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Old Crank

(7,259 posts) Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:17 AM Mar 17

I start another trip around the sun today.

Starting my 4th quarter century. Will I make it to the end of this new one?

I wonder what kind of odds I can get on the prediction markets.

Happy St. Paddy's Day to all. Just remember to stay home as it is amateur night at the bars.

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I start another trip around the sun today. (Original Post) Old Crank Mar 17 OP

Happy Tripping! Solly Mack Mar 17 #1

🫶🏽🎂🫶🏽 blm Mar 17 #2

Happy Birthday! mgardener Mar 17 #3

As an adult Old Crank Mar 17 #5

Happy Birthday, Old Crank! Diamond_Dog Mar 17 #4

Happy birthday!🎉🎁 MiHale Mar 17 #6

Happy Birthday, Old Crank! MIButterfly Mar 17 #7

Happy birthday! Marthe48 Mar 17 #8

Happy Birthday 🎂 surfered Mar 17 #9

May you enjoy many more such annual trips WestMichRad Mar 17 #10

Does Germany use metric years? You might want to factor that in. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 17 #11

Don't try to speed things up! Old Crank Mar 17 #18

Happy Birthday 🌞 Donkees Mar 17 #12

Happy trails to you! lark Mar 17 #13

Congratulations! 2naSalit Mar 17 #14

Happy Birthday. debm55 Mar 17 #15

I'm right behind ya some_of_us_are_sane Mar 17 #16

Happy birthday, Old Crank! Grim Chieftain Mar 17 #17

We have one also Old Crank Mar 17 #19

Happy birthday! Rizen Mar 17 #20

Happy Birthday, young one! niyad Mar 17 #21

Solly Mack

(97,265 posts)

1. Happy Tripping!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:19 AM

Mar 17

blm

(114,760 posts)

2. 🫶🏽🎂🫶🏽

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:21 AM

Mar 17

mgardener

(2,403 posts)

3. Happy Birthday!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:21 AM

Mar 17

My son is 42 today!

Old Crank

(7,259 posts)

5. As an adult

Reply to mgardener (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:25 AM

Mar 17

with my birthday on this day I felt that part of the day was hurt by the fact that there were so many drunken people out. We used to hit an Italian restaurant early so we could get home before 8 PM. 7:30 if possible

Hope he has a great day.

Diamond_Dog

(41,039 posts)

4. Happy Birthday, Old Crank!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:24 AM

Mar 17

MiHale

(13,163 posts)

6. Happy birthday!🎉🎁

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:28 AM

Mar 17

MIButterfly

(3,134 posts)

7. Happy Birthday, Old Crank!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:35 AM

Mar 17

Have a great day and many happy returns!

Marthe48

(23,436 posts)

8. Happy birthday!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:35 AM

Mar 17

Enjoy every minute!

surfered

(14,267 posts)

9. Happy Birthday 🎂

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:40 AM

Mar 17

WestMichRad

(3,389 posts)

10. May you enjoy many more such annual trips

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:51 AM

Mar 17

… in reasonably good health!

mahatmakanejeeves

(70,701 posts)

11. Does Germany use metric years? You might want to factor that in.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 09:18 AM

Mar 17

Happy birthday.

Old Crank

(7,259 posts)

18. Don't try to speed things up!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #11)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 04:42 PM

Mar 17

I've gotten older sooner than I expected. 😁

Donkees

(33,745 posts)

12. Happy Birthday 🌞

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 09:23 AM

Mar 17

lark

(26,113 posts)

13. Happy trails to you!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 10:01 AM

Mar 17

2naSalit

(103,806 posts)

14. Congratulations!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 11:14 AM

Mar 17

And Happy Birthday!

May you have as many more as you want!

debm55

(61,677 posts)

15. Happy Birthday.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 11:17 AM

Mar 17

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,558 posts)

16. I'm right behind ya

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 12:07 PM

Mar 17

74, but still kickin'!

BEE HAPPY!

Grim Chieftain

(2,022 posts)

17. Happy birthday, Old Crank!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 12:23 PM

Mar 17

My husband and I have a bottle of Jameson to celebrate. I'll be sure to have one for you!

Old Crank

(7,259 posts)

19. We have one also

Reply to Grim Chieftain (Reply #17)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 04:44 PM

Mar 17

Have you tried it with ginger ale.

They plied us with some on the Jameson tour in Dublin.

Rizen

(1,121 posts)

20. Happy birthday!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 11:11 PM

Mar 17

niyad

(134,016 posts)

21. Happy Birthday, young one!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 11:46 PM

Mar 17

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