# Happy 20th Birthday, Nocturne! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 19, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-20th-birthday-nocturne/162602 "2003-03-19T19:20:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Serendipity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serendipity)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-20th-birthday-nocturne/162602/1 "2003-03-19T19:20:32Z")
That’s right – today is **Nocturne** ’s birthday, the day she leaves her teen years behind! I hope you’ll all join me in wishing her the happiest of birthdays. Kate, hon, thank you for always being such a good friend to me. You’re an absolute doll. Happy birthday! ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-20th-birthday-nocturne/162602/2 "2003-03-19T20:09:59Z")
Happy Birthday! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![cherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cherry)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-20th-birthday-nocturne/162602/3 "2003-03-19T20:30:14Z")
I hope you have a wonderful birthday today! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CRorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CRorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CRorex)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-20th-birthday-nocturne/162602/4 "2003-03-19T21:18:54Z")
Happy Birthday! ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-20th-birthday-nocturne/162602/5 "2003-03-19T21:27:23Z")
Ah! I turned 20 in 1977 . . . You want my old '70s clothes? They’re back in style again! ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-20th-birthday-nocturne/162602/6 "2003-03-19T22:05:14Z")
Happy Birthday! ---
**Author:** ![UnwrittenNocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/6de8d8/32.png) [@UnwrittenNocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UnwrittenNocturne)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-20th-birthday-nocturne/162602/7 "2003-03-19T22:08:52Z")
From a near namesake: Happy Birthday **Nocturne** 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-20th-birthday-nocturne/162602/8 "2003-03-20T00:05:58Z")
::runs naked through thread:: ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-20th-birthday-nocturne/162602/9 "2003-03-20T02:19:35Z")
**HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NOCTURNE!!!** Approximate Phonetic Chinese Version of “Happy Birthday”: (thanks, Nathan!) “Guung juuk nay fook sow yuen teen tsai, hing hong nay sun sun fie lok. Leen leen doe yao gum yut, suuy doe yao gum jzew, guung hay nay! Guung hay nay!!!” Approximate English Translation of Above: “Congrats on this good day of fortune, where we can all gather together. Wishing you a very happy birthday. Every year, this wondrous day arrives; Always, this wondrous time comes. Congratulations! Congratulations!” Hope you have a great day! 🙂 F\_X ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-20th-birthday-nocturne/162602/10 "2003-03-20T03:30:06Z")
Woo! Happy birthday, **Nocturne**! Hope everything was great (and still is, I suppose; it’s not _that_ late in Alabama)! Woohoo! Kate’s 20! Bring on the dancers! ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-20th-birthday-nocturne/162602/11 "2003-03-20T04:40:02Z")
Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday dear Katie, Happy birthday to you. 🙂 I miss talking to you on IM. Hopefully I’ll be able to again soon. ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-20th-birthday-nocturne/162602/12 "2003-03-20T06:01:00Z")
Happy Birthday, **Nocturne!** Now, where’s the cake and ice cream? ---
**Author:** ![Pammipoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/87869e/32.png) [@Pammipoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pammipoo)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-20th-birthday-nocturne/162602/13 "2003-03-20T07:29:20Z")
Happy Birthday! ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-20th-birthday-nocturne/162602/14 "2003-03-20T13:45:43Z")
Happy Belated Birthday, **Nocturne**!