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101. I've heard that line before somewhere.

Fri Mar 20, 2020, 04:52 AM

Mar 2020

A new USN ship was being commissioned in Baltimore a few years ago. It was named after the father of a friend of ours (a former Admiral who drove Nixon crazy--would have been my kind of guy), so I went. The captain was named James Kirk (for real!). At the big ceremony, with all sorts of DoD and congressional bigwigs, Captain Kirk got up before about 5000 people and made the Vulcan sign and said,"I had better get this out of the way first, so no one complains afterward: Live Long And Prosper." He had to have gotten the biggest applause the captain of any destroyer in the US Navy ever got.

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On this, the first day of my 69th year of breathing on my own, I leave you with a quote [View all] DFW Mar 2020 OP

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DFW !! dweller Mar 2020 #1

Thanks, Dweller! DFW Mar 2020 #4

Think of it as you doing your part not to kill other people lunatica Mar 2020 #37

Fair enough! n/t DFW Mar 2020 #40

Happy Birthday! Rorey Mar 2020 #2

Thanks! DFW Mar 2020 #7

Happy birthday ! Laurelin Mar 2020 #3

Not just yet, maybe DFW Mar 2020 #5

This is a good quote to keep badseedboy Mar 2020 #6

It's after 11 PM here DFW Mar 2020 #9

Happy Birthday! mnhtnbb Mar 2020 #8

Are you kidding? I live in Germany, married to a German DFW Mar 2020 #12

Mormons have several wives. How would your wife feel about another husband. Lochloosa Mar 2020 #15

She has made one thing clear DFW Mar 2020 #19

Damn. A long lost uncle then? Lochloosa Mar 2020 #31

You might get away with that one. DFW Mar 2020 #36

Yum! mnhtnbb Mar 2020 #93

What a wonderful birthday feast! Very eclectic. crickets Mar 2020 #98

Thanks! Believe it or not, that was a typical meal for us DFW Mar 2020 #99

Kudos to your wife! Good food is one of the joys in life. nt crickets Mar 2020 #135

She was my one and only jackpot lottery win DFW Mar 2020 #139

Relevant to nothing, my dad got a sponge cake for his birthday once--- lastlib Mar 2020 #153

Thanks! DFW Mar 2020 #154

Yes, but as a writing prof once told me when I complained everything had been written about nolabear Mar 2020 #10

Ha Ha! DFW Mar 2020 #13

Happy B* Day! 2naSalit Mar 2020 #11

46 minutes to go! DFW Mar 2020 #14

LOL! 2naSalit Mar 2020 #17

At this point DFW Mar 2020 #20

Can't argue with that! 2naSalit Mar 2020 #22

Happy birthday! marlakay Mar 2020 #16

Replenish away! DFW Mar 2020 #23

You'll have to do a tour of them online marlakay Mar 2020 #27

I remember Crater Lake DFW Mar 2020 #33

Happy Birthday DFW malaise Mar 2020 #18

I alwas tell people DFW Mar 2020 #25

My theory is that all succession planning begins with delegating responsibilities malaise Mar 2020 #42

An old acquaintance from many years ago had a favorite saying... Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #21

There is peril in that DFW Mar 2020 #28

Not to mention it's a cynical way to excuse shit like the partyers on Spring Break last weekend... Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #35

That, too, agreed DFW Mar 2020 #38

Like you, my spring broke many years ago... Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #69

100 years is nothing. hunter Mar 2020 #45

Happy Birthday! Just_Vote_Dem Mar 2020 #24

No coughing spells the whole day long. DFW Mar 2020 #29

Well that is humbling, but I find you irreplaceable. So celebrate and stay healthy! hlthe2b Mar 2020 #26

Like the old ad said, "it's not nice to fool Mother Nature." DFW Mar 2020 #30

Happy birthday. Texaswitchy Mar 2020 #32

Thanks, witchy! DFW Mar 2020 #41

I am getting there. Texaswitchy Mar 2020 #43

Happy Birthday dear DFW! FM123 Mar 2020 #34

Here in Germany, we always get a laugh out of that DFW Mar 2020 #39

I know! Enjoy the giggle, dear DFW. FM123 Mar 2020 #97

Happy Birthday, faithful poster! JohnnyLib2 Mar 2020 #44

I usually steal the time DFW Mar 2020 #47

Happy Birthday DFW! Live long and prosper. May livetohike Mar 2020 #46

Thanks for that! DFW Mar 2020 #48

Happy Birthday, DFW! 🎂 Duppers Mar 2020 #49

Thanks, Duppers! DFW Mar 2020 #50

Hope this turns out to be a very nice year for you, DFW. Hortensis Mar 2020 #51

Definitely not the way they usually start! DFW Mar 2020 #55

:) I have hopes this is a year we all get a little smarter. Hortensis Mar 2020 #59

Happy Birthday, DFW! Instead of irreplaceable, I'll consider you unduplicatable. NBachers Mar 2020 #52

Believe me.... DFW Mar 2020 #58

I have an image of you walking through the security booth, and then multiplying off in different NBachers Mar 2020 #60

My wife prefers me as a turbaned pirate DFW Mar 2020 #64

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me! NBachers Mar 2020 #65

I have to figure out how to get rid of that stupid link! DFW Mar 2020 #68

Photobucket has become so annoying and user-unfriendly that I've switched over to Imgur. NBachers Mar 2020 #85

