You know, Mark, when you finally do turn 50, you will become socially invisible, publicly discounted, and otherwise marginalized, therefore, I will no longer be able to associate with you, except surreptitiously.

My attentions will be, quite naturally, forced to focus elsewhere. Isn't Tom the next one to turn 50?

Whew. I thought I'd feel different at 50.

Tom is about a 1/4 of a year younger than me.

Punk kid.

Good one!

Wow, that soon eh? I've got little time to waste, then.

Maybe you can coach Tom on being B.S.'ed (Birthday Stalked).

(I'm merely doing what AARP does to EVERYONE on their 49th birthday.)

Mark! Mark!

I've been at a loss about what to give you for your 50th birthday. I was paging through some old threads and there it was!

Perfect! a Blu-ray of "Brokeback Mountain" and a sixer of Killian's Red.

I wish I had been around back in 2006 for your "Funny or Offensive?" thread, but I wasn't gay that year.

"Funny or Offensive?" Ha! I don't understand. Aren't they ssymbiotic?

Jeeez, Bob. Now I'm going to have to look up that thread!

::Sips a Killian's:: "Here's looking up your old threads!"

Jeeez. I had forgotten about that thread. Or blocked it.

Happy Birthday to the turkey who, weeks ago, said he was going to Skype me, and hasn't.........................yet.

OK. Tomorrow!

Skip the movie, upsize the beer to a twofer of Budwiser and get him one of these so he doesn't fall off the couch getting up after the beer is all gone.

If it's convenient for you.