# The most wonderful birthday surprise... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 12, 2010, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-wonderful-birthday-surprise/542873 "2010-06-12T01:49:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nature\_s\_Call](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nature_s_call/32/19006_2.png) [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-wonderful-birthday-surprise/542873/1 "2010-06-12T01:49:57Z")
My apologies to fellow stumbleupon’ers who have doubtlessly seen it. If you have not… > **[Probably the world’s best birthday surprise…beautiful.](https://thenextweb.com/news/probably-the-worlds-best-birthday-surprise-beautiful)** > > Mukhtar is a bus-driver from Copenhagen. On May 5th, it was his birthday and little did he know it was going to be a very special day… > Watch the video, some more info after it. > > For those who might consider it a fake, I’d think twice, it’s I’m not sure, but it appears there are instructions on the backs of the bus seats, which means those singing on the bus were likely strangers taking their cue from the trumpet player. There was a thread a while ago - things that make you cry every time you watch it. This is now at the top of my list. Wow! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-wonderful-birthday-surprise/542873/2 "2010-06-12T04:15:54Z")
What the heck is that song because now it’s stuck in my head. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-wonderful-birthday-surprise/542873/3 "2010-06-12T04:35:41Z")
It’s cute, but if that was my birthday I’d hate it. My family knows they are forbidden to tell restaurant staff that it is my birthday on pain of death and damnatio memoriae. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@Mister\_Owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Owl)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-wonderful-birthday-surprise/542873/4 "2010-06-12T07:30:21Z")
Doubtful. ---
**Author:** ![PandaMom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PandaMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaMom)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-wonderful-birthday-surprise/542873/5 "2010-06-12T15:24:22Z")
even if it is doubtful, it still brought a smile to my face just imagining his surprise. What a great way to start my Saturday! (and, SOMEBODY tell me what that song is!! nasty earworms) ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Mood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-wonderful-birthday-surprise/542873/6 "2010-06-14T09:59:18Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > What the heck is that song because now it’s stuck in my head. It’s the [Danish Birthday Song](http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_song_lyrics_for_happy_birthday_in_Danish).