"I was born in 1994"

- boring
- heard it before
- tells you nothing

"I was born in the year of Cotton Eye Joe"

- arouses curiosity
- who was Cotton Eye Joe
- where did he come from?
- where did he go?
- Cotton Eye Joe

@snarthelg "no, you misheard me. I wasn't born in the year '95, I was born in the year of '9 to 5'."
@Tattie @snarthelg 'What a way to make a livin'.'