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Happy BDay to Me!!!

1.8K views 25 replies 24 participants last post by  graybeard  
#1 ·
Yes, it's late and I'm toasty from a holiday party..... but I'm 40 today, and everybody tells me it's either "all downhill from here" or " the best is yet to come"

What do I know? I'm toasty and I'm 40!!!! I love you, man!!!! /forums/images/icons/smile.gif/forums/images/icons/smile.gif/forums/images/icons/smile.gif
 
#2 ·
Happy Birthday Bill!!!!!!!!! I had a little something planned for you but you must of left early yesterday.

Good seeing you again and meeting your wife. Guess it will have to wait for another time.

Mark
 
#7 ·
It was finally good to meet you face to face yesterday! Happy Birthday.
Stan
 
#8 ·
Happy Birthday Bill, have a good day. I have you beat by 5, well almost. My b-day is Dec 27th. Congrats.
 
#12 ·
I'd have to say the the years since 40 have been very good to me. Aside from the aches, pains, hair loss, weight gain, etc... /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

Happy Birthday Bill. May you have many happy returns.

From 40 it's all downhill into the best parts of life. You are done with the growing up stuff and now just get to grow happy.
 
#14 ·
Happy, Happy Happy, B-Day to you Old Man !
No your life is just begging buddy, I am amazed how great life has gotten since i went over the hill with dale !

Many more too ya!
 
#18 ·
Bill, haven't met you but hope to one of these days.
Happy B-Day. You'll never believe how quickly 40 turns into 50!, but your real age is up to you. I can tell you the only downhill aspect for me at 49.5 is roaring down awesome Bay Area mountain bike trails, wishing I'd started when I was a young 40 year old whipper-snapper like you!
 
#20 ·
Happy Bday Bill...you beat me to 40 by a week and a day...
don't know what to think about this 40 thing either...figure its just another birthday...

Well old man I have a song for you from our generation...

Tonights a night you make history..Billy you and slime
And I'm sure you'd rather just tie back the hands of time..
And stay thirty nine tonight...
I know you feel these are the worst of times...
that age is screwin you....
You'd rather lock your door, and hide inside...
rumor has it it's the end of your young life...
But I know, that if your world turns upside down
Billy I know...you'll always have a damn nice car...

The best of times...are when your driving slime
No rain..sunshine, and take on the world you two..
Your memories of yesterday will come to your mind
You'll feel real swell and drive like hell
I think that you'll find
These are the best of times..
When you are drivin Slime...

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Hey, not great but at least not risque like lauries song...
 
#21 ·
Happy Birthday, Bill!
 
#22 ·
Bill, happy b-day. Just to let you know, it really is downhill, but you do get wiser. I have taped to my refrigerator a quote from an actor which reads (to paraphrase) "Anyone saying they are happy turning 40 is lying. I would gladly give up the wisdom of being 40 to be 22 again."
 
#26 ·
Happy Birthday Bill! I wasn't on the forum yesterday, so I didn't see your post. Twenty three years ago on "our" birthday, I was saying the same thing. Life does begin after 40. I quit having birthdays a few years ago, so I didn't post about mine./forums/images/icons/wink.gif/forums/images/icons/smile.gif