Happy Birthday Oeditpus Rex!

[In_The_Wind]

May your year be filled with happiness!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. Happy birthday, Oeditpus Rex!

:toast: :bounce: :party:

[MissHoneychurch]

2. Happy Birthday OR

:woohoo:

Have a wonderful day and the best for the coming year

[Heidi]

3. Happy birthday, my friend.

You're every bit as sultry today as you were yesterday. :hug:

[Call Me Wesley]

4. Happy Birthday!

:stoat: I hope you're having a wonderful day and countless more to come. Might this year be a bright one. :hi: Oh, and, GO YANKS!

[AirmensMom]

5. Happy Birthday, Oeditpus Rex!

:party: :party: :party: :party:

:grouphug:

[Callalily]

6. Wishing you a great day!

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. Happy, happy!

[AlienGirl]

8. Happy birthday Oeditpus!

:woohoo:

[miss_american_pie]

9. Happy Birthday OR!

:toast:

[Dangerously Amused]

10. Happy Birthday Sweetie!

Best to you this year! :hug:

[jukes]

11. happy b'day! to o'rex!

:party:

[Shine]

12. Happy Birthday, my friend!

May your blessings outnumber your birthday candles....
:toast:

:party:

[lizziegrace]

13. In honor of your birthday

I won't sing! :)

Hope it the beginning of another terrific year. We're glad you were born.

:hi:

[reyd reid reed]

14. Happy Birthday, darlin'

[skygazer]

15. Happy Birthday!

:party: For your birthday dinner, may I suggest the dead, unjugged rabbit fish followed by a piece of strawberry tart (without so much rat in it)? :party:

[redwitch]

16. Indeed!

Happy Birthday Oeditpus Rex, and many more!

[RevCheesehead]

17. Dude -

*NOW* you're old! :evilgrin:

:hug::loveya:

[LaraMN]

18. Happy, happy, happy birthday, OR!!!

and a big, huge birthday hug, besides! Have a great day!

[laheina]

19. Yay!! Happy Happy Birthday to you!

Eat an extra piece of cake for me. :)

[zanne]

20. Am I going to get a "Happy Birthday" from somebody?

I've been hinting around all morning! Somebody say "Happy Birthday", dammit!

[Call Me Wesley]

22. Happy Birthday, zanne!

:toast: I hope you're having a wonderful day and countless more to come! :hi:

[zanne]

29. IT'S MY BIRTHDAY?

I'd forgotten all about it! :)

[Call Me Wesley]

32. Heh heh!

Yes, this is your birthday! And here are some flowers and Champagnah ...

[SeattleGirl]

21. Happy birthday, OR!

Hoping you have a great day,and a great year!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[ThomCat]

23. Happy Birthday!

:)

[Ariana Celeste]

24. Woot

Happy Birthday, OR! :hug: :toast: :loveya:

[Left Is Write]

25. Happy, Happy Birthday, OR!

:hi:

[Oeditpus Rex]

26. Oh...

fiddlecrackers. G'wan with y'all. :blush:



Geez... make a fella feel all smooshy 'n' stuff...



t' alla yas.



(Except CMW. You are so stoat... uh, toast.)



:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

31. when did ya start wearing lipstick?

Are you a.... a lumberjack??? :scared:

[Oeditpus Rex]

33. No, I'm a chartered accountant

But I want to be a lion tamer.

[Call Me Wesley]

34. I make the nicest thing and that's what I get?

;)

[Oeditpus Rex]

35. But you Jankeefied me!

Cretin! :grr:

[Call Me Wesley]

36. If I only knew

1) What baseball really is
2) Why the Yankees suck
3) Why I should care.

:P

[Oeditpus Rex]

37. 1. A raison d' etre.

2. Because they do.

3. Because you should, you furriner.

[Call Me Wesley]

38. I'll try then.

... I have a dear friend who's a Cubbie, is that okay?

[Oeditpus Rex]

39. Oh, indeed!

Anyone with a heart has some Cubs fandom in 'em.

[Call Me Wesley]

41. Really?

So, if you always lose and stuff, people start to heart you? Wow!



:hide:

[Oeditpus Rex]

42. It ain't just losin'

It's how you lose.

[Call Me Wesley]

43. Poor kid.

I posted it yesterday. As I said, a dear friend is a Cubbie. He cried ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4978222&mesg_id=4978289

But, seriously, there's something I don't get. If the kid didn't catch the ball, the player couldn't retrieve it unless he climbed up into the audience. Is this allowed? Or did the kid 'yank' the ball actually from the player?

[Oeditpus Rex]

44. Bartman deflected the ball

so that Alou couldn't catch it.

AFAIK, the rules on this conflict a bit. Fans are entitled to any ball they can reach while remaining in the stands, unless it's in play. You can't, for example, lean down from an outfield seat and deflect a ball that would otherwise carom off the wall. (And, yes, I've seen fans do this.) A fielder is also entitled to any ball he can reach, but if he leaves the playing surface to make a catch — that is, actually goes into the seats or climbs onto the dugout, I think — the out is not allowed. (I've seen this, too. A minor-league outfielder actually climbed the fence and perched atop it to take away a home run. I don't remember if that one was allowed or not, though.)

The umpires in this case oddly ruled that, while Alou could've made the catch, Bartman did not interfere with him. (cough*bullshit*cough) What many baseball fans understand, rules or no rules, is you never, ever, ever even think of impeding your team's chances for a win. In my mind, Bartman selfishly reacted on instinct rather than thinking of the Cubs he supposedly loved. I also blame the fans around him for not pulling him back.

[Call Me Wesley]

48. Thanks for the explanation!

I do, too, think that Bartman totally acted out on instinct and not thinking about it. And I've heard there was another fan throwing his drink at him but missed. Anywy, this was a matter of a few seconds, and I really didn't want to be in Bartman's skin after this. :scared: I'd rather buy my own balls. ;)

[Oeditpus Rex]

49. I really don't understand the mania

over foul balls. Every one I've caught since I was a kid, I threw back. It's a baseball, man. You can buy the same kind at any sporting goods store, or even a Target or something. :shrug:

But people will damned near kill themselves to get one so they can take it home and put it on a shelf, and then once or twice a year they'll tell somebody, "I caught that at a Cubs game," and the other dude will go, "Cool." Then they'll go get drunk.

We used to sit along the fence at minor-league games (we were the Bleacher Creatures), and when somebody on the other team would foul one our way, there'd be like three of us hollering "Back! Back!" to anybody trying to catch it, if the first baseman had a chance at it. You gotta help your ball club.

[KitchenWitch]

27. Happy Birthday!

:woohoo:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. My dear Oeditpus Rex.....

Happy happy birthday to one of my fav DU'ers and Lounge Lizards!

Indeed we're happy you were born......

This place would NOT be the same if you weren't here!

All my very best wishes for a fabulous day, and a fabulous year too!

:party: :toast: :toast: :party:

[ghostsofgiants]

30. Happy birthday, Rex and zanne!

:hi:

[LaurenG]

40. Happy Birthday Oeditpus Rex!

:party: :toast: :bounce: :party: :toast: :bounce:

[RandomKoolzip]

45. Happy HaPPY Joy Joy!

Happy Birthday! :patriot:

[Sugar Smack]

46. Happy birthday OR.

Have a great one! :toast: :party:

[u4ic]

47. Happy Birthday, O_R!!

Now...how many should I be giving you???

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I think that's 80...just about right? :evilgrin:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

50. Happy B-Day, Rex!

:loveya:

Kid

[NMMNG]

51. Happy Birthday OR!

[Wapsie B]

52. HAPPY BIRTHDAY OR !!!

:toast: