# Pssst! Do not tell him about the birthday surprise party! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 23, 2019, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485 "2019-07-23T01:45:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2019, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/1 "2019-07-23T01:45:27Z")
Five years ago I started the following thread: [Birthday Party on the Dope for swampbear!!! - Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS) - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=729539) It was for **swampie** s 60th birthday. Well. shortly the bear will be turning **65 years old!!!** Like last time we need to have a big online party for him… Since he is now retired we can crash in on him at the cee-ment pond, He will _ **love** _ that! As before I will bring the cake. It will have to be big, I expect we will get a lot of partygoers. I will also bake some sausage-cheese balls. The folks at my church love them, and **swampbear** and I are both Whiskypalians. He still likes beer and cookies, according to his profile, but who else will come, and what other food do we need? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2019, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/2 "2019-07-23T01:52:40Z")
I make an awesome raspberry trifle, so I’ll bring that. Oh, and some red sangria. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2019, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/3 "2019-07-23T02:49:43Z")
Wow, that’s _old_!!! I have some [ARFF](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/33/c7/f9/33c7f9df23a7765b840542417bf22763.jpg) (high heat) firefighter pants; I’ll wear them to shield me from the heat as I light _all_ those candles. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/4 "2019-07-23T18:48:43Z")
Much as I like **Swampy** , I cannot come to Georgia as that would involve getting on a commercial type airplane. After my last trip to Georgia, (when my brother was dying), I have sworn off flying with those people for the duration. However, I will celebrate from afar. You only get to become an _official_ old fart once in your life, (if you’re lucky). Happy pretty soon Birthday, Swampy!!! ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/5 "2019-07-23T21:04:29Z")
> [@Bumbazine](#): > > Much as I like **Swampy** , I cannot come to Georgia as that would involve getting on a commercial type airplane. (Pssst. This is an _online_ party.) I will come. I will make a Brooklyn Subway Cake, and a ton of shrimp 'n grits. I’m torn between representing the G&T side of the clan or the micro-brew side. Hell with it. I’ll bring them both. 😃 ---
**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, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/6 "2019-07-23T21:38:41Z")
In honor of the one and only date I had with **swampy** , I’ll place a special order with Whitey’s Fish Camp, with an emphasis on scallops and shrimp and catfish. And some good melons from the local Amish farms. Can you still buy Geritol??? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2019, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/7 "2019-07-23T23:01:10Z")
Woohoo! A party! What kind of drinks does he like? Never mind, I’ll pack the whole bar so I can mix up anything. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/8 "2019-07-23T23:23:51Z")
He is partial to beer! ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/9 "2019-07-24T00:30:48Z")
Well let’s see. I have two deviled egg plates so I shall bring deviled eggs in my plates and I know he has multiple deviled egg plates. Maybe \*\*Mooom \*\* can bring some of her fancy colored deviled egg fixings. Need meats. Since **Swampy** just lurves folks messing in his kitchen I shall bring mucho meats and we call all help cook it. Also for a summer baby watermelon is a must. Pepper jelly over cheese w/ crackers. At the end I shall contribute anything else needed. See Mommmm has the melons covered. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/10 "2019-07-24T10:13:32Z")
[del]I’m not sure if I’m supposed to know about this yet, so I am posting in stealth mode. Maybe I should be getting busy and cleaning up da cave and making sure there’s enough seating around the cee-mint pond. Then again, if a bunch of Dopers are showing up maybe I should the sheriff’s office so the SWAT team won’t get sent out this year. :D[/del] ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/11 "2019-07-24T11:57:49Z")
I will bring majikal Intertoobz pizza. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/12 "2019-07-24T12:40:35Z")
I can bring the country ham and cheese cornbread. And more Deviled Aigs(can you ever have too many deviled aigs?) ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/13 "2019-07-24T15:51:19Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > I can bring the country ham and cheese cornbread. And more Deviled Aigs(can you ever have too many deviled aigs?) [del]There is no such thing as too many deviled aigs. Any southern church lady will tell you that.[/del] ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/14 "2019-07-24T15:55:53Z")
Devil’s aigs are good. Wait - who said that? ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/15 "2019-07-24T17:16:38Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > (Pssst. This is an _online_ party.) well Okay then!!! 😃 I shall make my world-famous cheese cake. Two of them! And jambalaya. 😃 And I promise to wear my swimmy suit in the ceemint pond. (this time) ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/16 "2019-07-25T21:14:39Z")
Spealing of deviled things, I could dig up my grandma’s deviled clam recipe if you folks wouldn’t offended by Yankee food. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/17 "2019-07-26T23:49:57Z")
Can somebody bring a barbie? If so, I’ll go down the creek and catch a couple of barra\* and some prawns\* and once the grill is nice and hot we’ll chuck 'em on. And also good Aussie beer, in an esky\* full of ice so it’s really cold. Barramundi Shrimp Portable ice-chest. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/18 "2019-07-28T11:55:19Z")
I’ve decided, in addition to the chocolate birthday cake, I’ll make my sausage/cheese balls. I can make the dough this morning and get up early tomorrow to bake them, before we storm the Cave and veg out around the cee-mint pond. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/19 "2019-07-29T10:08:02Z")
[del]Is it too early to walk in and act surprised yet, or do I need to wait 'til later?[/del] ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485/20 "2019-07-29T14:39:49Z")
I shall awkwardly stand around with weird English snacks and booze. What time are we starting? The time zones are gonna be tricky to work out. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-do-not-tell-him-about-the-birthday-surprise-party/837485.md?page=2)