Leapers.

boatsman

Joined Jan 17, 2008
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The classic one is in The Pirates Of Penzance By Gilbert and Sullivan. The young apprentice pirate is due to be released from his indentures on his 21st birthday. Then it is discovered that he was born on February 29th and therefore his 21st birthday wouldn't be until 1940. (The comic opera was written in 1880 or therabouts) The emphasis was on the 'birthday' and not on the actual age.
 
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