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Sharron Bassano's avatar

So... what day, exactly, was your birthday? And, even more important, I am sorry I missed the celebration -- the airline ticket you sent to me must have been lost in the post. Such a shame! In any case, felicitations, my friend! And take heart in knowing that no matter how old you get, you will always be younger than I.

Terry Freedman's avatar

I would prefer not to share my actual bath day publicly: too many spammers out there!. Awful about the plane ticket, wasn’t it. I have a conferssion to make: I did NOT kiss Jim on your behalf: a fellow has to draw the line. As for always being younger than you, that is only true now (I presume), but I am rapidly catching up with each year that passes.

Jim Cummings's avatar

Happy birthday old chum!

Terry Freedman's avatar

Thanks, but not so much of the “old” please 🙃

Mary B's avatar

Terry! We share a birthday month! Happiest of birthdays, belated! I hope you had a good one, and I'm with you! I'm on the eve of a year that doesn't compute with how I feel or how I (think) I look, so I can 1000000% relate to your feeling 25. Same!

About PowerPoint slides - they're always awful, and you're so right on with someone reading bullet points out loud, as if the audience is lacking the ability to read silently. They should be banned. (The PowerPoints, not the people).

Happiest of birthdays again!! Woohoo!

Terry Freedman's avatar

Thanks, Mary, and happy bath day to you as well, whenever it is (don’t share it on here!). We Cancerians need to stick together, in a sideways sort of way.

Mary B's avatar

Thanks, Terry. Indeed, we do! 😁

Beth T (BethOfAus)'s avatar

Happy birthday dear fellow. All the best for the year ahead. 🥳

Terry Freedman's avatar

Thank you, Beth! 😀

nisha's avatar

Thank you Terry!! and happy birthday! 🥳

Terry Freedman's avatar

Thanks Nisha!

C.L. Steiner's avatar

Happy birthday, Terry!

How about using an animated PowerPoint slide featuring you rising from the floor in a dry ice cloud? Soundtrack either Also Sprach Zarathustra or Enter Sandman - your choice.

Sharron Bassano's avatar

Or, may I suggest Led Zeppelin's Born to be Wild, full volume?

Terry Freedman's avatar

Surely, being a rock chick, you should know that was Steppenwolf (presumably named after a novel by Herman Hesse). Many is the time I have belted along on the motorway with that song blasting out, so I should know. My favourite Led Zeppelin number was Whole Lotta Lopve: great riff, and deep, meaningful lyrics. I like Stairway to Heaven because if I don’t people with think I am an uneducated, musically illiterate, philistine.

C.L. Steiner's avatar

That’d be Steppenwolf, but a swell idea! Let’s add pyrotechnics!

Terry Freedman's avatar

Quite. And yes to pyrotechnics!

Sharron Bassano's avatar

Urk! Of course it is! 🙄 🫢. Just seeing if you were awake, CL. ha ha ha

Terry Freedman's avatar

Thanks! Chortle 😁

Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

Happy birthday! 🎁🎊🎉

Terry Freedman's avatar

Thank you!😃

David Perlmutter's avatar

The way you were going on I thought you were talking about England making the semi-finals of the World Cup (too bad they have to go up against Argentina...).