# A short, private message to Anaamika

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 30, 2007, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301 "2007-11-30T13:52:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/21 "2007-11-30T17:59:04Z")

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Happy Birthday!

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/22 "2007-11-30T18:01:57Z")

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[QUOTE=Leaffan]  
I’m guessing she took the day off work to pamper herself.  
[/QUOTE]

Yeah, what the hell? We go to all this work to post for her, and she can’t even be bothered to show up?

What does she think this is, her birthday or something?

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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/23 "2007-11-30T18:06:37Z")

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[QUOTE=tdn]  
We go to all this work to post for her, and she can’t even be bothered to show up?  
[/QUOTE]  
And I’ve been doing all these tongue aerobics in preparation for her arrival. The nerve!

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/24 "2007-11-30T18:15:23Z")

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Nerve centers, actually. If we want to be anatomically correct.

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**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/25 "2007-11-30T18:27:25Z")

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\*\*Happy Birthday, Meeks!  
\*\*  
Bring on the dancing capybaras!

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**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/26 "2007-11-30T18:49:36Z")

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Happy Birthday, **Mika** 🙂

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**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/27 "2007-11-30T19:05:30Z")

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**Meeks:**

This big party and you don’t show up?

No cake for you.

Happy Birthday!!! (again)

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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/28 "2007-11-30T19:13:20Z")

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Thank you everyone, it’s a big surprise and greatly appreciated. I have been mostly not on the boards the past couple of weeks, except for the Secret Santa thread, and probably won’t be on much in the future, I’m afraid. ☹

But I didn’t expect my own thread! You guys are embarrassing me. :o

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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/29 "2007-11-30T19:14:26Z")

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Here’s peeking at you through a narrow slit in the blinds, kid!

Namas…hey, is that caviar?

- wanders off \*

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/30 "2007-11-30T20:13:56Z")

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[QUOTE=Anaamika]  
Thank you everyone, it’s a big surprise and greatly appreciated. I have been mostly not on the boards the past couple of weeks, except for the Secret Santa thread, and **probably won’t be on much in the future, I’m afraid**. ☹

But I didn’t expect my own thread! You guys are embarrassing me. :o  
[/QUOTE]

Was it something we said?

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/31 "2007-11-30T20:37:10Z")

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Happy Birthday

And where do you think your going anyway?

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**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/32 "2007-11-30T20:47:54Z")

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[QUOTE=What Exit?]  
Happy Birthday

And where do you think your going anyway?  
[/QUOTE]

Wherever she thinks she’s going, we’ll find her and drag her back.

There. Is. No. Escape.

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**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/33 "2007-11-30T21:02:21Z")

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[QUOTE=Mindfield]  
One in the MMP, one here. Because you can never have enough cake.

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**HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MEEKS!** [/center]  
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Tell me you didn’t do this yourself. I really want to believe that you got this from another site, because it sure looks tedious.

(and happy birthday!)

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**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/34 "2007-11-30T21:12:08Z")

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I don’t know you well enough to call you baby, but Happy, Happy Birthday anyway. You’re right up there with **Kythereia** and **Amazon Floozy Goddess** as being one of the sweetest and most delightful posters around here.

Sorry to hear you won’t be around as much.

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/35 "2007-11-30T21:55:04Z")

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Yeah, she’s pretty awesome.

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**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/36 "2007-11-30T21:56:54Z")

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Hear! Hear!  
Dammit, why did I re-up last month?

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**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/37 "2007-11-30T23:20:39Z")

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[QUOTE=chaoticbear]  
Tell me you didn’t do this yourself. I really want to believe that you got this from another site, because it sure looks tedious.

(and happy birthday!)  
[/QUOTE]

Nope. Did it myself. It’s something I started in an MMP ages ago because we can’t post images, so I made ANSI images using colour codes instead. Yes, it’s rather tedious, though that cake wasn’t too bad. The Christmas tree I did [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=444801), _that_ was tedious. 🙂 I save the stuff I do in case I need it again though, and I’ve needed that cake (modified slightly each time – colour changes mostly) quite a bit around here. 🙂

I have no idea what kind of confection Indians celebrate a birthday with, or I would have done that instead.

**Meeks** - Why the scarcity? Life and/or the season getting in the way? We miss you 'round here, y’know.

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**Author:** ![iwakura43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de0a6/32.png) [@iwakura43](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iwakura43)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/38 "2007-12-01T00:29:25Z")

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Hey, I’ve met you! Happy Birthday!

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**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/39 "2007-12-01T02:24:32Z")

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Happy Birthday!!!

GT

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**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-private-message-to-anaamika/428301/40 "2007-12-01T02:28:25Z")

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Happy Birthday!!!

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