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2007-09-08 
Good morning. It's my birthday again.
Posted by Fred 2007-09-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ]  Top

#1 Happy Birthday, chief. Since you're the man who has everything, we decided to get you this lovely screed, wrapped up in a ratty turban and an overdyed beard. Hope it fits; we lost the receipt.

And happy b-day to trailing wife as well!
Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious  2007-09-08 00:16||   2007-09-08 00:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Hear, hear! And happy birthday, Fred!
Posted by PBMcL 2007-09-08 00:18||   2007-09-08 00:18|| Front Page Top

#3 I dom't need this
tasteless epithet removed
words to remind me...
Posted by tu3031 2007-09-08 00:21||   2007-09-08 00:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Merry birthday, Boss man...
Posted by badanov 2007-09-08 00:29|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org]  2007-09-08 00:29|| Front Page Top

#5 You da man, Fred! HBD!!!
Posted by Phinater Thraviger 2007-09-08 00:59||   2007-09-08 00:59|| Front Page Top

#6 "Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write. Let every order and degree among the people rouse their attention and animate their resolution."
- John Adams

Thank you Fred for your pursuance of John Adam's call to action and for giving us all something to cherish. Happy birthday to you and trailing wife.
Posted by ryuge 2007-09-08 01:03||   2007-09-08 01:03|| Front Page Top

#7 Happy birthday, O Fearless Site Owner!
And great special edition of the bloid!
Posted by anonymous5089 2007-09-08 01:05||   2007-09-08 01:05|| Front Page Top

#8 Happy, happy, happy... enjoy the day. Now, just stop for a moment. Stand really really still. Shut your eyes tight. And listen. Cock your head to the right a little, leaning your head down, in a way of trying to hear better.

Hear us? Keep listening..... that roar you are beginning to hear? Well, it's all of us here at Rantburg U, jumping up and down, clapping our hands, and yelling as loud as we can, "Happy birthday, Fred."

The crowd repeats the words, over and over.

And oh yea, the BEST Rantburg Defnder-Scimitar ever.
Posted by Sherry">Sherry  2007-09-08 01:13||   2007-09-08 01:13|| Front Page Top

#9 Thank you, SIR!
Posted by Brett 2007-09-08 01:21||   2007-09-08 01:21|| Front Page Top

#10 Thank Gawd for yur Momma.
Posted by Thomas Woof 2007-09-08 02:33||   2007-09-08 02:33|| Front Page Top

#11 Happy birthday, Fred, and a hope for many more to come.
Posted by Steve White">Steve White  2007-09-08 02:47||   2007-09-08 02:47|| Front Page Top

#12 Many happy returns of the day, Fred. May you and the charming Mrs. Pruitt have a day filled with pleasures large and small, including a heaping serving of your favourite celebratory food and drink.

Thank you, dear Seafarious. The things you remember! And you, ryuge dear, who've so often informed and brought pleasure to us all. :-)
Posted by trailing wife 2007-09-08 05:15||   2007-09-08 05:15|| Front Page Top

#13 Damn Fred, you must have the 21st century formula!
The final improved Dorian Grey Blend.

Either that or you really are a different kind of animal than the rest of us olde bastids...

You see, "we" never advertize our birthdays as they come around so God Damn FAST..ER and FASTER every year that...!

'APPY B-DAY Sir Fred, Hauptspionanalytiker!!

~:)
Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg  2007-09-08 06:29||   2007-09-08 06:29|| Front Page Top

#14 Happy birthday. And what a looker to celebrate with.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-09-08 07:07||   2007-09-08 07:07|| Front Page Top

#15 HBD Fred!
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2007-09-08 07:18||   2007-09-08 07:18|| Front Page Top

#16 Best of birthdays to you, Fred. Our deep appreciation to Mrs. Fred for her support of all the hours you give to RB.

And a genteel and delightful birthday to you as well, TW.
Posted by lotp 2007-09-08 07:32||   2007-09-08 07:32|| Front Page Top

#17 mine was a couple days ago...IMNSHO all the REAL MEN™ are Virgos
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2007-09-08 07:36||   2007-09-08 07:36|| Front Page Top

#18 Ima forget yours again Frank, it's always so damn close to the 7 Eids and Ramazan thing.

