# Help celebrate my brothers birthday! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 22, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-celebrate-my-brothers-birthday/558027 "2010-10-22T17:29:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-celebrate-my-brothers-birthday/558027/1 "2010-10-22T17:29:20Z")
I don’t think I’m breaking any TOS rules by doing this… My older brother’s birthday is coming up. He’s not sick, nor is he a kid (actually he’s going to be turning 51), I’m not trying to set a record or an sob story like that. I just want to give him a fun surprise for his birthday. Every time I go on a trip, he asks that I send him a post card because he enjoys receiving them. I thought it’d be fun if I could enlist a ton of people here on the boards to send him a “happy birthday” post card or letter. His middle name is Derby; and as long as I can remember people have called him ‘Derb.’ His birthday is November 13th. Just a simple “Happy Birthday, Derb” or “your brother Enright3 says ‘Hi’” whatever. It doesn’t have to wait until the 13th. I want this to be as easy as possible for whoever decides to help. You can send it to: Derb _mailing address here_ Shattuck, OK 73858 If you’re willing to help, please click on my user name above and send me a message me for his address. Private Message or Email are both OK. Also add a post here if you’re willing to help so this thread will continue get bumped. 🙂 Thanks, Enright3 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-celebrate-my-brothers-birthday/558027/2 "2010-10-22T17:43:46Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > I don’t think I’m breaking any TOS rules by doing this… I really wish you had asked in advance. I’m going to lock this while the mods discuss. **twickster** , MPSIMS mod ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-celebrate-my-brothers-birthday/558027/3 "2010-10-22T19:48:41Z")
Okay, the consensus is that although you should have asked permission in advance, this is more not actually spam. Reopened. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-celebrate-my-brothers-birthday/558027/4 "2010-10-24T05:22:57Z")
Thank you Twickster. I’ll ask next time… well actually I probably won’t ever do anything like this again… but regardless… 🙂 Thanks. So if anyone is willing to help out, I’d really appreciate it. Enright3 ---
**Author:** ![purple\_haze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-celebrate-my-brothers-birthday/558027/5 "2010-10-24T06:20:45Z")
Sure, why not? I’ll send him a post card. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-celebrate-my-brothers-birthday/558027/6 "2010-10-24T13:37:54Z")
> [@purple\_haze](#): > > Sure, why not? I’ll send him a post card. Doh! I sent you his address twice, Purple Haze. I thought you were one of the people who send a message to me but didn’t toss a post here. Thanks for the help. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-celebrate-my-brothers-birthday/558027/7 "2010-10-24T19:16:16Z")
I’ll send him one. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-celebrate-my-brothers-birthday/558027/8 "2010-10-25T05:08:49Z")
> [@congodwarf](#): > > I’ll send him one. Thanks, congodwarf. I just private messaged you. Thanks to everyone else who PM’d me. If you’re interested, keep 'em coming!😃 ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-celebrate-my-brothers-birthday/558027/9 "2010-11-08T14:40:24Z")
Postcard mailed today.