It's your day! Happy Birthday!

[Holbytlass]

I saw a Birthday Thread suggested twice so as this year's unofficial bearer of birthday greetings, I take it upon myself to start it.

Last year I happen to come upon The Barrow-Wight's birthday (July 6th) on the calendar. Never really having much to do with the calendar I did feel it appropriate to wish our esteemed founder a happy birthday. A few days later I decided to start my "Have you wished someone a HAPPY BIRTHDAY today?! signature. I being neither particularly smart or funny use this as a way to make my mark, per se.

It has now almost been a whole year and will be, on the anniversary, retiring my signature. So let this thread stand to wish those whose special day it is a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[Lalwendë]

It would certainly be useful for me to have a place where I can wish people happy birthday and that, because I hardly ever look at the birthdays bit of the page. Hence I go through the year in a constant state of embarrassment. If you don't wish some happy birthday early enough their PM box gets too full. So you wait a bit, then forget. And then the next day comes and you can't word the greetings right so you don't look like you are making excuses. And then the next day comes and you start to hang your head. And then the next day and you think 'Oh well, they'll not be in much of a birthday mood now'...and so on, throughout the year....

Anyway, I'll use this opportunity of wishing birthday greetings to those Downers who I have shamefully omitted to give some cheer to. You know who you are. :o

[zifnab]

Instead of wishing me a Happy Birthday. Lavish me with luxurious presents instead.
;)

[Mithalwen]

Well I am very grateful for all my birthday goodwishes some of which have launched continuing correspondence. SinceI have the bad habit of dealng with the most recent correspondence first I must also apologise to the Downers who haven't yet made it to the top of my list even though they wrote on other matters some time ago.. I will get there I promise :(

[Holbytlass]

Happy birthday to Encataire!! She "comes of age" in the human-reckoning! Hope you have fun.

[Brinniel]

My birthday was last week (June 28). I thought I'd use this thread to thank those who did PM birthday wishes: Lhunardawen, HerenIstarion, and Durelin. Thanks guys! :)

Happy Birthday Encaitare! Eighteen is a sweet year. http://www.feebleminds-gifs.com/smiley-faces-38.gif

[Naria]

Great thread Holby!!

I was kinda hoping that you would open one up like this. It makes it alot easier to present birthday wishes from here rather than trying to find someone via the calendar.

I'd also like to thank everyone for wishing me a grand birthday. I really enjoyed seeing and reading the pm's when I logged in. Thanks again :D

Oh and, Happy Birthday Enca! Bottoms up and cheers to ya :cool:

[The Barrow-Wight]

In days of old I would have axed this topic in a heartbeat as being off-topic. This time, I am only holding the axe high, pondering the various reason that similar threads have been beheaded in their youth.

The number one reason is, of course, that there is no relation to JRRT or Middle-earth in such a topic. Secondly, besides being non-Tolkien, birthday (and other) greetings become extremely chatty, something frowned upon here on the Downs. Thirdly, if we allow a birthday thread, someone will open an anniversary thread, then a (insert cool occasion here) thread, etc. We definitely cannot have that.

I'll put my axe back in the shed and leave this topic alive for now, but only under a few condiitons:

Each post in his topic must contain:
(1) NO CHATTING
(2) A Middle-earth reference of some kind, anything from a "this day in Middle-earth" kind of thing to a lengthy treatise on mathoms.
(3) NO CHATTING

If you want to say a simple happy birthday, send a PM. But if you want to make a big production of it, do it here and do it Tolkien.

Happy Happy Birthdaying,

[mark12_30]

Bilbo and Frodo celebrated their birthdays together. How cool is that? And they threw whopping bit parties. I'm not much of a party-thrower, unfortunately.

However I did, once, have the most Middle-Earth birthday party thrown for me that I know of, outside the "Long Expected Party". My friends baked Lembas (wheat-free! no mean accomplishment, that) and on the internet, found as many elvish and hobbitish recipes that they could find, and baked/made them. Then they cut myriads of golden and silver leaf-shapes , and hung them on fish line from the ceiling. They decorated with various golden and silver sparkly leafy things they got from a craft shop. They did a calligraphic quote about the Golden Leaves of Lorien, and hung that on one wall. On another wall, they hung the Menu (with such items as Stuffed baked mushrooms, and lembas of course, and other Tolkienish items. I have the menu somewhere...) Garlands of autumn leaves (October birthday) hung from various places; baskets decorated with clear leaf-beads; candles in crystalline-leafy candleabras; and last but not least, when I came in, they put a garland of ivy leaves on my head. And to prove their amazingly undying and profound love for me, even though she isn't a fantasy fans in general, my friend who threw the party joined the rest of us as we watched The Fellowship of the Ring all afternoon.

And the friend who threw the party had never seen the movie or read the book!!!

She admitted afterwards that the movie was "pretty deep" and did, in the long run, watch all 3 dvds.

What Tolkienish things do YOU do during your birthday celebrations?

[Encaitare]

Thanks, Holby, Brinniel, and Naria, and all who sent me PMs. :)

What Tolkienish things do YOU do during your birthday celebrations?

Erm... I wore my Evenstar necklace yesterday, but that's not as good as yours, mark. You have some awesome friends!

(Also, a happy belated birthday to Mithalwen, whose PM box is stillfull...)

:D

[Thinlómien]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BARROW-WIGHT! :)

I thought it'd be wise to say it here, since I guess the honourable Mr. Wight's PM inbox might be overcrowded, if not yet, then soon...

Now all 'downers in unison:
Happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to you,
happy birthday dear Barrow-Wight,
happy birthday to you!

Or, of course, if you prefer this one: ;)
Paljon onnea vaan,
paljon onnea vaan,
paljon onnea Haudanhaamu,
paljon onnea vaan!

[Estelyn Telcontar]

To add to the multilingual greetings, showing how international the site is:

Zum Geburtstag viel Glück,
zum Geburtstag viel Glück,
zum Geburtstag alles Gute,
zum Geburtstag viel Glück.

Or to paraphrase Tolkien:

One Wight to rule them all, One Wight to find them,
One Wight to bring them all and to the forum bind them.

