# A Favor To Ask My Fellow Dopers **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 7, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436 "2005-03-07T22:04:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/1 "2005-03-07T22:04:19Z")
Here’s the deal – my wife, **kittenlm** , has a birthday coming up early next month. Now, I enjoy springing silly, unexpected birthday surprises on her, and this year I’m going to need your help. If you would, I have a small favor to ask of you: Take a picture of yourself, holding any sort of sign reading “Happy Birthday Linda” (or some derivation thereof), and e-mail it to me. That’s it. As big or small as you like, whatever else you want in the pic, as Photshopped or original as you choose. I’m just trying to get together as many pics giving birthday greetings as possible to put up on our family site as a surprise for her. If you’d like to play along, just e-mail the pic to “paul at sirblah dot com”, and receive back tons of thanks. Oh, and if your wondering about posting this request here when **kittenlm** is a member, well, my fingers are crossed. Her time spent here is sporadic. She’ll read the boards every day for two months, and then not log on for three. She’s very busy with work right now, so I _think_ this’ll go off just fine. Hopefully, she’ll not notice this until after April 3rd. Otherwise…errrr…love you, Sweetheart! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/2 "2005-03-08T17:38:27Z")
Thanks much to those who have e-mailed me. To publically answer the most common question, her birthday is April 3rd, so if you’d like to contribute, I’d appreciate the pics by April 1st. Plenty of time to break out the digicam! Thanks again, all. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/3 "2005-03-08T20:10:27Z")
I just sent my contribution. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![sj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@sj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sj2)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/4 "2005-03-08T22:19:24Z")
Mine is on its way. Actually it’s my dog-babes. I’m still in my jammies–no one wants to see that. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/5 "2005-03-15T22:13:23Z")
Giving this a bump-a-lump, and also noting that I’ve put together a [web site](http://www.sirblah.com/misc/lbd.htm) on the matter. About two weeks left…thanks for helping!! ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/6 "2005-03-15T23:55:28Z")
I’ve sent mine as well. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/7 "2005-03-16T00:55:41Z")
I’ll take one whilst on vacation this week. You should have it on the 31st, if we get home in time. ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/8 "2005-03-16T02:49:33Z")
I’ll get one out to you by next week as I left my camera at home. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/9 "2005-03-16T03:45:13Z")
Done and done. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/10 "2005-03-16T17:07:17Z")
Hey, I’m headin’ up to Montreal this weekend for a dopefest of sorts, I’ll see if I can’t get all of us to pose with a sign or five. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/11 "2005-03-16T17:29:19Z")
Harr, mateys, prepare to be boarded. Great idea! ---
**Author:** ![Mint\_Julep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc79bd/32.png) [@Mint\_Julep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mint_Julep)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/12 "2005-03-16T18:49:51Z")
What a nice idea, if I get my computer at home repaired before April 1 I will send one too. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/13 "2005-03-16T19:36:26Z")
Sounds like fun! When I get home, I’ll try to remember to do this! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/14 "2005-03-17T16:18:12Z")
Thanks for all the submissions sent in so far, folks! Some very clever ones in the mix… Incidentally, you’ve distinguished yourself, **Ethilrist**. For a group having as big of a camwhore reputation as Dopers do, it’s not really showing itself here. You’re the only one to actually show your face in your pic. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/15 "2005-03-17T17:04:19Z")
I’ve just sent you mine. And my face is in it, too. It’s not terribly creative, though… ---
**Author:** ![AsecretK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ab992/32.png) [@AsecretK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AsecretK)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/16 "2005-03-17T17:29:40Z")
Done. I sent three. I hope you can tell which one is the “real” me. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/17 "2005-03-17T17:51:27Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > Incidentally, you’ve distinguished yourself, **Ethilrist**. For a group having as big of a camwhore reputation as Dopers do, it’s not really showing itself here. You’re the only one to actually show your face in your pic. 🙂 Wait, what…? Did I miss something here? > [@](#): > > Take a picture of yourself, holding any sort of sign reading “Happy Birthday Linda” (or some derivation thereof), and e-mail it to me. seems fairly straightforward to me… ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/18 "2005-03-17T18:46:05Z")
Nonono, you’ve got it right…the pic was exactly as requested. There are no “wrong” pics here\*\*\*\*\*, I was just commenting on the fact that you were first person to show their face in the pic. All the others photoshopped other pics, hid their faces, etc. No worries…they’re all good, and all highly appreciated. \*\*\*\*\*“Happy Birthday Linda!” goatse pics _would_ be considered “wrong”. Oh so very, very wrong… ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/19 "2005-03-17T19:17:52Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > \*\*\*\*\*“Happy Birthday Linda!” goatse pics _would_ be considered “wrong”. Oh so very, very wrong… So, shall I get to work on it? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436/20 "2005-03-17T19:28:40Z")
Too late. [Done](http://205.223.179.81/sampeys0530/goat.jpg). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favor-to-ask-my-fellow-dopers/293436.md?page=2)