For you next year, negotiable bonds.
Posted by Thomas Woof 2007-09-08 07:49||   2007-09-08 07:49|| Front Page Top

#19 Happy birthday Fred and TW, and may I also say that today's front page is the best ever.
Posted by Mike 2007-09-08 08:23||   2007-09-08 08:23|| Front Page Top

#20 Fred AND TW? Happy birthdays all around!!! I wish you both a happy year filled with many beach days!

Fred, could you email me? I want to make sure that my contribution to the Rantburg war chest got through- PayPal gave me a weird message.
Posted by Free Radical">Free Radical  2007-09-08 08:54||   2007-09-08 08:54|| Front Page Top

#21 Fred,
Many happy returns, sir. My day doesn't start until I've had my Rantburg fix.
And BTW, your comments today in the D-S are worthy of Mr. Henry's words. I think he'd approve.

Mike
Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-09-08 09:14||   2007-09-08 09:14|| Front Page Top

#22 Happy birthday, Fred!
Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford  2007-09-08 10:00||   2007-09-08 10:00|| Front Page Top

#23 Happy birthday Fred and TW. May the road ever rise to meet you. Now have yourself some adult beverages and relax! (Didja get anything cool? Didja didja?
Posted by Jonathan">Jonathan  2007-09-08 10:38||   2007-09-08 10:38|| Front Page Top

#24 TW, Fred,
Happy birthday! Please sit back, enjoy the day, and take stock of all the good thingd in your life.

Of all the ladies on the cover of the Rantburg this lady is the best.
Posted by 49 Pan 2007-09-08 11:19||   2007-09-08 11:19|| Front Page Top

#25 It's my birthday again.
What, again?;)
Happy B-day Fred! Time flies when yer fightin' islamonuts.
Posted by Spot">Spot  2007-09-08 11:29||   2007-09-08 11:29|| Front Page Top

#26 All the very best to Rantburg's Founding Father.

And oh yea, the BEST Rantburg Defender-Scimitar ever.

The first paragraph says it all. There is no other strategy that will work.

And what a looker to celebrate with.

Author! Author!

Warmest personal regards, Fred. Words cannot suffice in expressing the gratitude I feel for the privilege to participate at Rantburg.
Posted by Zenster">Zenster  2007-09-08 11:56||   2007-09-08 11:56|| Front Page Top

#27 So, what would you like for a present---a Chernobyl type nuclear accident in Bushair reactor?
Posted by haliburton surprise service 2007-09-08 12:16||   2007-09-08 12:16|| Front Page Top

#28 Happy birthday, Fred. Sto lat!
Posted by mrp 2007-09-08 12:33||   2007-09-08 12:33|| Front Page Top

#29 In honor of Fred's birthday, in gratitude for being able to rant about idiots like Binny and his prophet, and in appreciation of all the Rantburgers I left a little birthday present in the tip jar.
Posted by Abu Uluque6305 2007-09-08 13:18||   2007-09-08 13:18|| Front Page Top

#30 Happy Birthday Fred, I prefer the words of Patton myself.

"I don't want you to die for your country, I want you to make the other poor bastard die for HIS country."

Hear, Hear.
Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-09-08 14:26||   2007-09-08 14:26|| Front Page Top

#31 Happy Birthday, Fred. Mine was last Saturday. May the day bring you joy and happiness, and may all your friends share its blessings.

September is "birthday month" for our family. We have birthdays on the 1st, 10th, 13th, and 25th. It's a blessing I can't eat sweets, or I'd gain 40 pounds!
Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot  2007-09-08 15:14|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]  2007-09-08 15:14|| Front Page Top

#32 my family too - 4 birthdays in Sept.

Lotta December bonking going on...
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2007-09-08 15:22||   2007-09-08 15:22|| Front Page Top

#33 Could this be the Year of the Fred?
Posted by Whomock the Full Bosomed2761 2007-09-08 15:37||   2007-09-08 15:37|| Front Page Top

#34 Happy birthday Fred. Thanks for all you do. And a great slap at Binny the Idiot.

Happy birthday to you as well TW. The site is far more genteel with your thoughful influence.
Posted by Remoteman 2007-09-08 15:56||   2007-09-08 15:56|| Front Page Top

#35 Fred (and TW too!), many, many happy returns.

There's a saying that goes "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country".

You, sir, are truly an aid to your country and your countrymen.

