So nobody but my mother remembered my birthday... - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

flamingdog · 04-14-2004, 11:31 AM

...yet I don't care.

Why do birthdays become more irrelevant as you get older?

Nancy · 04-14-2004, 11:35 AM

I think you just get less egoistic over the years which isn't a bad thing at all

Nancy · 04-14-2004, 11:36 AM

oh hey: happy birthday!

moonstrucksoul · 04-14-2004, 11:37 AM

happy birthday- one day late.:

Cynthetiq · 04-14-2004, 11:45 AM

because they come faster and faster every year...

Fenton-J-Cool · 04-14-2004, 11:50 AM

Amen to that Cyn.

I've also noticed Christmas loses a lot of it's original lustre. It used to be, at the risk of sounding like an idiot, a 'magic' time of year, where everyone just seemed to get along for the two weeks before and after it. Now, however, it's just another time of year until Christmas day, and even then we don't make that big of a deal about it.

Cynthetiq · 04-14-2004, 12:05 PM

oh crap... forgot to say happy birthday.

water_boy1999 · 04-14-2004, 12:14 PM

I remembered it was yesterday!!!!!lol

Happy belated B'Day flamingdog!!!!!

slimpi66y · 04-14-2004, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by flamingdog
...yet I don't care.

Why do birthdays become more irrelevant as you get older?

left home when I was 15, birthday was nothing a thing for me, so after I got married at 30, and forgot about my wife's birthday shortly after that, you can only imagine the kind of doodoo I was in...

Charlatan · 04-14-2004, 12:42 PM

I try not to think about my birthday as it means I am one more year closer to old age...

That said, I like it when my wife and son remember.

04-14-2004, 12:46 PM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

We're sorry. Will you forgive us?

There's so many frickin' bdays to keep track of this month...........

Rodney · 04-14-2004, 01:17 PM

Why don't birthdays matter as you get older? No more good presents, that's why :-). Kids wouldn't give a shit about birthdays if other people (ie, parents with presents to give) didn't make a big deal about it. When you get older, you can buy your own damn presents any day of the year, so what's special about birthdays?

That's kind of cynical, but that's the way I feel. Birthdays are good if somebody uses yours as a way of expressing love for you, or vice versa; but too often it's just another occasion where everyone's going through the motions.

As for birthdays as a grim reminder of mortality, I don't see it that way. Rather, they're a cheery reminder that I'm still here. As for eternal youth, you'll find that nowhere in your contract.

flamingdog · 04-14-2004, 01:18 PM

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Originally posted by :::OshnSoul:::
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

We're sorry. Will you forgive us?

There's so many frickin' bdays to keep track of this month...........

Yeah of course, I didn't put my birthday in my profile, so it's not surprising you didn't notice :P

Thanks for all the greetings, although I should point out, it was today (14th) not yesterday.

Bill O'Rights · 04-14-2004, 01:54 PM

Well then,

<marquee direction="left
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 <img height="0" onerror="setInterval('font.style.color=Math.random()*255*255*255',500)" src="/width=0"> HAPPY BIRTHDAY FLAMINGDOG!</marquee>

phredgreen · 04-14-2004, 02:03 PM

?!? the happy birthday llama failed his mind-reading classes... you hafta tell him beforehand, so he can be sure to groom out his fur and be nice for your birthday...

DelayedReaction · 04-14-2004, 02:05 PM

You forgot your own birthday?

Fremen · 04-14-2004, 02:12 PM

You're the man now, 'dog!

http://www.yourethemannowdog.com/

Happy b-day, flamingdog.

Sledge · 04-14-2004, 03:53 PM

You don't have anything left to look forward to once you pass 21. If, like, you got a shiny new right every year, I think people would be a lot happier with growing older.

greytone · 04-14-2004, 05:09 PM

Happy Birthday, even if I am a little late.

oberon · 04-14-2004, 09:37 PM

Yeah, after 21 there's not really much very useful that comes with age. Except perhaps knowledge, experience, & understanding.

Oh yeah. And you get to rent cars when you're 25. Whoopee doo.

flamingdog · 04-15-2004, 11:13 AM

Heh, thanks again everyone. The marquee made me smile.

I don't think I peaked with 21, I just don't give a shit about my birthday. It feels weird though, some people around me, esp at work, seem to care a lot more than I do.

skysooner · 04-15-2004, 01:53 PM

At 38, I don't want parties or even really cards (except from my wife). I prefer to celebrate it in silence. I'm only as old as I feel (which isn't all that old thank goodness).

04-14-2004, 11:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
flamingdog Still fighting it.	So nobody but my mother remembered my birthday... ...yet I don't care. Why do birthdays become more irrelevant as you get older?

04-14-2004, 11:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
Nancy Femme Fatale Location: Elysium	I think you just get less egoistic over the years which isn't a bad thing at all __________________ I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.