[JennyHallu]

*arrives in full one-man-band regalia*

Happy Birthday to YOU (BOOMcrash)
Happy Birthday to YOU (BOOMcrash)
Happy Birthday dear Barrow-Wight (Badapabadapabadapabadapa.....)
Happy Birthday to YOU (BOOMcrash)

[Glirdan]

Ooo! B-W's Birthday!? Will you be giving us presents our dear Wightyness? *Joins in Happy Birthday chorus*

[Mithalwen]

Well apart form having a virtual present from a Downs RPG character :D ..my best present was a set of leaf shaped garden lights which I hope will help make my garden a little like Loth-lorien (if only by night ..I already have some elvish looking candle holders and a mesh of lights ) Unfortunately the local nurseries do not stock mellyrn, elanor or niphredil so by day I aim for the Shire. Not so far off though I am sure the Gamgees would not approve of the lack of taters this year (never got round to them ) but I don't think they would fault the climbers.

As for the celebrations - lots of eating nice things and filling up the corners, wine to rival old Winyards and the finest ale in the Southfarthing of this Shire. I did mean to do a "Downer Dinner Party" and will try to rectify that over the weekend.

I rather like the fact that my birthday is a lithe day (at least if you don't adjust the calendar) .

It seems that only hobbits really celebrate birthdays (though Aragorn tidily died on his).

Elves usually have their birthdays in the spring which means that the birthday card industry is seasonal. They also mark the day of begetting rather than birth (though since the elvish gestation period is a year it is usually the same or near enough). This surely makes "teenage elves" (ie ones in their thirties and forties !!!) really squeamish :p .

[Valier]

Happy birthday Telvildo!!! May you have many more!:D

[mark12_30]

Unfortunately the local nurseries do not stock mellyrn, elanor or niphredil so by day I aim for the Shire.

Not Mellyrn, but you will find close cousins to Niphredil in Snowdrops (if I remember correctly, that's what is on Tinuviel's 'crest'?) and I believe elanor is related to either Winter Aconyte or (perhaps) "scotch crocus", a very early golden snow-crocus.

Sil_Heraldic_devices.htm (http://mywebpages.comcast.net/mithrandircq/Sil_Heraldic_devices.htm)

[Encaitare]

Cheers, Your Wightiness. Have a lovely and happy birthday! :)

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

*As Fea lay there, thinking and getting a hold of herself, she noticed all at once that the darkness was slowly giving way: a pale greenish light was growing round her. It did not at first show her what kind of a place she was in, for the light seemed to be coming out of herself, and from the computer before her, and had not yet reached the roof or wall. She looked into the monitor, and there in the cold glow she saw posting before her Thinlómien, Esty, JennyHallu, Glirdan, and Encaitare. They were on time, and their faces looked deathly relieved; and they were clad in white. About them lay many treasures, of gold maybe, and in that light they looked as mathoms do. On their heads were circlets, gold chains were about their waists and on their fingers were many rings. Swords lay by their sides, and shields were at their feet. Fea realized that across her neck lay one long naked sword.

Suddenly a song began: a cold murmur, rising and falling. The voice seemed far away and immeasurably dreary, sometimes high in the air and thin, sometimes like a low moan from the ground. Out of the formless stream of sad but horrible sounds, strings of words would now and again shape themselves: grim, hard, cold words, heartless and miserable. The night was railing against the morning of which it was bereaved, and the cold was cursing the warmth for which it hungered. Fea was chilled to the marrow. After a while the song became clearer, and with dread in her heart she perceived that it had changed.

Before she could hear words, she spoke, unsure, and not a little bit frightened.

"Barrow-Wight, please, if you could find it in your heart, forgive me." The blade was cold against her pale neck, and Fea could see in her mind's eye the stain that her own blood would make, a stark crimson against the silver of the sword, running warmly down her ivory throat to mingle with the soft threads of the blankets beneath her. A hesitation in the Wight's song spoke to her that he was listening, but she could not read his Wightness as she could others; unfathomable, worthy of respect, and, she must admit to herself, a bit terrifying.

"Please," she continued, trying not to choke on her words. "I am sorry that I missed your birthday; work held me and I saw the significance of the day but was kept from mentioning it. Please, your Imperial Wightness, have it in your heart to remove the blade from my throat and stop chanting curses over me. Next year... next year I will not be tardy."

*any resemblance to works previously written is purely coincidental

[Thenamir]

Thenamir reined in his mount and cast his eyes at the westering sun, wondering for a moment where in the wideness of Middle Earth this road might take him, so far from friends and familiarity. It had been a long and cold season, and there were many leagues yet to travel before his journey would bring him home again. He dismounted and made ready to camp for the night.

Some time later over a small fire over which roasted a freshly killed coney, he reviewed his log parchments, and made note of the date -- and of a date just past, almost without remembrance, for which he was ashamed. He raised his eyes to the west, where the last of the dusk was rapidly fading to moonless night, and raised his cup. "To you, BW, best of friends," he mumured quietly, "may your road ever rise to meet you, and may our paths cross again in a happier hour."

He sat for a few more moments staring wistfully off into nothingness, then put away his parchments and prepared his simple meal. Morning would come sooner than he would like, and his journey would continue...but the fresh memory of his friend would make the journey lighter, and the return more merry.

-----------

To you indeed, BW, a happy birthday and many happy returns of the day!

Thenamir

[Gilthalion]

Me birthday is on the 19th of July, whereupon I shall be Thirty-Thirteen!

Many happy birthdays to my old friends!

(But don't come looking for presents from this old hobbit, though if you come to the South Farthing, I'll cook you a marvelous dinner!)

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Happy Birthday Glirdan! :)

[Child of the 7th Age]

Gilthalion -

Best wishes. I've enjoyed your hobbit story so much. I wish that you had more time on your hands for writing.

[Glirdan]

Happy Birthday Glirdan!

What's this!? An early birthday wish!? Why thank you!! I'll be sure to give you a present. Thank you my dear friend!!

Speaking of which...

I'm suer some of you remember back when I wished you a happy birthday and asked you for a piece of cake and nobody shared any with me...do you think you could make a double cake for myself and Wilwa?? Hey hey?? :p Kidding!! Presents for you all.

By the way, for what I do for birthday that is related to LotR, I celebrate my birthday on the same day as Wilwa, just like Bilbo and Frodo. The only difference is that mine and Wilwa's true birthdays are on different days and that we're the same age!!! :D

And finally, too quote dear old Bilbo:

I don't know half of you half as I should like; and I like half of you half as well as you deserve.

