# What a way to start being 37 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 25, 2011, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-way-to-start-being-37/586810 "2011-06-25T07:44:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-way-to-start-being-37/586810/1 "2011-06-25T07:44:06Z")
My birthday is June 24th. I had great plans for that day. After work I was going to go to Bonefish Grill then see a nice minor league ball game with the Lakewood Blueclaws that would end with fireworks and then maybe go for frozen yogurt. Alas that did not happen as planned. On Wed my friend who was joining me for dinner told me she had a job interview at 2. I knew she wouldn’t make it back in time so I changed the reservation to 6 thinking we could eat and miss an inning or two. Well we had bad storms today and I knew 6 was not going to be good so I changed it again to seven. In my head I wrote off most of the game but was looking forward to fireworks. So we go to Bonefish and I order the Tuna Tokyo style. It’s served on rice and you are given wooden chopsticks to use. These are disposable chopsticks. So I open the package and see that in the middle of one of the chopsticks there is missing wood and it could give me a splinter so I ask our server for another set and there is no problem. I decide to use my fork for the rice and when I pick it up I feel something on the back of it. I turn it over and it’s a dried leaf of some kind. It looks clean but I know it came out of the wash attached and I ask for the manager. He comes over and I just show him the fork and he apologizes. He asks if we would like a dessert on the house and we accept. Well the game got canceled because of rain and I decide that going to karaoke will be boring because there will not be a large crowd due to the weather so we decide to go to [Vinnie Brand’s Wold Famous Stress Factory](http://www.stressfactory.com/) to see [Joe Matarese](http://joematarese.com/2011/index.php) We have a great time and I drive my friend back to her car. After saying goodbye I head home. I’m in Lakewood stopped at a light when my car is jolted. I don’t know what happened but then there is a frantic knocking at my passenger door by a young woman who asks if I’m ok. She is freaking out. I say I am and she said that she hit her head. She said she lives down the road and we can go there. I think it’s a bad idea so I use on-star to call the police. Before they can connect me a Lakewood cop pulls up. She talks to the woman then me and while this is happening two more police arrive. Oh did I mention it’s two something in the morning now. The driver who hit me from what I overheard was wearing SLIPPERS while driving and they think that caused her to hit me. I don’t know if any citations were issued. I don’t have her insurance info but I will get that from the police when the report is ready. This can take up to 5 business days. I’ll call Monday morning to see if I can get the info. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-way-to-start-being-37/586810/2 "2011-06-25T09:55:23Z")
That really sucks that you had to get new chopsticks. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-way-to-start-being-37/586810/3 "2011-06-25T10:31:54Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > That really sucks that you had to get new chopsticks. Rofl. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-way-to-start-being-37/586810/4 "2011-06-25T16:01:18Z")
Can you even remember what you did on your 34th birthday? Neither can I. This at least has the makings of a story you’ll remember much later. Sounds long on frustration but short on actual bad outcomes. ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-way-to-start-being-37/586810/5 "2011-06-25T16:18:28Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Can you even remember what you did on your 34th birthday? Neither can I. > > This at least has the makings of a story you’ll remember much later. Sounds long on frustration but short on actual bad outcomes. For my 34th birthday I Went to karaoke in New York at Second On Second 😃 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-way-to-start-being-37/586810/6 "2011-06-25T16:51:34Z")
> [@MannyL](#): > > For my 34th birthday I Went to karaoke in New York at Second On Second 😃 It seems you lead a more exciting life than I did. After 50+ birthdays I can honestly say I remember something specific about maybe 4 of them. I’m pretty sure none of them included \*both \*crazy women \*and \*defective chopsticks though. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-way-to-start-being-37/586810/7 "2011-06-25T18:05:27Z")
Did you notice you were sober at 2:00 am for your birthday when the cops showed up. Not too bad I’d say. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-way-to-start-being-37/586810/8 "2011-06-25T19:15:43Z")
There was a leaf on your fork? Oh, the humanity! ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-way-to-start-being-37/586810/9 "2011-06-26T15:40:34Z")
Last week my daughter spent her 22nd birthday helping me bail my boyfriend out of jail, which involved a full evening of driving back and forth across town and raising bail money. It was not a happy day for either of us. But damn, man, yours kinda sucked too. I remember my 34th birthday. This cute guy I worked with bought me a bottle of rum and I was so shy I didn’t think to ask if he wanted to share it. I ended up drinking alone, playing video games and chatting on AOL. Eight and a half years later we’re bailing him out of jail. At least it wasn’t on MY birthday! ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-way-to-start-being-37/586810/10 "2011-06-26T16:09:46Z")
I thought the OP was 37? Or are you guys playing with my mind? ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-way-to-start-being-37/586810/11 "2011-06-26T16:54:37Z")
Ah to be 37 again! I was twice that age in January–and we had a snowstorm. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-way-to-start-being-37/586810/12 "2011-06-26T23:30:08Z")
Hey, you got a free dessert . . . ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-way-to-start-being-37/586810/13 "2011-06-27T15:48:16Z")
> [@Cicero](#): > > I thought the OP was 37? Or are you guys playing with my mind? I’m the guy who brought up 34. My point was “Do you remember a recent-but-not-last-year birthday? At least this one will be memorable.” It now seems the thread’s transitioning into a topic of “Interesting birthdays I still remember.” ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-way-to-start-being-37/586810/14 "2011-06-27T16:44:20Z")
Requisite link to [Patton Oswalt’s hilarious “You are only allowed 20 birthdays” bit.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJnCHy0p6n4) ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-way-to-start-being-37/586810/15 "2011-06-27T18:18:50Z")
Did the fender bender happen before or after midnight? Because you said the cops showed up around 2 a.m. That means, technically, it wasn’t your birthday anymore. So yeah. Sorry about those faulty chopsticks. Hope your birthday is better next year! ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-way-to-start-being-37/586810/16 "2011-06-27T18:25:33Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > There was a leaf on your fork? Oh, the humanity! [Monty Python]Good thing I didn’t say anything about the dirty knife![/MP] ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-way-to-start-being-37/586810/17 "2011-06-27T19:01:33Z")
Thank your lucky stars you weren’t born on February 2nd. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-way-to-start-being-37/586810/18 "2011-06-27T19:06:20Z")
I spent my 45th birthday having my gall bladder removed. You have _so_ much to look forward to!