EVERYONE--PLEASE JOIN ME IN WISHING SHAYNA A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

(Enter DRY, doing a fairly mediocre Knute Rockne impression)

"Everyone gather round please. Mods, Administrators, Teeming Millions, Cecil. Thank you.

You’ve all heard of the legendary member of the Straight Dope Message Board, Shayna. A prolific poster here, a lady who gave of herself in the “Psychic Orgasms” thread (hint–you OWE her, Cecil!) an inspiration to all of us with her Smokeout Thread, a friend to so everyone, and a hottie to boot (whispered aside-‘even though she was so damned stubborn about that Jewish boyfriend thing, grumble grumble’).

Before she left the board tonight, Shayna e-mailed me privately.

(begins to whisper, barely audible)

‘DRY, she said, I’ve got to go. It’s all right. I’m not afraid. Some time, DRY, when the teeming millions are in a uproar, when admins and mods are dealing with unruly sockpuppets and trolls, when banned posters are sneaking back onto the boards, when the BBQ pit is broiling with discontent, tell them to stop, take a deep breath for a moment, and wish Shayna a happy birthday. I don’t know when I’ll log in again, DRY, but I’ll see the posts, and I’ll be happy.’

(DRY quietly begins to cry)

'Right before she left, Shayna asked me to wait until the moment was right(sob) , and wish her a happy birthday. (breaks into louder sobs)

This is the day, and you are the teeming millions’

OK. So that blatant rip off of “Win one for the Gipper” sucked pretty bad. Hey, it’s 12:45 in the morning, so gimme a break, and please, please, join me in wishing Shayna a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

(I am not Shayna’s sockpuppet–just an suck up. There’s a difference)

Dan (aka “DRY”)

Have a great one!

Happy Birthday!

How does it feel to have a smoke-free birthday? Don’t go celebrating with a smoke…

Have a great one!!

I call a corner piece of the cake!
Or one with a frosting rose!

Happy 18th! (That always makes 'em feel good!)

Shayna - happy birthday, girlfriend!

DRY - Welcome to the board! [flirting]So, how do you feel about older women?[/flirting]

Happy birthday my friend.
Have a great day:)

Osip

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Shayna
Happy Birthday to you

Yay! Whoohoo! Party on the table tops!

Happy Birthday Shayna!

Happy, happy. Joy, joy.

Happy birthday, Shayna! Have a fantastic day, and keep up the great work! :slight_smile:

Shayna,

I wish you the best on your birthday, even more than I do on every other day. I’d take you to lunch, but it’s a long haul down the road, I’m afraid :slight_smile:

Happy Birthday Shayna!

Happy Birthday Shayna!

Feliz Cumpleanos!

(I don’t know how to type a tilde, but you get the idea.)

May you stay upwind of foul smells on this day of days.

It’ nice to have your friends around! (Can I be one too?)

DRY - With a name like that (although they could just be your initials) you certainly get “in your cups” giving a toast. That’s OK, sometimes I have Root Beer, too.

Shayna! Here’ drinking Root Beer to a lovely on her birthday!
May you have many more! (Birthdays. And Root Beers. And friends.)

Yep, what he said. :::pointing upwards:::

Well shit. There’s a perfectly good post shot to hell by one of them goddamned smilies.

Happy birthday! :slight_smile:

Happy Bithday!

Dibs on the spanking.

Happy Birthday! Where’s the ice cream?