However, the second part is untrue. I love all of you!!!

And to all those who shall wish me a birthday greeting, many thanks!!

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

What's this!? An early birthday wish!?

Hint: It is the timezones

[wilwarin538]

Happy Birthday Glirdan!!!! :D

And it's more like:

I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

Or from the Lord of the Beans :p :

I'm twice as tall as half of you; and half as tall as twice of you.

Anyway, Happy Birthday!

[Glirdan]

And it's more like:

I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

My book is misleading!!! Gah!!!! Thank you for the correction and thank you for the birthday wish...for the third time!! ;)

[Glirdan]

Happy Birthday to you!!

Happy Birthday to you!!

Happy Birthday dear Willwaaaa!!

Haaaaappy Birtthhdaaay to yooooouuuuu!!

So, you going to give us some presents? ;)

[wilwarin538]

No, I won't. Besides, I'm not a Hobbit so I don't have to follow that custom. :p

Thank you for the happy birthday! :D

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Happy Birthday Fea !

I know it is not the 18th over there yet, but here it is and we have been celebrating your birthday for 55 min. - sorry you could not be there.

[Valier]

Happy Birthday Fea!!!! And Rune happy birthday as well!!! :D

[Valesse]

Happy Birthday Rune and Fea!!

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

How come no body has vished Valier a happy Birthday yet ?

Happy Birthday Valier

[Thinlómien]

Happy birthday for davem and ohtatyaro! May the grass be green on your barrow-mounds!

[ohtatyaro]

Thank you, Thinlómien :) :) :) I'm really pleased and surprised and flattered

[Durelin]

Happy Birthday to CaptainofDespair! :D

[Roa_Aoife]

Since I'm far too lazy to respond to everyone seperately, thanks to all my well wishers and everyone who sent me a pm today. 21! Woot!

[Farael]

Hey Roa! Happy Birth day! May the barrow-down b-day fairies make your grass look greener and your barrow unspoiled by singing Tom Bombadil's.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Happy Birthday Nilp.

I hope it will be a good one. :)

[The Only Real Estel]

Ah Rune beat me to it.

Happy B-day to Nilp - I know I always enjoy watching you confusing everyone in WW games & your sense of humour in Crazy Captions always cracks me up. :D

[Roa_Aoife]

WOOT for September babies! Happy Birthday Nilp.

[The Only Real Estel]

Happy 102nd to Kransha today! :D

Hasn't been around much lately...but always had some of the coolest looking avatars! :eek: (& still has a good one)

[Durelin]

A very Happy Birthday to Fordim!

Whom we miss in his lessened activity. :)

102 along with Kransha, eh? I knew you were a geezer...but I didn't think you were quite that old! :p

[Brinniel]

Let me be the first to say Happy Birthday to Firefoot and Imladris!

I hope for both of you that your day is a special one. http://www.feebleminds-gifs.com/smiley-faces-38.gif

[JennyHallu]

Happy Birthday Firefoot!!! *hugs*

[Firefoot]

Thanks, Brin and Jenny. :) And happy birthday to Imladris as well.

[The Only Real Estel]

Ah yes, belated Happy Birthday to Firefoot - mod of probably my favorite game of WW that I've participated in so far. :D

Also, on-time birthday greetings to Lalwende & Diamond. :)

[Valier]

Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday dear Downers.......Happy Birthday to you! (Just incase you haven't heard it yet) :D

[Lalwendë]

Cheers for me birthday greetings if I've not got back to yous yet! :)

No swords this year, I've got an interesting book here called The Real Middle Earth by Brian Bates (already read a load of it ;)), a set of Ulysses31 DVDs (very cool cartoon) and the new 10th anniversary hardback set of His Dark Materials with the extra background information in each volume, from davem.

And Happy Birthday to anyone else I've missed lately! The shame... :o

Now for some cider...

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I wish you a happy Birthday Lal!

In order for it to be so, I think you should stay away from the cider. I tasted the brittish cider on my last vissit and I think even Sauron fears it.

Anyway that is some pretty sweet pressents you have gotten. . .

[Glirdan]

Ahhh!! Happy Belated to all those I've missed and Happy Birthday to Lal and Di!! Hope you have pleasent ones and make sure I get some cake!!

[Diamond18]

Thank you all for the birthday wishes, those who did so via PM as well as here. I was going to reply to PMs but then got caught up in the board trouble and was preoccupied with cramming some werewolf in. Anyway, thank you all. :) Alas, I had a very un-Tolkien theme to my birthday gifts: cats. :D Which suits me right down to the ground, but I fear assigns me to Mordor. ;)

[Encaitare]

Happy birthday to mark and to all whose recent birthdays I've missed -- Lal, Di, and Firefoot, I believe. :)

[Thinlómien]

Happy (or should I say mirthous, if such word even exists) birthday to Hookbill the Goomba! :)

Also to those, whose birthday I have managed to miss... Lal, Di and Helen!

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Happy (or should I say mirthous, if such word even exists) birthday to Hookbill the Goomba! :)

Thank you Ms. Penguin. :D

I'm going to go and watch Time Bandits (which I got this morning from my older brother). I may be some time. :p

[Volo]

Stupid me posted happy birthday stuff in the deathday topic... :rolleyes:

Well, anyway, little late for own carelessness but... Happy birthday O Hookbill, may the gods of good humour ever smile upon thou.

[Saurreg]

No less than seven souls are celebrating their birthdays today. Some no longer post on these boards, but nevertheless I wish them a marvellous day!

[Volo]

Oh, happy birthday Eonwe!

[Valier]

Happy Birthday Eonwe!!! :D

[Thinlómien]

I know I'm late, but still, Happy Birthday Eonwe! :) May the grass on your grave grow ever greener.

[Lhunardawen]

Happy birthday morm! :) It's a pity your PM box is full, so good thing this thread is here.

[Diamond18]

Happy birthday, indeed, mormy. I thought you were older.

[Celuien]

http://pics.livejournal.com/celuien/pic/0000633s.gif

Happy birthday, mormegil. :)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Dear Morm...

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i291/JoelCornah/Morm.jpg

Yours,

Hookbill.

:D

[JennyHallu]

A previously undiscovered baby photo, in honor of Mormegil's birthday.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j19/lila0902/monkey.jpg
Many happy returns!

[Durelin]

Happy Birthday, mormonkey!

