# My department took me to lunch for my birthday! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 28, 2005, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-department-took-me-to-lunch-for-my-birthday/328356 "2005-10-28T19:33:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-department-took-me-to-lunch-for-my-birthday/328356/1 "2005-10-28T19:33:43Z")
It was fun. We went to this place called Baker St. Pub. I had a grilled ahi tuna sandwich. They gave me a card that said, “You Rock!” Everyone signed it. They sang Happy Birthday. Yay me! They like me! They really, really like me! 😃 (My birthday was on Wednesday, but half the dept. was out, so we scheduled it for today.) (My hubby got me a pink Astros World Series cap, and a bunch of roses. And 5 cards! [One from my dog. ;)] They were hidden all over. Very sweet.) (I’m 47. Over halfway there.) ---
**Author:** ![Emily\_Litella](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emily_litella/32/3370_2.png) [@Emily\_Litella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emily_Litella)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-department-took-me-to-lunch-for-my-birthday/328356/2 "2005-10-28T22:23:29Z")
Happy Happy (belated by 2 days) Birthday!!! Have a blast in your 47th year!!! ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-department-took-me-to-lunch-for-my-birthday/328356/3 "2005-10-29T06:00:07Z")
> [@SeeNoReason](#): > > Happy Happy (belated by 2 days) Birthday!!! Have a blast in your 47th year!!! Wouldn’t **Dolores Reborn** be in her 48th year? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-department-took-me-to-lunch-for-my-birthday/328356/4 "2005-10-29T16:38:37Z")
Don’t rush me! I was born in 1958 - that makes me 47. Or did I just get whooshed? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-department-took-me-to-lunch-for-my-birthday/328356/5 "2005-10-29T17:13:05Z")
Happy birthday! I’m a bit confused…do you work in a place where birthdays are not normally recognized? In my department, my boss makes a big deal out of birthdays, the department goes out to lunch, which is fine, the birthday boy/girl is treated to lunch, which is very nice, but she also decorates our cubes with balloons and confetti and crap (which is a bit annoying.) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-department-took-me-to-lunch-for-my-birthday/328356/6 "2005-10-30T16:15:27Z")
No, it’s routine to treat the birthday person. But it was _my_ birthday. And I forgot to tell you guys… 😃