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Meemo 3519 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Thong Contest Judge" 11-02-05, 09:07 AM (EST) "Office birthdays...." Every time there is a birthday in our office, a card circulates for everyone to sign. Considering I'm a professional writer, you'd think I would be able to come up with something short, witty and clever to include. In fact, I almost feel obligated to do that. Instead, I ALWAYS draw a blank. What's up with that? Anybody else share in my dilemna? Half man, half amazing, all DAW And yes... I'm preoccupying myself with this crisis to shield myself from the rest of the chaos that's consuming my life right now   Top

Subject     Author     Message Date     ID    RE: Office birthdays.... HistoryDetective 11-02-05 1  RE: Office birthdays.... Coconut 11-02-05 2  RE: Office birthdays.... CantStandToLook 11-02-05 3  RE: Office birthdays.... geg6 11-02-05 4  RE: Office birthdays.... AugustGirl 11-02-05 5  RE: Office birthdays.... zipperhead 11-02-05 6    RE: Office birthdays.... geg6 11-02-05 7  RE: Office birthdays.... blacknwhitedog 11-02-05 8  Meeeeeeeeeeeemo! Glow 11-02-05 9    GLOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!! Meemo 11-02-05 13        or how about... Meemo 11-02-05 15            RE: or how about... Glow 11-02-05 19  RE: Office birthdays.... NolayC 11-02-05 10  RE: Office birthdays.... bondt007 11-02-05 11  RE: Office birthdays.... dabo 11-02-05 12  RE: Office birthdays.... frisky 11-02-05 14    RE: Office birthdays.... flipxcyd 11-02-05 20  RE: Office birthdays.... India 11-02-05 16  RE: Office birthdays.... miamicatt 11-02-05 17    RE: Office birthdays.... India 11-02-05 18  RE: Office birthdays.... MTW1961 11-02-05 21

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HistoryDetective 9516 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 11-02-05, 09:10 AM (EST) 1. "RE: Office birthdays...." Why not just write a standard birthday poem in each card? Happy birthday to you You belong in a zoo Cuz you look like a monkey And smell like one too Sigs by Syren and Seana. Bouncie by IceCat. One and Only WeinerGuy. journal "We must scrupulously guard the civil rights and civil liberties of all our citizens, whatever their background. We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization." --- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 9 January 1940   Top

Coconut 10856 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 11-02-05, 09:24 AM (EST) 2. "RE: Office birthdays...." I never have anything to say either. It just strikes me as filler writing. Coc au Flange-- Official Dish of the Phoquetard Inquisitorial Squad   Top

CantStandToLook 6254 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 11-02-05, 09:26 AM (EST) 3. "RE: Office birthdays...." eh, I always thought "Happy B'day, Steve" was extremely deep, prophetic and extremely funny at the same time. It never fails me Whose nutz? ARnutz   Top

geg6 14941 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 11-02-05, 09:28 AM (EST) 4. "RE: Office birthdays...." Most definitely. I think my problem is that, for most of these people, I don't know them well enough (nor do I care to) to be my the witty self that I can on cards for close friends or relatives. I like my co-workers and all (mostly), but I don't want to get close enough to them to let them know my true snarky self. I'm such a slut for the blues.   Top

AugustGirl 11534 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 11-02-05, 09:33 AM (EST) 5. "RE: Office birthdays...." I stick with "Happy Birthday *insert name*". Not witty, but it works. Now my real problem is when the sympathy cards come by. Oy! The angst I have in writing something in those. a J Slice original. bounce by Icey.   Top

zipperhead 3442 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity" 11-02-05, 09:35 AM (EST) 6. "RE: Office birthdays...." Whenever someone passes me a birthday card, I make little doodle of what I think the birthday person would look like naked. People don't ask me to sign birthday cards very often.   Top

geg6 14941 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 11-02-05, 10:09 AM (EST) 7. "RE: Office birthdays...." LOL! I have to try that! I'm such a slut for the blues.   Top

blacknwhitedog 6532 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 11-02-05, 10:21 AM (EST) 8. "RE: Office birthdays...." Dear ________ Gee you're old (smiley face) love Meemo   Top