[mormegil]

It's all so lovely and probably one of the better presents I'll get this year.

Thanks all.

Lhuna...sorry about the PM box. It's now empty.

[Raynor]

Happy birthday, mormegil :)!

[Holbytlass]

http://www.internet.is/mvala/birthday_monkey.JPG
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MORMEGIL!!
If I was rich, I'd bring you and the whole gang here to the Washington D.C. zoo-and party.

[Durelin]

Happy Birthday to Regin Hardhammer, an excellent RPer! :D

And Happy Birthday to doug*platypus, an excellent and long-standing member!

[Gil-Galad]

happy birthday to me... happy birthday to me...


well technically it aint till tomorrow (my time) but the downs says it is...

[Volo]

We haven't forgotten you, Gil, happy birthday!

[Brinniel]

Happy Birthday Gil!

One more year 'til freedom... :smokin:

[Valier]

Happy Birthday Gil-galad!!!!!!!!! :d

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

technically it aint till tomorrow (my time) but the downs says it is

What do you mean 'technically'? If the Downs says it's your birthday and that gives you a few extra hours of it then it's your birthday. Have a good one.

[Volo]

Forty years! Congratulations lindil! AND three days to six years at the Downs!

[Durelin]

Happy Birthday to THE Ka! A grand century it was, eh? ;)

[CaptainofDespair]

I second Durelin's post! Happy Centennial, THE Ka!

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

In case I don't get hold of you otherwise: Tillykke med Fødselsdagen Ka!

[Durelin]

Happy Birthday to Snowdog!

[Thinlómien]

I would love to congratulate Noggie here...
since I've not seen him today in RL yet.

So,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOGGIE! Congratulations!

Hyvää syntymäpäivää, Utti. :) *halaus*

[Mithalwen]

And many happy returns....Noggin, :)

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

Happy Birthday, Nogrod! Ja paljon onnea!

[Nogrod]

Thanks, people!

It has been a nice day in the end, although a bit too full of work...

Life's good.

[Firefoot]

Happy birthday, Nogrod! I would love to congratulate Noggie here...
since I've not seen him today in RL yet.
Nice, Lommy. ;)

[Durelin]

Happy Birthday to Oddwen!

*confetti*

[Thinlómien]

Congrats to Lhuna!

Hyvää syntymäpäivää!

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Happy Birthday Lhuna

and I curse all of you that filled up her PM! Now there is no room for my very special and wonderful PM!

I might add that it too quite some time to write it. . .

[Macalaure]

Since a certain Downer desperately needs to make space in her indox:


Happy Birthday, Lhuna!

May the grass on your barrow grow greener today!

[Mithalwen]

to my darling girl,

love from your adopted mother,


Mithalwen :D

[mormegil]

Yes Lhuna a very happy and looney birthday to you. :p

[Holbytlass]

Since a certain Downer desperately needs to make space in her indox:Happy Birthday, Lhuna!

Heh, heh I remember having to tell her, by siggy, to clear out her PM box last year!

Happy Birthday Lhuna

And a belated HAppy Birthday to the rest of you. I promise to be late for my own.

[Nogrod]

It's almost a full moon here today. So all things "Lhunatic" should be right, and they are! :)

Congrats and happy birthday Lhuna! Never give others too much say on you!

[Lhunardawen]

Oh my goodness, thank you so much everyone! And I'm so sorry for my PM box. That's what happens when you wake up on your birthday with a terrible headache, tummyache, and a temperature of 38.8 degrees Celsius. :rolleyes:

Yes, Holby, I never learn. :o

[Volo]

Huh, why hasn't anybody posted this before me?

Happy birthday George Lashkhi: The first member to impress, the Master of ReVerse, the Lord of the Polls!

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Happy Birthday Bruce, wherever you may be...

[Volo]

Happy birthday Formendacil!

[Sir Kohran]

Happy birthday Formendacil!


I agree completely. Congrats, Formendacil! :D

[Nogrod]

Happy birthday Form! I'm happy to know you even though it is a little, but I really appreciate your guts! Way to go!

But which is the more important: the birthday or the deathday? :p

[Volo]

Happy birthday Kath! :)

[Mithalwen]

Yes Many Happy returns Duckie :D

[Macalaure]

Happy Birthday, Volo!

May the grass on your barrow grow green, may the stench inside be sweet and may the rust on your armour be.. rusty.

In other words: Have a good day! :D

[Kath]

Thanks to those that wished me well and happy birthday Volo! Hope you had a great day.

[Lalaith]

So many downer birthdays recently .....I wish you all the most abundant and joyful returns.

[Volo]

Thank you! :D Had a day that made the word "great" feel low, as a new term should be invented for such fun.

And happy birthday Sleepy Ranger! You have a day that makes the new term feel low!

[Volo]

What?

Both Lommy and Anglock born on the same day? :eek:

Happy birthday!

(Gosh, it would have never guessed you were so young, both of you, if I didn't know your age...) :p :D

Don't forget to have fun!

[Kath]

Happy birthday to Lommy and to Ang. May your days be full of surprises and fun!

Lommy, I would say happy birthday in Finnish but I'm not sure my keyboard could handle it! :D

[Lhunardawen]

Maligayang kaarawan, Lommy and Anguirel! :)

[Mithalwen]

Happy birthday to the "twins" of the Fenris pack. :D

[Macalaure]

Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Ang und Lommy!

[ninja91]

Feliz cumpleanos, Lommy!

[Volo]

Talking in languages?

Well, so shall I.

S dnem rozhdeniya, dorogiye Thinlómien i Anguirel!

EDIT: Oh dear, I'm late with my second congratulation... :D

[Thinlómien]

Thanks for all the congrats! :D
I only read them today and they delighted me: Tuesday is such a horrible day.


Lommy, I would say happy birthday in Finnish but I'm not sure my keyboard could handle it! :DWhy, thank you. If your keybord handles "Manwë" or "Eärendil" it handles that as well... if not, then not. :)

[Lhunardawen]

Why, thank you. If your keybord handles "Manwë" or "Eärendil" it handles that as well... if not, then not. :)
I really wonder how you don't get tired of all those Alt codes. :D

[Thinlómien]

I really wonder how you don't get tired of all those Alt codes. :DWho? Me? In all the Finnish keybords you have ä and ö (and å) in separate keys just like a, b, c and such and you have a specific key to add ¨, so you just have to press it before typing the letter above which you want the ¨ to. So not difficult at all.

