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[–] [email protected] 79 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I need Peter to explain the joke

[–] [email protected] 131 points 1 year ago (4 children)

In astrology, a bunch of trivia about your life factor into your reading... So like basic newspaper horoscopes are just like "which range of dates does your birthday fall into? Oh okay you're a Pisces then, so go read the horoscope for all Pisces..." But if you go to a "real" astrologer for a "real" reading, they wanna know other stuff, including what time you were born, and that'll help personalize the reading.

Mom is making the assumption that the reason for the question is to use her response as input to an astrology reading. Instead of sharing the time of birth, she warns the subject to stay away from "her," the astrologer, who are stereotypically female.

[–] [email protected] 165 points 1 year ago

My guess is it’s supposed to imply a potential girlfriend with an interest in astrology more than a professional reader.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] dogslayeggs 33 points 1 year ago

It's not the mom assuming the son is going to a professional astrologer, it's the mom assuming the son is attracted to a girl who asked him this question and believes astrology.

[–] electrogamerman 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

is it tho? when I was younger, girls would ask this, so they would surprise you with a gift exactly on your birthday and birthtime, I always thought it was a cute surprise.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Lol that's cute! Probably not what mom was thinking of though-- Hard to object to that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for explanation. In my region astrologers are stereotypical male

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Really? 👀 Where's that?

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Short answer: The joke is that astrology girls are crazy.

Context: If you look up your sign according to your date of birth (sun sign) and find that it doesn't fit your personality at all, well you just need to delve deeper, find out your rising sign and moon sign by having a professional (or algorithm) cross reference your time of birth with the fancy astrology chart. Still doesn't fit you? Well you probably just got the time wrong because it has to be to the exact minute. Perhaps it's that your mom doesn't remember correctly, or that many hospitals will fudge the times a little in your birth records. You must work extensively with a professional astrologer, who will assign your sign based on whichever one sounds the most like you. You need the 3 signs for your reading to really "work"

[–] davidgro 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can only speak from personal experience, but 100% (as in all 1) of girls I've dated who were really into astrology were also 'crazy' in the genuinely-heard-voices sense. (She called herself that sometimes)

[–] gdog05 2 points 1 year ago

Astrology is much easier than addressing and treating bipolar and/or schizoeffective disorders.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

It's astrology stuff lol

[–] 6mementomori 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

That BPD is a blessing and a curse