HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRYAN :)

In honour of probono's upcoming birthday (22nd October) and mine (21st
October)(Bryan, maybe this explains the psychic link....) please can
we have an official birthday answer full of fun and entertainment?

:) jem-ga

What a delightful occasion! A celebration in honour of two of my
favourite online friends! I've gathered an odd little collection of
goodies for you both. Always remember: Birthdays Are Nature's Way of
Saying "EAT MORE CAKE!!!"

Happy Batday
http://www.netpakistani.com/greetings/Birthday/b2.gif

Funny Fun Happy Birthday Joke
http://www.funnyfunsite.com/funcontent/images/happybirthdayjoke.gif

Une Carte d'Anniversaire
http://www.corypaints.com/french4/gallery.htm

"Hoppy" Birthday
http://www.cardhost.net/cardi/birthday.gif

"Hoppy" Birthday, Part 2
http://www.netpakistani.com/greetings/Birthday/b4.gif

Maxine's Birthday Surprise
http://users.snowcrest.net/cafemocha/images/Maxine%20Birthday.gif

Catty Birthday
http://www.actioncat.com/platinum/images/quick2000-birthday1.gif

Bovine Birthday
http://www.2100netavenue.com/freecards/images/birthday/justforfun/b44.gif

A Politically-Correct Birthday Greeting
http://www.jzine.com/poetry/birthday/birthday.html

An excerpt from one of the classic Winnie the Pooh stories:

So Owl wrote . . . and this is what he wrote:

        HIPY PAPY BTHUTHDTH THUTHDA
                BTHUTHDY.

Pooh looked on admiringly.

"I'm just saying 'A Happy Birthday'," said Owl carelessly.

"It's a nice long one," said Pooh, very much impressed by it.

"Well, actually, of course, I'm saying 'A Very Happy Birthday with
love from Pooh.' Naturally it takes a good deal of pencil to say a
long thing like that."

"Oh, I see," said Pooh.

Coppelia's Pooh Site
http://www.acc.umu.se/~coppelia/pooh/stories/ch6.html

A special birthday wish from me:

http://www.mortalwombat.com/HappyBirthdayJem&Bryan.jpg

I wanted to create a bit of doggerel (and maybe some catterel) for the
two of you. This was inspired by the profusion of mock-personalized
greeting cards that I found while searching for something amusing:

It's a special day, what shall I do?
Here's a personal verse that I wrote just for you!
On this [ORDINAL NUMBER] occasion, dear,
Happy birthday, [YOUR NAME HERE]!
You're [CARDINAL NUMBER] years old now,
With [CARDINAL NUMBER] candles on your cake, oh wow!
Darling [YOUR NAME], I hope you've in store
A wonderful [ORDINAL NUMBER] birthday, plus many more!

Lots o' love from
[REPLICA SIGNATURE]

Hi Pink - many thanks for a fun-filled page of birthday treats and our
special birthday wish graphic :) Thanks too for re-acquainting me with
Pooh - haven't read any Pooh in some time and your selection was a
charming one. jem-ga :)

WOW!

Happy Birthday, Jem!

And what a lovely idea for a present!

i have every confidence that Pinky will produce her best ever 'answer'.

Many Thanks

Bryan

Jem,

Big thanks for the generous tip. I hope your birthday was a joyous
occasion, and suggest that you plan another for 2004. ;-)

As for Bryan, I suspect that he is old enough already, and should
probably go into a holding pattern. The great American comedian Jack
Benny managed to celebrate his 39th birthday many, many times
(probably blowing out the candles very quickly so that he could reuse
them each year).

~Pink

Many thanks Pinky ... You continue to amaze.

As for my age, it is actually a State Secret but I know that I can
share it in confidence with two such close friends without it going
any further.

Actually, I was brought across in 1228 ... a VERY GOOD year. There
were several others with whom I remain in close touch but, these days,
mostly they hide in GaGaLand, under pseudonyms.

Many thanks again to Jem for a lovely idea.

Kindest regards

Bryan