[Thinlómien]

Happy birthday to Valesse!

[ninja91]

To hewhoarisesinmight, Feliz cumpleanos, mi amigo mysterioso! :p

[Elmo]

Go raibh maith agat! That's thank you in the words of my Irish ancestors. If I might, I'd like to say something fitting for this momentous occasion.

Ho! Ho! Ho! to the bottle I go
To heal my heart and drown my woe.
Rain may fall and wind may blow,
And many miles be still to go,
But under a tall tree I will lie,
And let the clouds go sailing by.

:D If I come on this claiming with utter conviction that Tom Bombadil is actually Ioreth you know why...

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Cheers, hewhoarisesinmight! Have a good time!

Měj se a ať ti jde do života všechno skvěle, i po ten následující rok!!!

If you came to Prague, you could have celebrated it with Radagast beer. (notice: contains advertising. Soon to be deleted. Noo! We really have Radagast beer.)

[The Might]

Happy Birthday hewhoarisesinmight, and may you live for many, many more mighty years!

Anyway, i just attempted to translated your message Legate, and this is what I got:

Měj to plus ať ti walks up heart-blood anything splendidly , as well as about the subsequent year!

Online translators never seize to amaze me!

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Anyway, i just attempted to translated your message Legate, and this is what I got:

Měj to plus ať ti walks up heart-blood anything splendidly , as well as about the subsequent year!

Online translators never seize to amaze me!

Ha! Now this is really hilarious :D Well, but if you are a clever person, hewhoarisesinmight, you might be able to deduce some of the real meaning from it ;)

P.S. the "heart-blood" part is the best :)

[Elmo]

Something like 'have a good time, may your heart pump blood, this year and the subsequent one' something like that anyway, I don't know :p

[Thinlómien]

Happy belated birthday, hewhoarisesinmight!

(Or, if we're going to speak in languages: Hyvää syntymäpäivää, hän joka nousee mahdissa! Ja toki paljon onnea. Toivottavasti nimi meni oikein, koska en ole varma, mikä se on suomeksi.... :))

Also,
trevlig födelsedag till Gothmog and happy birthday to Eomer and shieldmaiden! May you all have a wonderful day!

[Mithalwen]

A veritable glut of Barrowdowns birthdays today!!! Happy birthday to you all!

[Elmo]

Another translation I have to do, By the way, I was always terrible at languages....

Oh by the way anything I posted on the night of the 6th was due to the influence of a guinness too many, that's why I mourned the death of my cat (who died five years ago) on the Barrowdowns newspaper thread :D

[shieldmaiden4xsword]

Thank you so much, I had a wonderful birthday, and I got the boxed set of the Lord of the Rings trilogy!!!!!! Including the Hobbit!!!!!

and I also got a purple lightsaber. :p

[Elmo]

happy birthday shield maiden and all the others :D

[Gothmog]

Tack Lommy för att du kommer ihåg! And thank you Mithalwen and hewhoarisesinmight (I choose to include myself in "you all" and "all you others" :))

Any contributions to this Balrogs almost dragon-ish horde of (imagined) treasures is of course welcome, just PM me and I'll give you my adress so you can send me presents! To all you other: beware. I'm still lurking in the shadows and will, as always, be back.

To those who has become/becomes/will become a whole year older within the last/next few days and weeks, Happy Birthday!

;) :D

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Thanks. It was the best. :)

[Mithalwen]

Tack Lommy för att du kommer ihåg! And thank you Mithalwen and hewhoarisesinmight (I choose to include myself in "you all" and "all you others" :))




Good because naturally it included you :D

And Eomer dear, at your age, I would hope that the best is yet to come :D

[Nogrod]

Sorry to have missed your birthday Eomer! But all the best anyhow even if it comes of late... :)

And also a very good birthday to you Rikae! It's nice to have you around.

[Volo]

I agree. Happy birthday Rikae!

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Thanks Nogrod, and happy birthdays and cake and balloons to everyone who needs them. :)

(I do, of course, extend good wishes to all here, but this isn't really the place. :p )

[Thinlómien]

Belated birthday wishes to Rikae! Paljon onnea! :D

[Rikae]

Thank you, Noggie, Volo & Lommy ! I haven't logged on in a few days, but I had a very happy birthday - I was at the One Ring Celebration and I got a hug and a "happy birthday, precious!" from Gollum himself! :D

[ninja91]

Happy early birthday to Farael!

[Thinlómien]

Indeed, happy birthday Farael! Feliz cumpleaños! Onnea!

[Mithalwen]

Many Happy returns Farael... :D

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

And happy birthday to Saraphim/Moksha, wherever you are these days. :)

[Kath]

Happy birthday Farael! Have a great time. :D

And an happy birthday to all those seemingly ex-Downers too. Let's hope they return some day.

[Farael]

Thanks you all =D I haven't checked this thread out since my most recent bout of "real life" (what an annoying thing, it keeps me away from the 'downs a fair amount of time). But I must admit that I got curious and decided to see if anyone had wished me a happy b-day.

There's only one thing I can answer you all:

"Thag you very buch"

[Rikae]

Happy Birthday Farael! :D

[Volo]

Happy birthday Celuien! I guess that means today is St. Patrick's day. Happy that too!

[Mithalwen]

Happy Birthday Celuien, Sláinte & gribbit ;)

[Gil-Galad]

Happy Birthday Celuien!

[Celuien]

Thanks, everyone! :) It has been a wonderful day.

[Thinlómien]

Happy (belated)* birthday, Cel! :)

*I guess it depends on the time zone...

[Kath]

Er, well, only two hours late! Happy birthday Celuien, glad you had a great time. :)

[Mithalwen]

It was Nonnacedek's birthday today... played in Ang's reverse game and that was about it....do you think being torn to shreds by a pack of wolves put him off?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Happy birthday elempi! I have still in my mind that you were the first one to greet me at the Downs. Happy birthday, všechno nejlepší, chaire!

[Thinlómien]

A very happy birthday LMP! It's great to have you around here. :)

[Volo]

Happy, happy, merry birthday to piosenniel!

[Thinlómien]

Seconded!

Where would be without her? :confused: :D

May pio have the loveliest of days!

