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View Poll Results: Birth Order
Oldest/Only child 17 43.59%
Middle Child 10 25.64%
Youngest Child. 12 30.77%
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Old 03-08-2010, 10:24 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Birth order

Courious if birth order has anything to do with ecomodding. This is pretty simplistic and I know there are lots of varibles to this but where are you in your family.


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Old 03-08-2010, 11:11 AM   #2 (permalink)
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My younger brother and I are both hypermilers, but not ecomodders. We won't help anyone's birth order statistics.
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Old 03-08-2010, 11:25 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I'm the younger of two. I have an older sister. I voted "Youngest".
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Old 03-08-2010, 11:41 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Old 03-08-2010, 02:43 PM   #5 (permalink)
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...for interesting reading on this subject see Dr. Kevin Leman's book, "Birth Order."
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Old 03-08-2010, 07:16 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Perfectly evenly split at this point: 4, 4, 4.

I'm middle.
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Old 03-08-2010, 07:46 PM   #7 (permalink)
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youngest of two

I would also like to see a numerology and astrology study/questionnaire
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Old 03-08-2010, 07:54 PM   #8 (permalink)
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youngest of two

I would also like to see a numerology and astrology study/questionnaire
Well, post it and they will come.
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Old 03-08-2010, 07:57 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Older brother and younger sister.
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Old 03-08-2010, 08:52 PM   #10 (permalink)
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middle,
2 older sisters, 2 younger sisters, and i am straight.

what about you, laz?


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