# Happy birthday, Ian Anderson

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-ian-anderson/316481>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 10, 2005, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-ian-anderson/316481 "2005-08-10T18:26:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-ian-anderson/316481/1 "2005-08-10T18:26:09Z")

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I’m not really a big Jethro Tull fan, but since today is his birthday I thought I’d wish him a happy one.

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-ian-anderson/316481/2 "2005-08-10T18:35:16Z")

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Skating away, on the thin ice of a new day…

Rock on, Ian.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-ian-anderson/316481/3 "2005-08-10T18:36:06Z")

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**assumes one-legged stork pose to sing**

“Happy birthday to you…”

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-ian-anderson/316481/4 "2005-08-10T18:48:11Z")

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Oh, sure, steal my thunder.

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**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-ian-anderson/316481/5 "2005-08-10T18:52:07Z")

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Still never to old to rock’n’roll, and definitely too young to die.