[Mithalwen]

Indeed ... RPGers in particular owe her a lot... mine of information as well as keeping us in order ..... I must say I made special effort to make sure my sigs were removed after I discovered she was an authority on how to kill trolls swiftly and with style.. ;)

Many happy returns

[ninja91]

Have a very happy birthday, Piosenniel! I hope you get a nice Mouth of Sauron Helm replica to put right on your nightstand! ;)

[Kath]

Belated congratulations to both lmp and pio. I had fully intended to send PMs before I left, but we all know how even the best laid plans get completely ignored due to the stress of packing!

Anyway, I hope you both had great days!

[Brinniel]

A very Happy Birthday to Child of the 7th Age and Manwe!

Hurray! *throws confetti*

[Thinlómien]

^Seconded! A very happy birthday to both of you! :)

[Volo]

Thirded! May your tomorrow be even better than today!

[Thinlómien]

A delightfully happy birthday to the very starter of this thread, Holbytlass! May your day be enjoyable!

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Is it Holby's Birthday?

That calls for celebration! We must decorate these graves with all things rotten and gasthly.

Happy Birthday Holby!

[Kath]

Happy birthday Holby! I hope you have a fantastic day. :D

[littlemanpoet]

Well gee whiz, I need to check out Active Topics more often! I didn't even know this thread existed until today! Thanks for the well wishes way back last month, Legate and Lommy. :)

And happy birthday to Holby! I wish TomBrady12 was till around to get wellwished- Prisoner of Numenor saw him come and disappear ..... :eek:

[Child of the 7th Age]

My thanks too to Lommy, Volo and Brinniel!

And a tip of the head to Holby who gave us this great thread to enjoy....

[Holbytlass]

Thank you all for the birthday wishes!! And ghastly decorations!
I did enjoy my day-the wee ones cleaned up, made breakfast in bed (I got to sleep in till 10:00!) and did their very best not to squabble with each other. The hubby took me out for the evening.

I miss 33 'cause 3 is my favorite number but I love the thirties!!

Thanks again for the greetings

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

:)

I'd love to say more, but it'd be for your ears only.

(Yes, I really mean ears. ;) )

[Nogrod]

Hyvää syntymäpäivä, dancing spawn!Erinomaisen hyvää syntymäpäivää! Ja kaikkea hyvää! Tervetuloa meille keskimaahenkisiin syömäjäisiin esim. kesälomien alussa... Palataan siihen vielä.

And my apologies to you others but it just feels so funny to use one's own language in this forum that I couldn't resist... :D

[littlemanpoet]

It's no wonder Tolkien used Finnish as a basis for Quenya. It just looks so beautiful to read .... if I'm sounding it out right .... or even if I'm not. :p

How does ä work alone? How does it work when paired with another?

[Volo]

Eipäs mennä asioiden edelle.

Today I feel no guilty saying: Happy birthday dancing spawn on ungoliant!

[Thinlómien]

Well, exactly: erittäin hyvää syntymäpäivää, Anna! (Ja kannatan tuota isäni "lausuntoa": täytynee neuvotella tapaamisesta! ;))
Toivottavasti sulla on tosi ihana päivä! :)

How does ä work alone? How does it work when paired with another?Well, it's the a in words "dance" (if you're American, of course), "happy", "fat", "and" and so on and with another ä the vowle's just longer...

[Kath]

Happy birthday spawn! You'll have to tell us what Lommy, Noggie and Volo have been saying to you ... once you've recovered from what will hopefully be a fantastic celebration. :D

[Lalaith]

Aye, many happy returns, Spawn.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

I hear that The Dancing Spawn of Ungoliant has decided to have a party. Let's take a look at whats going on, shall we?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

I may have started a Finnish revolution. :D

Well, someday, I'll understand what you're saying. Someday . . .

Mä oon hiiri. :p

[littlemanpoet]

Well, it's the a in words "dance" (if you're American, of course), "happy", "fat", "and" and so on and with another ä the vowle's just longer...Hmmm..... I don't say all those words the same way. Do you? But thanks!

By the way, Happy Birthday, Spawn! :)

[Nogrod]

Hmmm..... I don't say all those words the same way. Do you? I think the words "happy", "fat" and "and" have the same 'a' in them anyhow and that's the Finnish 'ä' as a phoneme, whatever dialect one speaks in English (the word "dance" is bit harder as it surely has different ways of being pronounced). Or then you people spell things much more variedly I've ever imagined... which might be true as well. :)

[littlemanpoet]

Well as a matter of fact, Brits and Americans speak these particular words very differently. It would be hard for me to describe it without merely causing confusion by means of examples that don't hold any better than the words we're talking about themselves! (I hope that made sense :rolleyes: )

Anyway, back to birthdays..... (sorry for the linguistic chat) :p

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

Thank you very much, guys! Paljon kiitoksia synttärionnitteluista! :)

As you can see from Hookbill's lovely photograph, the celebration was positively riotous indeed. Unfortunately Frodo passed out at some point, but Sam and I had a ball. :cool:


ps. Kiitos kutsusta, palataan asiaan.

pps. As to the Finnish ä-sound, you can check the pronunciation by typing the words 'happy' and 'dad' into
The Free Dictionary (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/) and listening to the sound files about how they have pronounced them to hear the difference between 'ä' and 'ää', respectively. ;)

[Thinlómien]

A very happy birthday to Boro! :D (^see I even used his favourite icon since it's so festive :p)

[Mithalwen]

Well he can have another pint on me then! Happy Birthday to the disco king and many happy returns...

[Kath]

Happy birthday Boro! Hope it's a good one. :D

[Volo]

Indeed! I hope your birthday won't get too much in front of WW... :p

Ah, no... Rather this way: May the WW not spoil your great birthday! ;)

[Nogrod]

Congrats Boro!

You seem to be nearing your best years!

Let's hope we manage not to give you a birthday present toDay in the WW-game... :D

[Mithalwen]

Yes, I am always happy to see that there are Downers older than me :cool:

[The Might]

Congratulations Boromir, all the best I wish thee!
I just had to post, especially since you're the one who first made me think of joining the Downs. ;)

[littlemanpoet]

There's another one to make you positively (virtually) plastered. ;)

Happy Birthday, Boro!

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I will give him a sword then. . .there is nothing like a sword when you are under the influence of alcohol!

Tillykke med fødselsdagen!

