# A Birth Announcement **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 20, 2001, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137 "2001-07-20T02:08:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/1 "2001-07-20T02:08:29Z")
[http://homepage.mac.com/beagledave/Events.html](http://homepage.mac.com/beagledave/Events.html) Thanks for the good wishes from all our doper friends. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/2 "2001-07-20T02:09:52Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/3 "2001-07-20T02:11:54Z")
Absolutely adorable! And I love the name. 🙂 congrats! ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/4 "2001-07-20T02:14:04Z")
Congrats to you and your wife, Dave! Great news! ---
**Author:** ![Tyklfe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tyklfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyklfe)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/5 "2001-07-20T02:14:25Z")
Ahhhhhhh, god that’s precious - Congrats begledave {passes out the cigars} {breaks open the liquor - for Mrs. Begledave} ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/6 "2001-07-20T02:22:24Z")
Awwwww, how sweet! Congrats, Dave! And I agree, that is a lovely name! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/7 "2001-07-20T02:23:35Z")
She’s absolutely gorgeous. Congratualtions to all of you! ----:)/x o x o x ----///\\ ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/8 "2001-07-20T02:28:27Z")
She’s lovely! You’ve just opened a door to such an exhilirating world… best wishes and enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/9 "2001-07-20T02:30:31Z")
Woohooo! And what a fantastic name. Congrats. ---
**Author:** ![Kricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f14d63/32.png) [@Kricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kricket)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/10 "2001-07-20T02:35:06Z")
She is beautiful!!! I was hoping to get to break the good news to everyone, but my hard drive went down. So, when do I get to come over and play with her? ---
**Author:** ![jazzmine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jazzmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jazzmine)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/11 "2001-07-20T02:44:47Z")
Congratulations to you and your wife. Now you’re making me have baby urges. ---
**Author:** ![Spiritus\_Mundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Spiritus\_Mundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiritus_Mundi)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/12 "2001-07-20T03:07:57Z")
Congratulations! Fatherhood is exhausting, frustrating, maddening and simply the best damn thing you can imagine. Smooch that precious little girl often. ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/13 "2001-07-20T03:15:01Z")
A lovely name for a lovely little lady! Many congratulations!! ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/14 "2001-07-20T03:18:02Z")
Congratulations to you and to Mrs. you! What an absoulutely precious, darling girl!!! You did good, dear. And I love the name, too. Even if you did forego naming her after me, thereby pretty much negating the possiblity of her inheriting all my bills. 🙂 [sub]Rats…I was hoping SOMEONE would inherit them[/sub] Much Love to you and yours… Scotti ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/15 "2001-07-20T04:02:50Z")
What a pretty little girl!! And she has a very pretty name to match. I wish nothing but the best for the coming years to all of you. ---
**Author:** ![katiekilldare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@katiekilldare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katiekilldare)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/16 "2001-07-20T04:05:08Z")
You have a gorgeous baby there, **beagledave**. And what a beautiful name! Congratulations to you and the Mrs. ---
**Author:** ![Ceejaytee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ceejaytee/32/2956_2.png) [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/17 "2001-07-20T07:56:16Z")
Congrats beagledave! She’s beautiful! You seem kind of happy. 🙂 Only 3 1/2 months more for me (will November never come?) Ah well, lost the baby pool. What else is new? Beautiful name for a beautiful baby. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/18 "2001-07-20T12:46:33Z")
Congratulations! ::MsRobyn goes into the kitchen and whips up a casserole for beagledave and Mrs. beagledave:: Robin ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/19 "2001-07-20T12:49:10Z")
Congratulations! She looks beautiful and healthy 🙂 Fran ---
**Author:** ![Simetra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Simetra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simetra)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137/20 "2001-07-20T12:57:33Z")
Congrats! 🙂 What a wonderful blessing. Here’s to a long and happy life, and here’s to you not having to kill any teenage boys when she turns 16. 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-announcement/73137.md?page=2)