# Weird Al wishes Eric Idle a Happy Birthday

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-wishes-eric-idle-a-happy-birthday/961974>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 30, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-wishes-eric-idle-a-happy-birthday/961974 "2022-03-30T13:54:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-wishes-eric-idle-a-happy-birthday/961974/1 "2022-03-30T13:54:35Z")

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> **[Weird Al's Birthday Greeting Is As Much A Masterpiece As His Songs](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/weird-al-eric-idle-birthday-video_n_6243ab0ee4b0587dee6233f8)**
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> It starts out like a standard video birthday greeting... then takes an unexpected turn.

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**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-wishes-eric-idle-a-happy-birthday/961974/2 "2022-03-30T14:00:37Z")

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The Donnie Osmond thing wasn’t bad either

Brian