There's also one that goes "Evil prospers only when good men fail to act" Again, this fits as you are acting and doing something about the evil abroad in the world today.

I'll stand post on the wall with you anytime, anywhere.


Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg  2007-09-08 16:15||   2007-09-08 16:15|| Front Page Top

#36 Happy Birthday to you both Fred and TW!
I too feel that sense of pride to be an American with this lady.
We're soon expecting lots of births around the Denver area. Remember about 9 months ago was our big blizzard, heh. "Lotta December bonking going on..."
;)
Posted by jan from lockdown 2007-09-08 18:53||   2007-09-08 18:53|| Front Page Top

#37 Happy Birthday Fred! and TW!

Posted by CrazyFool 2007-09-08 18:56||   2007-09-08 18:56|| Front Page Top

#38 Happy B-day, Fred and TW! :-D

And thanx, Fred, for the picture of the lovely lady.
Posted by Ebback Speaking for Boskone5473 2007-09-08 20:24||   2007-09-08 20:24|| Front Page Top

#39 Crud! "Ebback Speaking" was me speaking.

Just got my new computer installed (old one fried in a big storm several weeks back) and forgot to reactivate my cookie. :-(
Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut  2007-09-08 20:27|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]  2007-09-08 20:27|| Front Page Top

#40 many happy returns Fred and TW (my daughter's b-day was Sept 4)
Posted by mhw 2007-09-08 20:51||   2007-09-08 20:51|| Front Page Top

#41 Jeeez Barb, had me scared for a second. Wasn't Boskone the troll that used to hang with Gentile? Or was that Muras? I can never remember.
Posted by Thomas Woof 2007-09-08 20:53||   2007-09-08 20:53|| Front Page Top

#42 Don't blame me, Thomas - it was Fred's Name Generator of Doom™ wot named me.... ;-p
Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut  2007-09-08 21:30|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]  2007-09-08 21:30|| Front Page Top

#43 Crud! "Ebback Speaking" was me speaking.

So, Barbara, we're not allowed to believe that—Whomock the Full Bosomed—was youself? Another illusion dies a sad and untimely death.
Posted by Zenster">Zenster  2007-09-08 22:22||   2007-09-08 22:22|| Front Page Top

#44 You all are darlings, every single one.

September is a good month for birthdays, along with the other eleven. If I recall correctly, March-April and September are the twin peaks of baby births, although oddly enough scattered across the years, the reasons for which I leave as an exercise to the student. ;-) I feel lucky to share the same day and month and years with you all, for whom I have so much respect.

At Passover the Jews toast, "Next year in Jerusalem." May I suggest

Next year the many-headed Beast destroyed!
Posted by trailing wife 2007-09-08 22:23||   2007-09-08 22:23|| Front Page Top

#45 TW -- somewhere in this mix of the last two days, I was most unobservant of your birthday! Guessing this is then, a belated Happy Birthday to you!

I do have to agree, September brings some good birthdays, including the day yesterday, when I tipped the glass to a certain Marine, doing what Marines do, forever guarding the street corner that is closest to wherever the best steaks and bourbon are located!

A good day to 'ya....
Posted by Sherry">Sherry  2007-09-08 22:47||   2007-09-08 22:47|| Front Page Top

#46 It's also Dvorak's birthday, so be sure to listen to at least one of his symphonies. I prefer his 6th and his 8th to his overplayed 9th.
Posted by Fred 2007-09-08 23:01||   2007-09-08 23:01|| Front Page Top

#47 "The Priests fear me, and they are right to do so; For I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal enmity towards every form of tyranny over the mind of Man."
-- Thomas Jefferson
Posted by Themp de Medici6050 2007-09-08 23:47||   2007-09-08 23:47|| Front Page Top

#48 Fred, reading in the comments, your acknowledgment of also Dvorak's birthday, a youtube search offered this:

Dvorak's Symphony No.9 in E

This is a film I made in 2006 when we where on our holidays in Normandy (France). We visited a lot of things that are connected to the second worldwar. D-day (6th june 1944) is a very important day for the whole population of Europe during those days and still now. We mst be thankfull for the help our forefathers had in those days from the allied forces. The music you here in this film is Ffrom Antonin Dvorak titled "Symphony No.9 in E"
Posted by Sherry">Sherry  2007-09-08 23:58||   2007-09-08 23:58|| Front Page Top

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