# I'll be 43 tomorrow (9/13).  Yeesh.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-be-43-tomorrow-9-13-yeesh/201228>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 12, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-be-43-tomorrow-9-13-yeesh/201228 "2003-09-12T16:44:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Yersinia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/6bbea6/32.png) [@Yersinia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yersinia)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-be-43-tomorrow-9-13-yeesh/201228/21 "2003-09-14T15:41:03Z")

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42 here and I know exactly how you feel, **Katie**. Don’t know whether to wish you a happy birthday (because since my 39th I’ve groaned when wished that) or offer you my condolences. Take whichever of those makes you the happiest.

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**Author:** ![Cosmopolitan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@Cosmopolitan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cosmopolitan)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-be-43-tomorrow-9-13-yeesh/201228/22 "2003-09-14T18:01:34Z")

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And to think, I’ve been anxious about turning 25! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-be-43-tomorrow-9-13-yeesh/201228/23 "2003-09-14T19:46:28Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Cosmopolitan \*  
> \*\*And to think, I’ve been anxious about turning 25! 🙂 \*\*

Okay now, that’s just uncalled for. Strip down and prepare for the flogging.

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**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-be-43-tomorrow-9-13-yeesh/201228/24 "2003-09-14T20:21:45Z")

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Hey, where is the end of this flogging line?

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