# Meh... It's my birthday **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 6, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meh-its-my-birthday/223056 "2004-01-06T18:45:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Kiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiger)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meh-its-my-birthday/223056/1 "2004-01-06T18:45:22Z")
I’m stuck at work, and my husband is over in Germany for the rest of the week. What a lame day. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meh-its-my-birthday/223056/2 "2004-01-06T19:55:37Z")
Meh… congrats. 🙂 So, your husband’s in Germany. That sucks, I guess. But! He’ll be back later this week, and he’ll bring you nice presents for which Germany is famous, such as sausages and beer! Pretty good, right? ---
**Author:** ![Kiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Kiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiger)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meh-its-my-birthday/223056/3 "2004-01-06T21:09:30Z")
Thanks Coldie. I’m sure there are many wonderful things he could bring back from Germany, however he has threatened to bring home a cuckoo clock! ---
**Author:** ![Aries28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meh-its-my-birthday/223056/4 "2004-01-06T21:15:25Z")
Happy Birthday! The day is only as lame as you make it. Go celebrate already! 🙂 Oh…you are stuck at work…that does suck. Celebrate after work then. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meh-its-my-birthday/223056/5 "2004-01-06T23:03:43Z")
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, depressed Doper! Just be glad you have someone to miss _wink_ After work, go have a night out on the town or have a night at home… however you feel like celebrating but do celebrate, ok? ---
**Author:** ![hybrid\_dogfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a587f6/32.png) [@hybrid\_dogfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hybrid_dogfish)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meh-its-my-birthday/223056/6 "2004-01-06T23:22:04Z")
Happy Birthday! 😃 I’m sure the cuckoo clock is only a joke, and besides, what are the chances of getting one of those through customs these days, what with all those springs and beaks? Anyway, like **SanguineSpider** says, make sure you celebrate, and just for good measure, celebrate when hubby gets back as well 😉 ---
**Author:** ![LadyMack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@LadyMack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LadyMack)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meh-its-my-birthday/223056/7 "2004-01-06T23:32:08Z")
Happy Birthday! Signed- Always wanted a Cuckoo clock. No idea why. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meh-its-my-birthday/223056/8 "2004-01-07T01:35:03Z")
It’s a well known fact that if you celebrate your birthday on the exact date it will count against your age. Celebrate it tomorrow and 365 days of aging will be removed from your bloodstream. If your hubby can manage to swing bringing you a gyro from the Frankfurt haupt bahnhof (a little gyro shop all the way to the left tracks as you’re looking at the trains), they’re the best in the world. Chocolate will do as well, though. ---
**Author:** ![Kiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Kiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiger)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meh-its-my-birthday/223056/9 "2004-01-07T14:44:04Z")
He was leaving Berlin for Frankfurt today so I’ll tell him to look out for the gyro place. He did say the food has been very good. Another funny thing, I guess Air France pulled all the bags when they got to Paris because they couldn’t match one to a passenger. So he didn’t have his luggage until the next day. To compensate they gave him a survival pack of toiletries including, of all things, a condom. Thanks Air France - I don’t want him having THAT kind of fun. (We got a kick out of this. Can anyone see a US airline “promoting sex”?? 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meh-its-my-birthday/223056/10 "2004-01-07T15:21:53Z")
Happy Birthday! Make sure you get drunk at some point.