Meet the leap year babies who are famous leaplings (LINK)
"There are only about 5 million people in the whole world who were born on February 29, with the odds of being born on Leap Day standing at about 1-in-1,461. Several famous people—including actress and singer Dinah Shore (born 1916), motivational speaker Tony Robbins (born 1960) and hip-hop artist Ja Rule (born 1976)—are leaplings. Leaplings technically only get to celebrate their birthdays once every four years, but they do get to be part of an elite group. "
"Leaplings represent a special class of people in our society, people who are somewhat different from the rest of us. Leaplings (not to be confused with lepers) are a minority group who have for far too long been ignored by the vast majority and have had to learn to deal with their "'specialness" in quiet anonymity. It is high time, I believe, to recognize the leapling community and bring these people out of the shadows."
"In bringing greater awareness and much overdo respect to leaplings it is helpful to first understand what they are not. Leaplings are not to be confused with leapfrogs, which are people (usually children but not necessarily) who vault over each other's stooped backs. It is not to say that a leapling cannot from time to time engage in said activity, many do and that is just fine. However, to assume that all leaplings are by definition leapfrogs would be incorrect, plain wrong, and totally insensitive."
"And neither should leaplings be confused with lemmings, since leaplings generally don't trend to commit mass suicide by throwing themselves off high cliffs, although I suppose one or two have."
"One cannot choose to become a leapling, anymore than one can choose to have brown eyes or blue eyes. You are either born a leapling or you are not and it can only occur every four years, on February 29th to be exact."
"There are only about 5 million people in the whole world who were born on February 29, with the odds of being born on Leap Day standing at about 1-in-1,461. Several famous people—including actress and singer Dinah Shore (born 1916), motivational speaker Tony Robbins (born 1960) and hip-hop artist Ja Rule (born 1976)—are leaplings. Leaplings technically only get to celebrate their birthdays once every four years, but they do get to be part of an elite group. "
"Leaplings represent a special class of people in our society, people who are somewhat different from the rest of us. Leaplings (not to be confused with lepers) are a minority group who have for far too long been ignored by the vast majority and have had to learn to deal with their "'specialness" in quiet anonymity. It is high time, I believe, to recognize the leapling community and bring these people out of the shadows."
"In bringing greater awareness and much overdo respect to leaplings it is helpful to first understand what they are not. Leaplings are not to be confused with leapfrogs, which are people (usually children but not necessarily) who vault over each other's stooped backs. It is not to say that a leapling cannot from time to time engage in said activity, many do and that is just fine. However, to assume that all leaplings are by definition leapfrogs would be incorrect, plain wrong, and totally insensitive."
"And neither should leaplings be confused with lemmings, since leaplings generally don't trend to commit mass suicide by throwing themselves off high cliffs, although I suppose one or two have."
"One cannot choose to become a leapling, anymore than one can choose to have brown eyes or blue eyes. You are either born a leapling or you are not and it can only occur every four years, on February 29th to be exact."
