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[andrewducker]

I have seven message on my "Wall" wishing me happy birthday. So it probably is.

I also have five messages from various forums that I've clearly told my date of birth at some point. And one from Philips.

Why, exactly, forums (or companies) think that wishing me on my birthday gets them anything other than a swift press of the delete key, I have _no_ idea.

Anyway, it was nice to wake up to find a multitude of well-wishings from real people too.

My dad's up for the weekend, so my birthday will be a family affair this year. We went out for Nepalese food last night, this afternoon we'll be either on the beach or on Arthur's Seat, and this evening will be spent at a comedy thing in The Fringe.

I hope you are all enjoying the anniversary of my birth.

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[matgb]

Why, exactly, forums (or companies) think that wishing me on my birthday gets them anything other than a swift press of the delete key, I have _no_ idea.

Because while thee and me react negatively to it, we're a minority, my sister is always impressed when someone oe something "takes the effort" even if it's demonstrably entirely automated.

We tried sending birthday cards to host families for a bit when I worked at the language school, it was a very effective way of keeping them on board, but it was too much work for us with the antiquated system, utterly pointless for some people, but to others incredibly effective.

You are two years, two weeks and one day older than me, for some reason my brain had been telling me 'twas the other way around, ah well.

[andrewducker]

Yeah, I'm dead old :-> I still intermittently get asked if I get a student discount though, so that's ok!