the month, and the hour, and stems and branches and different elements will be stronger during different times of your life, and you actually have all five elements only you’ll have more of some than of others.

This woo-woo is a lot more complicated than most Western news items make it sound.

By: exholt

exholt — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:02:51 +0000

fire snake here. Astrology is fun. Depending on which snake description you read, one version *is* actually reasonably accurate.

Another nickname for a snake I commonly hear among older relatives and Chinese classmates is “little dragon”.

As for Western astrology, I happen to be a Sagittarius and many of the positive and all of the “dislikes” on the wikipedia page are accurate.

By: Tapetum

Tapetum — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:02:28 +0000

Another metal rooster here. And with Chinese astrology as with the European kind, the personality description is so opposite my actual personality as to be side-splittingly ludicrous.

I’m an Aries, which matches well with the rooster – not so well with me.

By: timothynakayama

timothynakayama — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:55:19 +0000

timothynakayama, now all this astrology business is completely over my head. I’m going back to being a plain old Aquarius (don’t ask me which planet is rising).

Lauren…guess what? The Chinese astrology animal and element signs are also compatible with the Western Zodiac. Ie, there are books that go into details about Cancerian Fire Oxes, Libran Metal Monkeys. Sagittarian Water Dogs, etc….

Double the fun, but definitely confusing for the first timer or casual browser.

By: whatsername

whatsername — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:31:10 +0000

I'm a Wood Rat. I've also seen this called a "rat on the roof". My year was last year, well, that was an Earth rat but whatever. I've always found my readings to be pretty accurate, especially when you take my Western solar sign into account as well.