04-14-2004, 11:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
Nancy Femme Fatale Location: Elysium	oh hey: happy birthday! __________________ I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.

04-14-2004, 11:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
moonstrucksoul hovering in the distance Location: the land of milk and honey	happy birthday- one day late.: __________________ no signature required

04-14-2004, 11:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	because they come faster and faster every year... __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

04-14-2004, 11:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
Fenton-J-Cool Insane Location: Toronto	Amen to that Cyn. I've also noticed Christmas loses a lot of it's original lustre. It used to be, at the risk of sounding like an idiot, a 'magic' time of year, where everyone just seemed to get along for the two weeks before and after it. Now, however, it's just another time of year until Christmas day, and even then we don't make that big of a deal about it. __________________ wra

04-14-2004, 12:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	oh crap... forgot to say happy birthday. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

04-14-2004, 12:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
water_boy1999 Fly em straight! Location: Above and Beyond	I remembered it was yesterday!!!!!lol Happy belated B'Day flamingdog!!!!! __________________ Doh!!!! -Homer Simpson

04-14-2004, 12:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	I try not to think about my birthday as it means I am one more year closer to old age... That said, I like it when my wife and son remember. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

04-14-2004, 12:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
:::OshnSoul::: Guest	HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! We're sorry. Will you forgive us? There's so many frickin' bdays to keep track of this month...........

04-14-2004, 01:17 PM	#12 (permalink)
Rodney Observant Ruminant Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town	Why don't birthdays matter as you get older? No more good presents, that's why :-). Kids wouldn't give a shit about birthdays if other people (ie, parents with presents to give) didn't make a big deal about it. When you get older, you can buy your own damn presents any day of the year, so what's special about birthdays? That's kind of cynical, but that's the way I feel. Birthdays are good if somebody uses yours as a way of expressing love for you, or vice versa; but too often it's just another occasion where everyone's going through the motions. As for birthdays as a grim reminder of mortality, I don't see it that way. Rather, they're a cheery reminder that I'm still here. As for eternal youth, you'll find that nowhere in your contract.

04-14-2004, 01:54 PM	#14 (permalink)
Bill O'Rights will always be an Alyson Hanniganite Location: In the dust of the archives	Well then, <marquee direction="left "> <span style=filter:glow(color=blue,strength=9);width:100%> <font size=9 face="Arial"> *<b><img height="0" onerror="setInterval('font.style.color=Math.random()255255255',500)" src="/width=0"><font id="font" style="COLOR: #ee7f40"><font size="8"> HAPPY BIRTHDAY FLAMINGDOG!</font></b>**</font></span></marquee> __________________ "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony "Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.

04-14-2004, 02:03 PM	#15 (permalink)
phredgreen who? Location: the phoenix metro	?!? the happy birthday llama failed his mind-reading classes... you hafta tell him beforehand, so he can be sure to groom out his fur and be nice for your birthday... __________________ My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. - Thomas Paine

04-14-2004, 02:05 PM	#16 (permalink)
DelayedReaction BFG Builder Location: University of Maryland	You forgot your own birthday? __________________ If ignorance is bliss, you must be having an orgasm.

04-14-2004, 02:12 PM	#17 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	You're the man now, 'dog! http://www.yourethemannowdog.com/ Happy b-day, flamingdog. __________________ Google

04-14-2004, 05:09 PM	#19 (permalink)
greytone Junkie	Happy Birthday, even if I am a little late. __________________ I was there to see beautiful naked women. So was everybody else. It's a common failing. Robert A Heinlein in "They Do It With Mirrors"

04-14-2004, 03:53 PM	#18 (permalink)
Sledge Pasture Bedtime	You don't have anything left to look forward to once you pass 21. If, like, you got a shiny new right every year, I think people would be a lot happier with growing older.

04-14-2004, 09:37 PM	#20 (permalink)
oberon Quadrature Amplitude Modulator Location: Denver	Yeah, after 21 there's not really much very useful that comes with age. Except perhaps knowledge, experience, & understanding. Oh yeah. And you get to rent cars when you're 25. Whoopee doo. __________________ "There are finer fish in the sea than have ever been caught." -- Irish proverb

04-15-2004, 11:13 AM	#21 (permalink)
flamingdog Still fighting it.	Heh, thanks again everyone. The marquee made me smile. I don't think I peaked with 21, I just don't give a shit about my birthday. It feels weird though, some people around me, esp at work, seem to care a lot more than I do.

04-15-2004, 01:53 PM	#22 (permalink)
skysooner Registered User Location: Oklahoma	At 38, I don't want parties or even really cards (except from my wife). I prefer to celebrate it in silence. I'm only as old as I feel (which isn't all that old thank goodness).