Happy birthday, leaplings
I learned a new word yesterday from the PR person at Morton's The Steakhouse.
Leapling.
This is someone, as you've probably guessed, who was born on Feb. 29. If this is something everyone else knows, please don't embarrass me by telling me so.
Morton's is having a promotion where if you're a leapling and make your reservation in advance, the restaurants in Baltimore and Annapolis will feed you ...
I wondered if Morton's is planning on giving away one free dinner here or 20, so I asked the PR person. She said some online group gave her the names of more than 70 people in Maryland who claim to have a Feb. 29 birthday.
Don't think you can get away with anything, by the way. You have to have a valid government ID showing your leapling status, and you have to say when you make the reservation that it's for the Leap Year Birthday Dinner.
On the off chance that any leaplings are reading this and are planning to take Morton's up on its offer, please report back on March 1.
(Photo courtesy of Morton's)
Comments
Nerd alert:
1) Not a real word, blogette.
2) 1 out of 1461 people on average are leapazoids, assuming an averagely amorous June 1 every quadrennial.
3) Maryland pop 5,615,727 / 1461 = 3844 minus 24.2% for children, plus 15% for people willing to drive from neighboring states = 3205.
4) I'll bet these quadrennial lovely freaks have clubs like the Mikes of America but more exclusive.
5) Leaplings descend upon Mortons like monkeys in a cupcake factory!!! And let a new Quadrennial Monkey King arise and have dominion over the Earth!! (... too much?)
Posted by: Owl Meat Gravy | February 14, 2008 7:47 AM
Never thought I'd say this but I wish I was a 'leapling'!! Sounds good!
Posted by: smcm02 | February 14, 2008 8:33 AM
Not too much, OMG, just forbidden.
Posted by: Janet | February 14, 2008 12:16 PM
"Leaplings"--sounds like some creatures Frodo might have encountered in Middle Earth to me.
Posted by: Dahlink | February 14, 2008 2:04 PM
Another example of something that works in preview mode and not when posted! No soup for you Janet!
Posted by: Owl Meat Gravy | February 14, 2008 2:11 PM
My grandfather was a leapling (he passed some years ago). When he did pass away, technically, he was only eighteen years old.
Posted by: janna | February 14, 2008 2:59 PM
A coworker just joked "it's time to get the fake ID's" ala trying to get into a club while underage...anything to get into Morton's.
Posted by: Eric | February 14, 2008 4:20 PM
HERE IS THE ****ED UP THING WITH MORTON WITH THERE SO CALLED PROMO, THEY ARE ONLY OFFERING IT TO 5 PEOPLE AT EACH MORTONS. THATS ******** ! I CALLED AS SOON AS I HEARD ABOUT IT AT BOTH PLACES , BOTH WERE FILLED. IF MORTONS IS GOING TO OFFER SOMETHING GOOD DONT BE A BITCH ABOUT IT AND ONLY OFFER IT TO 10 PEOPLE MARYLAND.
THANK YOU A PISSED OFF 9 YEAR OLD (FEB. 29, 1972
Posted by: Robert Fritz | February 26, 2008 12:50 AM
I just saw an old episode of Wings where Roy Biggins was a leapling and he took the gang to a Chuck E Cheese type place because people 12 and under get a free birthday party. Hilartity ensued.
Posted by: terriermom | February 26, 2008 9:16 AM
I totally agree with Eric about Mortons I called and was told the same thing. Well "Happy Birthday" to all the leap year babies!!!!
This 9 year old plans on partying all weekend!!!!
Posted by: Tara | February 29, 2008 10:23 AM