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I don't know you Nerindel, but I hope you will have a splendid birthday!

[littlemanpoet]

Happy Birthday, Nerindel, and welcome back to Eorling Mead Hall after your absence. We missed you and we're glad you're back. :)

[Firefoot]

^Everything Elempi said. :) Happy birthday, Nerindel.

[Orominuialwen]

Happy 7th birthday to our beloved Barrow-Downs! :D :smokin: :Merisu:

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Happy 7th birthday to our beloved Barrow-Downs!

I was about to say the same thing.

Hear, hear!

Three cheers!

Hip-hip! Hurrah!

[Kath]

Well a double happy birthday then. How lucky is Nerindel to have the same birthday as the 'Downs!? :D

[Volo]

Happy birthday ninja91! :)

[Thinlómien]

Happy birthday to a missing Wight, JennyHallu!

[Mithalwen]

Happy birthday to Tigerlily Gamgee, to whom all nosey wights owe a debt of gratitude for running the Photo page. :D

[Beleg Cuthalion]

Yes have a good one. http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/party/party-smiley-023.gif http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/party/party-smiley-015.gif http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/party/party-smiley-020.gif http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/party/party-smiley-050.gif http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/party/party-smiley-030.gif http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/party/party-smiley-031.gifhttp://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/party/party-smiley-024.gif http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/musik/music-smiley-018.gif (Sorry I just had too)



~Beleg http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/party/party-smiley-029.gif

[Thinlómien]

Belated birthday congrats for Ms. Gamgee and thanks for the awesome photo page! :)

[Mithalwen]

Happy birthday to Elu Ancalime, a fellow wolf from way back

[Brinniel]

A Happy Birthday to our very wonderful mod....Esty!!!

Cheers! :)

[Rikae]

Happy Birthday, Esty!!!

[littlemanpoet]

To a very special mod, happy birthday, Esty! :)

http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/party/party-smiley-023.gif http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/party/party-smiley-015.gif http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/party/party-smiley-020.gif http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/party/party-smiley-050.gif http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/party/party-smiley-030.gif http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/party/party-smiley-031.gifhttp://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/party/party-smiley-024.gif http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/musik/music-smiley-018.gif

[The Might]

:Merisu: Happy Birthday Lady Estelyn! :Merisu:

[Celuien]

Happy birthday, Esty! :Merisu:

[Bêthberry]

Here's Esty modeling some skwerl manoeuvres in case her birthday party gets out of hand:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/MimsyBorogroves/birthdayShrek.jpg

And here's the cake to celebrate:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/MimsyBorogroves/birthdaycake-1.jpg

[piosenniel]

Happy Birthday, m'dear!!!

http://www.guild.com/item_images/A/201-300/full/A0257-027f.jpg

& many returns of the the day!

~*~ Pio

[Nogrod]

Have a good day today, Esty!

There are worse things to celebrate than one's birth. :)

And as you know: age only makes one better!

[Thenamir]

I would be completely remiss if I didn’t wish Esty the happiest of birthdays as well. Esty came all the way across the Atlantic to see a Lord of the Rings exhibit with me and my family (OK, OK, she might have come to see some of her relatives as well), and I count meeting and getting to know her as one of the top experiences of my adult life. Of her I can truly say Elen síla lúmenn’ omentielvo.

[Folwren]

I hope you have a most enjoyable day, Estelyn! I have nothing fancy to offer, I'm afraid. Just enjoy yourself as immensely as possible. :D

Cheers!

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Awww! :o Thanks, everyone, for your good wishes! You make me feel so special! :Merisu:

Thanks, Brin - you were the first on this thread today!

Thanks Rikae - "high priestess" good wishes must be even better than plain ones!

Elempi, thank you for throwing me such a colourful party!

TM and Celuien both made use of the special Merisu smilie - thank you!

Ah, Bb, the memories - one day I will go back to my Fiona avatar. That picture is absolutely hilarious! And thanks for the Shrek cake!

Pio, that is a spectacular birthday quilt - wish I had one like it for real! Thanks for the lovely picture.

Noggie, age has definitely improved me, and it's not over yet! As they say, age is mind over matter - as long as you don't mind, it doesn't matter! Thanks for your good wishes.

Aww, Thena - the pleasure was all mine! Meeting you and your family was one of the highlights of my travels! I would gladly go out of my way to see ya'll again.

Folwren, like the Hobbits, I enjoy the simple pleasures of life - no need for fancy stuff all the time! Thank you for your good wishes.

[Kath]

Slightly late but here all the same ... happy birthday Esty! I hope you had a fantastic day or, if you're celebrating at the weekend, that you have more fantastic days. :)

[Thinlómien]

Belated birthday congrats to you, Esty! Thanks for being around, you're priceless! :Merisu:

[The Sixth Wizard]

Happy Birthday to the insightful MatthewM. May your passion for Boromir the Brave ring through the hills, and may all his slanderers flee!

[Durelin]

Happy Birthday, Aylwen! Miss you being around a lot!

[Volo]

Wow wow wow! Happy birthday indeed, Sir Everpresent (well, except for WWIV), Gil-Galad the adult! :)

[Volo]

And what now? It can't be. Cailín and SPM!

Happy birthday indeed! Though I haven't seen Caitlín around, I've read your WW and it was great! Well, I've not only read SPM's WW, but I've also been in it, and it was awesome indeed! :D

Anyway, anyway! Have a nice birthday!

[Kath]

Happy birthday to you both! Hope great days have been had all round. :D

[Thinlómien]

Happy birthday to Cailín and Sauce and many congratulations! May you have good days and paljon onnea!

PS. How can one know Cailín has been away for too long a while? If S/he can't spell her name correctly! :p (Well, maybe ´ on the wrong i is not too bad, but still...)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Dear Mr Saucepan Man,

http://i9.tinypic.com/6eyf28p.jpg

Have good times.

Cailín, you can have a good day too, if you like. :D

[Volo]

PS. How can one know Cailín has been away for too long a while? If S/he can't spell her name correctly! :p (Well, maybe ´ on the wrong i is not too bad, but still...)
Hey, it was already 00:25... And a after all, not a very familiar member to me. Etc. :(

[Thinlómien]

Hey, it was already 00:25... And a after all, not a very familiar member to me. Etc. Hey I didn't even expect you to know her... I was talking about myself (and at some point I realised it could be interpreted as a remark to you and I tried to phrase it the way it wouldn't but it seems I failed... :rolleyes: ). Well, anyway, if your brain does not work that late, I recommend going to sleep earlier... ;) :p

[The Only Real Estel]

Happy Birthday to both Cailin & Saucey! :-)

[Volo]

Birthday happy to Naria, the Modmistress! Do have an amusing day and return to WW to have many amusing Days!

