# You have to be nice to me today. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 28, 2002, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359 "2002-12-28T13:55:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/1 "2002-12-28T13:55:22Z")
It’s my birthday. December 28. Sorry, that’s the rule. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/2 "2002-12-28T13:59:11Z")
Happy Birthday!! Have a great one - and a great year to follow too! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/3 "2002-12-28T13:59:33Z")
Noooo! Do not, do not, do…! _blink_ _blink_ Yay, happy birthday! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SmileyDeath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@SmileyDeath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmileyDeath)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/4 "2002-12-28T14:12:27Z")
Happy birthday. ---
**Author:** ![Gravity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gravity/32/14322_2.png) [@Gravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gravity)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/5 "2002-12-28T14:22:53Z")
Well, it could be worse. My baby brother starts the ‘you have to do what I say because it’s my birthday’ about 2 weeks before, and carries it over for 2 weeks after. Since all you’re asking for is one day, I suppose I can manage to kowtow properly. ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/6 "2002-12-28T14:24:54Z")
My family just gave me my gifts. From the kids I got a VHS of _Harvey_, with James Stewart. I love that movie, and I’ve wanted a copy of it for a long time. Mrs. Dave-Guy gave me a cd – _The very best of Linda Ronstadt_. Yaay! I loves me some Linda! And now I have another cd besides her _Greatest Hits_ album to listen to while I’m cooking. I have to listen to Linda while I’m cooking. It’s another rule. Makes the food taste better. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/7 "2002-12-28T14:25:26Z")
Happy Birthday Dave Wooooooooo! ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/8 "2002-12-28T14:26:45Z")
Yay! Happy birthday **Dave!**. I hope you have a faaaaabulous day! You’re wrong about Linda Ronstadt though. Listening to _Dolly Parton’s Greatest Hits_ makes the food taste better. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/9 "2002-12-28T14:33:40Z")
Happy Birthday **Dave**!! Listening to your favorite music, no matter what it may be, is what makes the food taste better! ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/10 "2002-12-28T15:01:31Z")
I can see where Dolly would get the job done, too. Somehow, though, there’s nothing like dancing and playing air drums to _Heat Wave_ or _That’ll Be The Day_ to really stir the pot. **norinew** , you are truly a diplomat. ---
**Author:** ![Washte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/11 "2002-12-28T15:13:05Z")
Linda Ronstadt??!!!?? S’pose it’s no weirder than what I bought today… _Legends of Country_ and the new _Pink_ cds… The fella and his daughter who run the music stall had one heck of a laugh at me… Anyhoodle… Wooo Dave! Have a cheery one! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![odd-socks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c67d28/32.png) [@odd-socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/odd-socks)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/12 "2002-12-28T16:03:57Z")
Happy Birthday! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/13 "2002-12-28T16:07:44Z")
Get over here for your birthday spanking, you naughty boy. ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/14 "2002-12-28T16:12:17Z")
Happy HAPPY Birthday, sweetie! You are a darling man and a marvelous person and I love you BUNCHES! Hope your day gets better and better as it moves along…and that goes for your birthday YEAR, too! My Love, Cheri ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/15 "2002-12-28T16:15:07Z")
How come your birthday’s on a Saturday? That’s just not fair. Mine was on a Wednesday ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/16 "2002-12-28T16:21:48Z")
Way to go, Dave! Made it another year. Keep this up and you’ll grow old eventually. … Hmm, that didn’t sound quite right, but anyway, Happy Birthday!! Jim ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/17 "2002-12-28T17:08:45Z")
Oh right. Like you’re the Birthday God or something. I don’t have to be nice to you. Assclown. Have a happy effing birthday. Loser. 😉 For anyone wondering…Dave’s one of my very best friends in the whole entire universe, and he’d be mad if I didn’t call him an assclown. Really! Have a wonderful day, my friend. (((( **Dave** )))) ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/18 "2002-12-28T17:24:16Z")
Oh, Cristi, you’re the best. Thank you, my friend. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/19 "2002-12-28T17:27:50Z")
Happy birfday, Davew00t. ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359/20 "2002-12-28T17:30:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tapioca Dextrin \* > \*\*How come your birthday’s on a Saturday? That’s just not fair. Mine was on a Wednesday ☹ \*\* It gets better **Tap**. I’ve been on vacation since Monday, and I’m not going back to work until Jan. 2! Join the conga line: I am on va-ca-SHUN! I am on va-ca-SHUN! I am on va-ca-SHUN! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-be-nice-to-me-today/145359.md?page=2)