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    It’s my birthday. Buy me things

    By Will 2 years ago, at the end of February Leave a comment on this post

    Now I really ought to have given my faithful readership more notice, but such is my near-total lack of organisation that I’ve utterly forgotten. Tomorrow, I reach the heady heights of 24 years. The quarter-century is rapidly approaching, and I’m distinctly concerned. To make me feel better, and to ease the monstrous hangover which will befall over the next few days, you are very welcome to buy me many gifts and presents. Amazon is a good place - if you want to know my address, let me know.

    Insufferably yours…

    Will

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    18 Responses to “It’s my birthday. Buy me things”

  • Wraye wrote:
    February 27th, 2006 at 7.21 pm

    24????? only 24??? Without resorting to blasphemy Will, I am old enough to be your mother, damn you for reminding me, but still would like to wish you many happy returns.

    You have my email, will be in the UK in March, so if you want some contributions to your lack of laptop funds, let me know where to find you. It didn’t work out last year, so sorry. So let me buy you a beer this year :)

    Hey, everyone! Let’s start a “Buy Will a lap-top” Fund!

  • jamie wrote:
    February 27th, 2006 at 8.18 pm

    Will - This is probably going to be the second of many - “oh to be twenty four” comments. Many congratulations mate. I hope you have a cracking day. Don’t worry about growing older. In general, it gets better but you have less hair.

  • Hammy wrote:
    February 27th, 2006 at 10.38 pm

    In cricketing terms the score of 24 is not celebrated. Shame on you Will. Come back when you approach the half century mark.

  • Will wrote:
    February 27th, 2006 at 11.12 pm

    I know, I know. I apologise. I’m a sucker for presents, me…

  • Scott wrote:
    February 28th, 2006 at 5.17 am

    Happy Birthday you old fart.

  • shakester [akr] wrote:
    February 28th, 2006 at 6.16 am

    Happy Birthday Will!
    24. old. yeah. sure. thanks.
    :)
    hope you had a blast

  • Stu wrote:
    February 28th, 2006 at 7.54 am

    24!! Gee I remember 24. Back when Australia had the Ashes, Mark Taylor was made captain and a young bloke by the name of Glenn McGrath was just starting out… :-(

    Happy Birthday mate!

  • S Jagadish wrote:
    February 28th, 2006 at 11.05 am

    You’d have been only six if your birthday had been two days later! :)

  • Will wrote:
    February 28th, 2006 at 11.06 am

    2 days? One day (29th) surely? :)

  • Elliott wrote:
    March 1st, 2006 at 2.57 am

    Happy Birthday mate!
    You old barstad! :P i still have ages till i get to 24!
    Hope you have a good one! And don’t drink TOOOOO much! ;)

  • S Jagadish wrote:
    March 1st, 2006 at 7.40 am

    Ah, I didn’t realize you said ‘Tomorrow, I reach the heady heights of 24 years’, I thought your birthday was on the 27th [the day you posted].

  • Zainub - Zany wrote:
    March 1st, 2006 at 7.59 pm

    Happy belated birthday, Will.

    You’re blog has been so important to me off late that me and my numerous alter egos and split personalities voted twice on what to give you for your birthday, and each time the decision was unanimous:

    No on the big wad of money, yeah on this priceless comment/greeting…may you live many more.

    :)

  • Will wrote:
    March 1st, 2006 at 8.11 pm

    Thanks Zaibub :)

  • Will wrote:
    March 1st, 2006 at 8.12 pm

    Woops, sorry - Zainub :) !

  • Zainub - Zany wrote:
    March 1st, 2006 at 8.24 pm

    errr…you’re should have been your, my typing refuses to improve.

  • Will wrote:
    March 1st, 2006 at 8.28 pm

    Join the club

  • Zainub - Zany wrote:
    March 1st, 2006 at 8.54 pm

    Will do so.

  • Bishop Odo of Cluny wrote:
    March 2nd, 2006 at 2.47 pm

    Happy belated birthday Will and thanks for all the blogging.

    Oh, to be 24 again… oh wait, I am.

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