# Happy Birthday to spooje **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-spooje/190335 **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **Created:** [July 23, 2003, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-spooje/190335 "2003-07-23T06:37:16Z") **Posts on this page:** 14 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative) #### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-spooje/190335/1 "2003-07-23T06:37:16Z")
Not my natal birthday, but my NA birthday. 16 years ago today, I stayed clean for the 1st time since I was 10 years old (I was 22 at the time). And I haven’t been loaded since. And I’ve had a life since then. Which I really didn’t think was gonna happen. Thank you, NA. ---
### Author: ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet) #### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-spooje/190335/2 "2003-07-23T07:34:31Z")
To the private post: 🆒 ---
### Author: ![Captain\_Gutgore\_Blooddrink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Captain\_Gutgore\_Blooddrink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Gutgore_Blooddrink) #### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-spooje/190335/3 "2003-07-23T07:59:45Z")
Congrats, **spooje**! ---
### Author: ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha) #### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-spooje/190335/4 "2003-07-23T10:39:57Z")
Good for you. ---
### Author: ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom) #### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-spooje/190335/5 "2003-07-23T10:41:45Z")
Very impressive! Congrats on cleaning up and staying clean! \ ---
### Author: ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay) #### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-spooje/190335/6 "2003-07-23T11:25:26Z")
Congrats and keep up the good work! ---
### Author: ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman) #### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-spooje/190335/7 "2003-07-23T11:28:00Z")
Good job, Sir **spooje**. My hat be off to ye. ---
### Author: ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle) #### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-spooje/190335/8 "2003-07-23T12:11:31Z")
**spooje** baby, you rock the world! Congratulations and big skanky love. **Gazelle** ---
### Author: ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire) #### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-spooje/190335/9 "2003-07-23T12:25:01Z")
All right, I’ll confess my ignorance. NA? From context, I’d say you’ve been either drug-free or drink-free for 16 years. Both of which are great, and I do congratulate you. I just want to know what for. 🙂 ---
### Author: ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca) #### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-spooje/190335/10 "2003-07-23T12:30:10Z")
Narcotics Anonymous. Nice one **spooje**! ---
### Author: ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire) #### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-spooje/190335/11 "2003-07-23T12:33:10Z")
D’oh! Thanks, Frannie. And way to go, spooje! 🙂 ---
### Author: ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative) #### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-spooje/190335/12 "2003-07-23T12:52:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gazelle \* > \*\*\*\*spooje\*\*baby, you rock the world! > > Congratulations and big skanky love. **Gazelle** \*\* Ooooohh! _Big, skanky_ love!!! :D:D:D:D ---
### Author: ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry) #### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-spooje/190335/13 "2003-07-23T13:41:11Z")
Congratulations, **spooje**! It is so wonderful you were able to recognize the problem and take care of it at a young age, so you _could_ go on to a wonderful life! Happy birthday!! 🙂 ---
### Author: ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger) #### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-spooje/190335/14 "2003-07-23T13:52:36Z")
Congratulations, **spooje**! Keep up the good work ODAT!