# Tomorrow is our most grumpy moderator's birthday!

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [February 24, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196 "2003-02-24T18:03:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/1 "2003-02-24T18:03:04Z")

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No, not **manhattan**. No, not **David B**. Tomorrow, February 25th, is **UncleBeer** ’s birthday. So tell him what you think of him. If you can, that is; this isn’t the pit.

Enjoy the attention. Heh.

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### Author: ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/2 "2003-02-24T18:09:13Z")

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I knew exactly which mod you meant, just by the title. 🙂

Happy Birthday, **UncleBeer**! And thank you for always staying just a little bit older than me.

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### Author: ![NotWithoutRage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NotWithoutRage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotWithoutRage)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/3 "2003-02-24T18:13:12Z")

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Happy Birthday, **UncleBeer**! Have a great day~

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### Author: ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/4 "2003-02-24T18:13:20Z")

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Eh, he’s no **Alphagene**.

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### Author: ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/5 "2003-02-24T18:14:10Z")

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Is it time for GreatUncleBeer yet? H.B.

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### Author: ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/6 "2003-02-24T18:18:23Z")

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Are we chipping in for a gift?

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### 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: [February 24, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/7 "2003-02-24T18:19:39Z")

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That was my dad’s birthday. \<sniff sniff\>

Happy B-day, **Uncle Beer**!

\<tossing confetti with wild and reckless abandon\>

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### Author: ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/8 "2003-02-24T18:28:00Z")

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Happy Birthday **UB** … hope ya get a Toledo Mudhen hat for the day…

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### 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: [February 24, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/9 "2003-02-24T18:43:13Z")

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That was my dad’s birthday. \<sniff sniff\>

Happy B-day, **Uncle Beer**!

\<tossing confetti with wild and reckless abandon\>

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### Author: ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/10 "2003-02-24T18:45:13Z")

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If he had more beer, he wouldn’t be so grumpy. Let’s all chip in and get him lots and lots. 😃

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### Author: ![rhinostylee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@rhinostylee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhinostylee)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/11 "2003-02-24T19:13:18Z")

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, UNCLE BEER! YOU’RE MY FAVORITE MODERATOR!

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### Author: ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/12 "2003-02-24T19:26:06Z")

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Happy Day, **U.B.**

Remind me to buy you a drink…what is it that you like…milk? grape Nehi? Eh, I’m sure it will come to me.

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### Author: ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/13 "2003-02-24T20:03:08Z")

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Have a good one, Bob. At least _you_ got a birthday thread. 😉

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### Author: ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/14 "2003-02-24T20:03:38Z")

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Happy birthday, **Unc** , from one grump to another!

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### Author: ![Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horrifying_Howler_Monkey)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/15 "2003-02-24T20:08:52Z")

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- croons loudly and off key \*

May you live a thousand years  
May you drink a thousand beers  
Get plastered  
You B \* I ain’t swearing as I ain’t in the pit \*  
Happy Birthday to you!

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### Author: ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/16 "2003-02-24T20:11:07Z")

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Happy birthday, **UncleBeer**! I’ll see if I can get you pitted (again) as my gift to you! 🙂

No-one has mentioned his age yet… sensitive subjet?

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### Author: ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/17 "2003-02-24T20:11:18Z")

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Hey…it ain’t only _his_.

It’s like we’re married or something.

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### Author: ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/18 "2003-02-24T22:57:29Z")

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31,500 members and only 14 suck-ups? That’s. just. sad. There **better** be a bunch more here tomorrow.

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> _ivylass asked:_ Are we chipping in for a gift?

No. You’re all required to purchase individual gifts. Unless you’re chipping in for something like [this](http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/detail.asp?value=008B&cat_id=013&type_id=058).

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> _samarm inquired:_ No-one has mentioned his age yet… sensitive subjet?

ShibbOleth will be 41 shortly.

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> _ShibbOleth made known his gratitude thusly:_ And thank you for always staying just a little bit older than me.

At least I have more hair than you.

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### Author: ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/19 "2003-02-24T23:09:05Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Coldfire \*  
> Have a good one, Bob. At least _you_ got a birthday thread. 😉

But of course he didn’t really want one.

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> \*Originally posted by UncleBeer \*  
> Unless you’re chipping in for something like [this](http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/detail.asp?value=008B&cat_id=013&type_id=058).

I followed the link and misread it as “C **l** itori Shotgun” :eek:

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### Author: ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-our-most-grumpy-moderators-birthday/157196/20 "2003-02-24T23:13:18Z")

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Hair-trigger 😉

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