I will check Imgur out DFW Mar 2020 #100

HAPPY B'DAY DFW!!!! spanone Mar 2020 #53

Thanks! DFW Mar 2020 #122

👍🏼 spanone Mar 2020 #123

Happy Birthday,DFW! gademocrat7 Mar 2020 #54

It's now "tomorrow" here. DFW Mar 2020 #70

Happy birthday DFW Docreed2003 Mar 2020 #56

Another trip around the sun. DFW Mar 2020 #124

Absolutely. Docreed2003 Mar 2020 #125

I've heard it before as well DFW Mar 2020 #126

Happy birthday -- you're 9 days older than me! fierywoman Mar 2020 #57

Yeah, my wife always gets on my case for chasing after younger women DFW Mar 2020 #61

I've seen your previous posts of your stunningly beautiful wife! Many happy returns fierywoman Mar 2020 #95

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! n/t. NNadir Mar 2020 #62

Danke!! DFW Mar 2020 #79

Das is wahr. Ich habe ein ntzliches Zitat fr Leute, die sich ihren siebziger Jahren naehern. NNadir Mar 2020 #91

Tut mir Leid, dass ich das erst jetzt gesehen habe DFW Mar 2020 #157

Happy birthday to one of my favorite posters! Dem2theMax Mar 2020 #63

I had a very tranquil birthday. Very serene. DFW Mar 2020 #76

And as others have said before, life is just organisms trying to succeed on top of other organisms. erronis Mar 2020 #66

Props though we may be DFW Mar 2020 #75

Many, many happy returns of the day! alwaysinasnit Mar 2020 #67

Thanks! DFW Mar 2020 #72

((DFW)) blm Mar 2020 #71

Hey, thanks!! DFW Mar 2020 #73

That we do. blm Mar 2020 #74

happy birthday! samnsara Mar 2020 #77

Thanks!! DFW Mar 2020 #82

Happy Birthday, my dear DFW! And many, many more! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2020 #78

Thanks Peggy! DFW Mar 2020 #80

Hey man! Happy Birthday. trof Mar 2020 #81

Hey Trof DFW Mar 2020 #83

Mum's the word. trof Mar 2020 #86

I've heard that line before somewhere. DFW Mar 2020 #101

Good story. trof Mar 2020 #152

Happy birthday, DFW ! Stay well. OnDoutside Mar 2020 #84

Thanks, Doutside! DFW Mar 2020 #102

Happy birthday! Luciferous Mar 2020 #87

Thanks! DFW Mar 2020 #105

Happy Birthday DFW.. and many, many more. mountain grammy Mar 2020 #88

Thanks, Grammy DFW Mar 2020 #106

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, DFW! smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #89

Vielen Dank! DFW Mar 2020 #107

I wish you well on this anniversary. Pacifist Patriot Mar 2020 #90

Much appreciated! DFW Mar 2020 #108

Happy Bday!! kozar Mar 2020 #92

Thanks! DFW Mar 2020 #109

Happy Birthday to DFW from FWD :) yellowdogintexas Mar 2020 #94

Thanks, FWD! DFW Mar 2020 #110

Happy birthday! greatauntoftriplets Mar 2020 #96

Many thanks! n/t DFW Mar 2020 #111

Happy birthday DarthDem Mar 2020 #103

Thanks for that! DFW Mar 2020 #112

Then they're rude! DarthDem Mar 2020 #129

Happy Birthday vlyons Mar 2020 #104

Thanks! DFW Mar 2020 #113

Many Years! Chronia Polla! M'nohaja Lita! 💜 sprinkleeninow Mar 2020 #114

One of those "you can't translate it" expressions DFW Mar 2020 #117

And an OPA! 😍 sprinkleeninow Mar 2020 #142

That one I know, too DFW Mar 2020 #147

See if you can snag some galactoburiko. It's def not non-caloric, but so worth it! sprinkleeninow Mar 2020 #151

Sorry about the delay on this DFW Mar 2020 #156

Now Ima delayed! 😄 sprinkleeninow Mar 2020 #160

We still have plenty of food here, but paper goods are now a problem here, too DFW Mar 2020 #161

Happy Birthday DFW! steve2470 Mar 2020 #115

Thanks, Steve! DFW Mar 2020 #116

Alles Gut zum Geburtstag!! Nt a la izquierda Mar 2020 #118

Danke! DFW Mar 2020 #119

Happy Birthday! Vinca Mar 2020 #120

Thanks, but here in Germany, we still have some left DFW Mar 2020 #121

Happiest of birthdays to you DFW... N_E_1 for Tennis Mar 2020 #127

That is wise counsel DFW Mar 2020 #128

Happy birthday, DFW, and many many happy returns of the day! BComplex Mar 2020 #130

Thanks! DFW Mar 2020 #131

Are you ok? BComplex Mar 2020 #132

No idea. They won't test you here in Germany. There aren't enough test kits. DFW Mar 2020 #133

Please stay safe, DFW. BComplex Mar 2020 #134

Apparently very hard! DFW Mar 2020 #136

The one and only D F W ! ! ! Phentex Mar 2020 #137

Thanks, Phentex! DFW Mar 2020 #143

As Porky Pine said to Albert Alligator klook Mar 2020 #138

Thanks for that. DFW Mar 2020 #144

Happy Birthday, DFW! Heartstrings Mar 2020 #140

Over here, that's tomorrow, the 21st, but... DFW Mar 2020 #145

Wise words to remember dlk Mar 2020 #141

I don't remember them often enough. DFW Mar 2020 #146

We all do the best we can dlk Mar 2020 #148

I'll try, thanks! n/t DFW Mar 2020 #149

Happy BD belatedly dear DFW! 7wo7rees Mar 2020 #150

Thanks, and a big hi to the home front! DFW Mar 2020 #155

Happy Birthday, DFW! LuckyCharms Mar 2020 #158

Thanks, Lucky! DFW Mar 2020 #159