Glow 14353 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 11-02-05, 10:27 AM (EST) 9. "Meeeeeeeeeeeemo!" A lady I used to work with came up with Roses are red poems that were very simple and funny and didn't always rhyme. "Roses are red. Violets are blue. I like bananas. Why don't you?" - was one of my favorites.   Top

Meemo 3519 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Thong Contest Judge" 11-02-05, 11:32 AM (EST) 13. "GLOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!" So something like this? Roses are red Violets are blue You're looking old That's a shame © 2005 A Meemo original Half man, half amazing, all DAW   Top

Meemo 3519 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Thong Contest Judge" 11-02-05, 11:51 AM (EST) 15. "or how about..." Roses are red Violets are blue No matter how old I get I'll still be younger than you © 2005 A Meemo original Half man, half amazing, all DAW   Top

Glow 14353 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 11-02-05, 01:06 PM (EST) 19. "RE: or how about..." I think those are perfect. *smooch*   Top

NolayC 1251 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beef Jerky Spokesperson" 11-02-05, 11:09 AM (EST) 10. "RE: Office birthdays...." I find "Keep on, keeping on" to be highly effective. Or to change it up I will read the other comments and simply put "What Steve said" and then hope Steve writes something witty. "Take a straight and stronger course to the corner of your life."--YES   Top

bondt007 3413 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity" 11-02-05, 11:18 AM (EST) 11. "RE: Office birthdays...." From my high school days: Don't ever change, and if you do, change back. or... Get a tan. >Issued by "Q" and RollDdice Charter Member, April 2001; Club Anti-DAW   Top

dabo 26942 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 11-02-05, 11:20 AM (EST) 12. "RE: Office birthdays...." I stick with a plain "Happy Birthday" at work coz I always draw a blank in that situation too. We're better off not raising expectations.   Top

frisky 11695 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 11-02-05, 11:36 AM (EST) 14. "RE: Office birthdays...." "You're not getting older, you're getter better" or "Your not getting better, you're getting older" depending on the recipient. I used to squirm over this, too, but now I just get it over with with a quick "Enjoy your day!" or "Have a good b-day!" or "What's the air like on that side of the hill?" I have more trouble with condolensce cards. WTF do you write when you're the last one to get the card and all the good condolensces are taken?   Top

flipxcyd 1060 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest" 11-02-05, 02:21 PM (EST) 20. "RE: Office birthdays...." Pass it on and HOPE no one notices. Otherwise, I just sign my name really sloppily and hope the reader can't decipher it.   Top

India 109 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson" 11-02-05, 11:53 AM (EST) 16. "RE: Office birthdays...." No wit whatsoever from me, either. "Have a great Birthday! India" - that's as witty as it gets.   Top

miamicatt 9247 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 11-02-05, 12:13 PM (EST) 17. "RE: Office birthdays...." I usually write "thanks for last night" just to shake things up a bit.   Top

India 109 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson" 11-02-05, 12:54 PM (EST) 18. "RE: Office birthdays...." Heh... I like that! My favorite office card signage was many years ago when a co-worker of ours was moving out of the country. We were signing a Goodbye and Good Luck card for him, and his officemate confiscated it before anyone else could write anymore cheesiness. He then proceeded to sign all through the card with "Stay Cool!" from absolutely anyone even remotely connected to our office: "Dave - Stay Cool! Love, Bob's dog Lambchop" "Dave - Stay Cool! Love, Scott's five year old son Jack" "Dave - Stay Cool! Love, the couple in that murder-suicide across the street six years ago" It was truly a sight to behold once he was done!   Top

MTW1961 4029 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest" 11-02-05, 02:43 PM (EST) 21. "RE: Office birthdays...." I'm the funny, offbeat one at work, so everyone naturally expects my comments to be either outrageous, hilarious, or both. Unfortunately, the bar raises higher with every new card. So right now, I'm in a period of devaluing expectations with a few "Happy Birthday _____" and "Have a great retirement" messages. As soon as expectations are back down to earth, I can start creating again. Thanks, Icey!   Top

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