No I am not griping this threadwas closed. But since it is and I cannot respond to people in there, Here I am
Thanks
KAMBUCKTA,maybelze05,Trader_of_shots and Meanoldlady
Oh and Meanoldlady I’ll see you in the Ozarks sometime:D
happy birthday:)
Happy B-Day, Osip!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, OSIP!!!
Approximate Phonetic Chinese Version of “Happy Birthday”: (thanks, Nathan!)
“Guung juuk nay fook sow yuen teen tsai, hing hong nay sun sun fie lok. Leen leen doe yao gum yut, suuy doe yao gum jzew, guung hay nay! Guung hay nay!!!”
Approximate English Translation of Above:
“Congrats on this good day of fortune, where we can all gather together. Wishing you a very happy birthday. Every year, this wondrous day arrives; Always, this wondrous time comes. Congratulations! Congratulations!”
Hey, hope you have a great birthday… take care of yourself, and I wish you only the best. 
F_X
Happy Birthday, Osip! If I don’t see you in the Ozarks, I suspect I’ll meet you at the point of a sword at Pennsic one year.
CJ
Well, since I was too slow for the other one…
Happy Birthday to the great and powerful Osip. His benevolence shines throughout the country, inciting us all to worship him.
only, you spelled “you all” wrong in the thread title. It’s supposed to be “Y’all”. At least from my POV.
Lsura I am so very sorry to say this.
Don’t be angry…
I was in Chattanooga for regional fencing practice. I did not have a number to contact you. Sorry I missed you.
Cjhowworth I never know if I am ever going ot pennsic is a damn long drive. But if I make it up to your neck of the woods to visit my grandmother I might be able to sneak out and drop in on your groups practice just tell me schlagers are legal in your kingdom.
Y’all is the correct way, but that isn’t why I jumped (uninvited) into this thread: I caught Osip saying he (she) is a fencer. Well, so am I! I fenced collegiately with Foil and then moved to Epee in my adult years.
I haven’t fenced in about 10 years, but the sport is near and dear to my heart!
Thanks for allowing me to stick my nose in here… 
Quasi
sigh
Now I’ll have to spend the afternoon sobbing.
Ok, well, maybe I won’t. If it comes up again, let me know - e-mail is cook, as I check that regularly. And if it doesn’t, well, there’s always Bamadope.