There’s this game I like to play whenever I’m watching TV.  It’s called “Guess the Sign”.  I only play this game when I’m watching late night talk shows or sports shows.  Birthdates and times of real people are easier to verify than fictional characters.

Of course, there are some downsides – for some celebrities, birth times are unknown or not made to the public… but for practice, I like to see if I can guess their signs or if I know the signs – if I can guess their rising signs.

For example, a few weeks ago, actress Gwyneth Paltrow was a guest on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.  I don’t know a lot about her, but there was a noticeable way that she carried herself and spoke, she seemed like a really classy type of gal.  Immediately I thought, she must have a Libra sun or Libra is prominent in her chart.  I searched for her birth information online and I found a website (astrotheme.com) that had a page about her birth chart.  I was able to find out that she had a Libra sun along with a Gemini moon and Pisces rising.  She also has the planets Uranus, Mercury, and Pluto in Libra.

Former NBA player, Charles Barkley is another person that I’ve tried in the “Guess the Sign” game.  I knew immediately that has a Pisces sun (we have the same birth date!), but I noticed that he is a lot louder than your typical Pisces.  I looked up his birth chart, but unfortunately, found that there was no birth time.  But by his mannerisms and reputation for being a bit aggressive, I think that he may have a fiery rising sign.  What do you think?

Courtesy of the Official Brett Favre website

An athlete whose sign I guessed correctly is NFL quarterback, Brett Favre.  Last year, he made an announcement that he was going to retire from the NFL and as quarterback for the Green Bay Packers.  A few months later, he decided to unretire and get back in the game.  Unfortunately for him, the Packers had already decided to work with their new quarterback, Aaron Rodgers.  Favre was later traded to the New York Jets and became quarterback for their team.  After the Jets failed to make the playoffs last season, Favre decided to retire again.  He spoke with the press and told them that he was retiring, but, he had the right to change his mind.  Following this, there was a lot of drama surrounding the former quarterback.  Would he play?  Would he stay retired?  Finally, a couple of weeks ago, Favre made the announcement that he would be returning to football and playing for the Minnesota Vikings.  Now if you read all of this, you can probably go ahead and guess his sign.  After looking up his information, I wasn’t surprised to learn that he is a Libra.  I also found this blog post:  21st Century Astrology: Brett Favre: Libra in Crisis that detailed more information about his Libra indecisiveness.  His birth time is unknown.

So, that is how I play the game, “Guess the Sign”.  Are there any astrology games that you like to play?