# 22 Years Already? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 3, 2001, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404 "2001-06-03T05:25:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sapphire\_Bullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@Sapphire\_Bullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapphire_Bullet)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/1 "2001-06-03T05:25:26Z")
Okay everyone, the line forms to my left. 22 smacks on the ass are due for the birthday boy. Paddles are allowed, for those of you so inclined… Silo! Get over here! Happy Birthday, buddy! ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/2 "2001-06-03T05:28:02Z")
Happy Birtday, babe 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tiggeril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggeril/32/7234_2.png) [@tiggeril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiggeril)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/3 "2001-06-03T05:28:05Z")
::duct tapes Michael to the wall and stuffs 22 happy fuzzy bunnies down his pants:: You already got your 22 licks in chat, so here you go! Happy birthday! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dpr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dpr)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/4 "2001-06-03T05:34:58Z")
Happy birthday mate. You’ve come a long way huh? ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/5 "2001-06-03T06:01:24Z")
Happy Birthday, baby! ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/6 "2001-06-03T06:10:55Z")
Happy Birthday, Mike. Have a great one! ---
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/7 "2001-06-03T07:31:02Z")
Happy B-day, **Silo**! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mercutio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/8 "2001-06-03T07:34:54Z")
::breaks out the paddle with his face carved into it:: This way, your ass will look like me for weeks to come. Hey! Where are you going? No, stop! ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/9 "2001-06-03T07:38:03Z")
Felice Compleanno! ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/10 "2001-06-03T13:05:48Z")
Happy 22nd birthday to **Silo**! Hope you go out and have the good time I know you deserve! ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/11 "2001-06-03T16:41:07Z")
:: gets out the really big paddle :: Happy Birthday, Silo!! And that’s 23 smacks, right – you know, one to _grow_ on 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/12 "2001-06-03T17:15:05Z")
Happy Birthday, Silo! ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/13 "2001-06-03T17:43:33Z")
Old fart. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![malkavia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malkavia/32/5621_2.png) [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/14 "2001-06-03T18:05:58Z")
_puts on something slinky and crawls up onto to a table in front of SIlo_ Hhhhhhhhappy Buh-rthday… to you… _swagger_ _wink_ Hhhhhhhhhappy birthday… to yooouuuuu _blows a kiss_ Hhhhappy BIRTHDAY…Missssster Prrrresidennnt… _giggle_ Hhhhhappy biiiirrthdaaay…to you. _lick_ Welcome to the world of old, Sil. =) ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/15 "2001-06-03T19:55:55Z")
Could I smack your ass instead, Saph?🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/16 "2001-06-03T19:57:20Z")
Silo! Happy birthday! Hung over yet? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sapphire\_Bullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@Sapphire\_Bullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapphire_Bullet)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/17 "2001-06-03T23:51:57Z")
touch me and die, pun 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jeannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@Jeannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeannie)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2001, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/18 "2001-06-04T00:11:47Z")
Oh, all right…but don’t tell Mr. Jeannie… ::smack:: Happy Birthday 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Silo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Silo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silo)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2001, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/19 "2001-06-04T03:04:03Z")
Thanks y’all. I had a nice day today, other than I had to work, bleh… Anyway I had a great dinner, got some cards from family and it was a beautiful day outside! Couldn’t get much better. My mom’s getting me contax for my b-day, she’s so good to me! _smile_ A little earlier I was outside playing improve jazz while looking at the stars. I’m so relaxed. 🙂 Sapphy 🙂 - I never had someone start a b-day thread for me. I think you’re my _new_ best friend now. Smooch. 😉 THANKS !!! :)))) chiquey, how nice of you to stop by 🙂 dpr, Greetings from USA back down under 🙂 Oh no it’s tig with those darn happy wild bunnies. Ah but I can always take another 22 licks. 😉 Scotti, thanks sweetheart :)) evilbeth, I see you took a few mintues away from Euty to stop by _smooch_ 🙂 Darn that Merc!!! bah! 😛 Hey rob, nice to see ya _waves_ 🙂 Arden ranger, wow that sounds lovely, what language is that? I’m to lazy to look it up right now. \ hey DRY, thanks 🙂 - I’m kinda delaying the celebration at the moment due to lots of work. But once I’m done… things are gonna rock out _fer sure_! 😉 Mauvaise, can I get those smacks in a civilized manner 😉 - bring yer boots along! 😃 Dire Wolf, hey brotha, thanks a lot 🙂 Beatle, old fart!? heh 😉 Nice to see ya man, let go turn Vegas upside down again! 🙂 malkavia, Wow. Gee, I wish my birthday was -everyday- ::dopey grin:: Lets get old, ok 😉 iampunha, gee thanks _snicker_ 😛 Hey whammo, not hung over… ‘yet’ hehe. Good to see ya 'round bro. Sapphy, noooo, not you again! 😉 Aw Jeannie, I’ll keep things “hush hush” 😉 (Chief Scott would be proud! :D) ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2001, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404/20 "2001-06-04T04:26:27Z")
OK, you brought it up, pal. [Vegas as the first World Confab of Web Dopers saw it](http://www.geocities.com/techchick68/vegas/). Here’s what we all had to say about it: [Vegas Dopefest 2000 Sept 1 - 4 Official thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=37297) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-years-already/67404.md?page=2)