[Mithalwen]

Seconded! :D

[The Saucepan Man]

Many thanks to all who wished me a happy birthday, either here or by PM. It is especially kind of you to send greetings to one who is such a curmudgeonly old soul that he never gets round to wishing anyone else a happy birthday ... :rolleyes:

Although, it being the big 4-0, perhaps it would have been better to let it slip by unmarked. Still, there it is, I am now officially middle-aged (hmm, does one get to live a middle-aged life in middle-earth ...?).

In so far as relevant to the Downs, my birthday presents included The Children of Hurin, a photo shot of Frodo and Sam from RotK signed by Sean Astin, and a wine goblet in the form of an Ent. :D

Tomorrow, I shall be holding my own Long Expected Party, although I don't intend on vanisihing (provided that is, that the aforementioned wine goblet does not get too many refills ...).

Many thanks again, one and all. :)

[mormegil]

Saucie, it's hard to imagine a downs without you mate. Best birthday wishes.

[Volo]

Aaand the party isn't over!

Mithalwen, with all the best, I give you a two week holiday from being the executive officer! Congratulations!

[Mithalwen]

Thank you ..... festivities are planned to include a long awaited try out of a chocolate fountain. I shall be spherical (or even more so... :rolleyes: )

[Kath]

Ooh happy birthday Mith! And have a great time with that chocolate fountain, trust me it's addictive! Make sure you have some profiteroles 'cause those dipped in melted chocolate ... *drools*

[Celuien]

Happy birthday, Mith! Strawberries (http://thecookingcritic.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/strawberyarmy2.jpg) also go nicely with chocolate fountains. :)

[Mithalwen]

they are indeed...... :D

[Thinlómien]

So belated congrats to two lovely ladies (or should I say "two lovely lasses"? :p), Naria and Mith! Love to have you both around here, don't vanish and hopefully both of you had a gorgeous day. Paljon onnea!

[Lhunardawen]

I know it's too early for you, but I follow my own time, so there. Happy birthday, Brinniel! :)

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

haha I was just going to make a post saying the same thing. . . but I guess you where just too much further a head in timezones for me to beat you.

anyways have a very nice birthday Brinniel.

[Rikae]

Happy Birthday Brinniel!!

:D

[Kath]

See how loved you are Brinn? No one can wait to say happy birthday to you! :D So, happy birthday! Hope it's a good one and there are presents, cake and ice cream galore. 'Cause it's summer now and you have to have ice cream.

[Cailín]

A belated thanks for the kind birthday wishes! I was quite pleasantly surprised, since I haven't said anything here for quite a while.

I will never really leave the Downs, though. :)

And Brinniel, happy birthday to you. Or, as we say in Dutch (which you must learn anyway), "gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag!"

[Nogrod]

Let's see if I can make this out... :p

"gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag!"A quick translation...

gefeliciteerd - ge like in german implying something in front of a verb (right? I've never studied German more than one basic course in the Uni more than ten years ago but a lot of verbs seem to have this ge-prefix in them for some reason) and feliciteerd meaning happy or joyous or whatever... felix navidad... so let us celebrate over and over again?

met - like German mit or English with?

je - your?

verjaardag - Jaar is year or Jahre and dag is like in Swedish/Danish/Norwegian meaning a day, and this ver is again some of this German prefix-stuff I never learned what was it all about...

Sorry Cailín, I do not mean that we should reduce the Dutch language to all these other languages but only tried to make it comprehensible with the hints of these other languages I know even something about...

Gah.

Hyvää syntymäpäivää Brinn! (gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag!) :D

[Mithalwen]

in German the "ge-" prefix is something to do with forming the parst participle of strong verbs. But I failed O-Level German (though I studied it more later and due to a strange quirk of fate I am qualified to teach it in the 11-18 age range!!!!!! The DfEE obviously didn't think that having absolutely no qualification in the subject was a barrier ..... :eek:

Anyway happy birthday to Naria And belatedly to Cailin. Lommie, these days only octogenarians address me as "Lass" :(

[Brinniel]

Thanks to Lhuna, Rune, Rikae, Kath, Cailín, and Nogrod for the birthday wishes. I promise I had a lovely day. :)

Or, as we say in Dutch (which you must learn anyway), "gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag!"
Well, if I don't get it as a gift, I'm planning to use birthday money to buy a learn Dutch software program, so soon enough I will know some Dutch...or at least, more than I do now (which is none :rolleyes: ).

See how loved you are Brinn? No one can wait to say happy birthday to you!
Indeed. I most certainly do feel loved. :D

[Mithalwen]

Sorry I didn't mean to miss you out :( My brain is mush.....

[Brinniel]

Don't worry about it, Mith. I'm not offended. :)

[Lalaith]

Been horribly busy and missed all these birthdays (it's happening in real life too, particularly as I've lost my birthday book :confused:)

Many warm wishes and happy returns to all recent birthday boys and girls of the downs...particularly dear Mith, who had such a rainy birthday, and Saucie hosting his Long Expected (hope your marquee stayed solid)

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

And lets not forget that today is Encai's Birthday !

I hope it will be a great day with lots of. . . uhm. . . . Thai Food!

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I am suprised to see that no-one (and by that I mean Fea) has wished The Phantom a happy birthday yet.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Alien sent The Phantom a special cake. I don't think Mr Phantom could fully appreciate how difficult it is to bake a cake with live wasps in, though. ;)

[Gil-Galad]

must say happy b-day to the phantom... my fellow egotistical accomplice...

[Hookbill the Goomba]

A toast! To The Barrow Wight Himself. Long live the King! Unless he becomes a tyrant, in which case, not so long live the King.

[Kath]

Happy birthday to The Barrow-Wight! May your days be long and your ghostly powers never fade. :)

[Folwren]

Happy birthday, Sir Barrow-Wight! I hope you have a merry one. :)

And best wishes to Tevildo, too!

-- Folwren