BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO

Subject: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: GUEST,Vladimir the Inhaler
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 11:27 AM

She of the rosie cheeks
the ginger hair
and the soft velvet drapes..
mother of earth, yet not with a Father of nativity
but more the softer side of Karl Marx
she whose voice undulates and ululates
and unfolds with wicked tales of witches,
cannibalism and breeches,
unto you, the one and only
JennyO
is it JennyOnly?
JennyOberon's daughter?
or JennyO'the faery folk?
to you I offer
my sweeping cape.
To You my little chicken,
I say, may all your chickens come to roost,
on this day, a Day of Completion and Emergence,
Of sixty circles around the Sun,
a day of fluffy Slippers, or will it be
Slushy Flippers?
as the meat sizzles, i think

Happy Barbie to You, Jenny!

your own cyber-villain

Vlad!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: rumanci
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 11:33 AM

'ttagirl !
Appy Irthday nd any ore
nd 'll aise ne or ou onight nd hrow n he ussex oast oo or ree
:-D
um xx

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 11:40 AM

Hippy Brothday to you JennyO, nice to get your own ode from Old Vlad, you'll be getting one from Amelina next!
Do have a great barbie, and an even better birthday, and bugger ths fluffy slippers you're too young for them.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: GUEST,Boris the Bat
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 11:41 AM

*Chomp* happy Batday, JennyO!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: JennyO
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 12:29 PM

Heh heh - birthday greetings from Vlad and Boris the Bat! I do move in strange circles, don't I!

(Giok, don't tell anybody, but I love my fluffy slippers - better than slushy flippers, even if I am a bit young for them.)

ello umanci. hanks or he est ishes. o oubt 'll e aising . ew rinks yself ver he ext ew ays. lready tarted n he ed ine onight ( ic ic)

enny

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 12:35 PM

Happy Birthday Jenny!!

Love Khatt x

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: gnu
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 01:26 PM

O Jenny!!! I was going to send Steve Irwin and his singing croc round for your birthday party but Steve's in the hospital getting stitches in his ass and the croc has been put down. I asked Steve about getting you some nice shoes and a purse for your birthday but he hasn't PM'd me back yet. Crikey he's a cranky lad!!!

g

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: beardedbruce
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 01:27 PM

HB

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: SINSULL
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 01:29 PM

Happy Birthday, sweetie! Just don't drive anywhere.
SINS

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: JennyO
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 01:35 PM

I don't plan to Sins. I'm having a BBQ here on Sunday, and I can just crawl into bed later when I feel like it :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: Peace
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 01:35 PM

YEAH. Happy Birthday, JennyO.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 01:39 PM

You mean you're having another birthday? Again? Didn't you just do this last year?

Happy day!

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: Elmer Fudd
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 01:59 PM

H-h-h-h-appy B-b-b-b-b-irthday to yoouuuuuu, Jenny-O-O-O-O-O.

Wishing you lotsa carrot cake or whatever you like best.

E-e-e-elmer

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: JennyO
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 02:12 PM

I must admit I did have one of these things last year. However this is a sorta special one. I am following Amos's example and having a 60th birthday this time. I'm sure turning 60 will be relatively painless.

The actual day isn't till next Wednesday, but I figgered because it's special, I'd make it a birthday week.

There's something else about it too. I must admit I will heave a sigh of relief when next Wednesday is over because of a little thing that has been sorta bugging me for a long time. When I was a kid, there was an occasion when my friends and I were mucking around pretending to tell each others' fortunes. For some reason, something that one kid said has always stuck with me and been in the back of my mind, particularly lately. She said I would die when I was 59. Now logic tells me it was just a kid picking a figure out of the air and it doesn't mean anything, but sometimes I've thought - what if I think about it too much and sort of psych myself into it - kinda like pointing the bone? So, silly though it is, I am counting down the days, and I will feel better counting them down here on Mudcat, amongst friends.

Jenny

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: gnu
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 03:17 PM

Oh... that kid... gone long ago. No worries mate!!!!!!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 08:06 PM

Happy 29th Birthday

Sorry, but I had to get you a recycled one - couldn't afford a customised one...

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: Micca
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 08:23 PM

Hi JennyO many Happys, from another Libran!! and I hit the same Number in a coupla weeks!! how about That!! Micca

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: John O'L
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 10:07 PM

Happy birthday JennyO.

I had a similar prediction when I was little that I have always remembered too.
I just want to tell you that it didn't happen.

(I guess I should also mention that the number was 84 - still 30 years away. Sorry.)

Good luck. Have a good barbie.

John

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: JennyO
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 10:20 PM

Four days to go - and counting!

Yes gnu, that kid was probably talking about herself.

Hey Micca, I thought I remembered you were a Libra - we're a pretty cool bunch eh ;-)

And who is Jonti Picking? That's all right - I didn't want a monkey anyway.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: Helen
Date: 23 Sep 05 - 10:37 PM

For the JennyO who has everything

(I just stumbled on that while searching for something else)


Hippo birdie two ewes.

Oh no, that must be the new Zealand greeting! :-)

Have a lovely Birthday Week.

And, unless that kid went on to make a living out of psychic predictions I wouldn't worry about it too much.

When I was a teenager and going through a large amount of teenage angst I foretold that I would die when I was 28, or if I was still suffering said angst by then I would just jump off a cliff at that age anyway.

Now I say that I did "die" at 28 because my old self was picked up by the collar and shaken like a rag doll, and although things didn't get immediately better they got a lot better later due to events at that time, so it was a kind of "rebirth". So my prediction was kind of true.    (And let me tell you I knew nothing about Saturn Return at the teenage stage but I found out about it when I was 28.)

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: freda underhill
Date: 24 Sep 05 - 04:27 AM

Happy Birthday, JennyO!

best wishes

freda

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 24 Sep 05 - 08:02 AM

QUOTE
Hippo birdie two ewes.

Oh no, that must be the new Zealand greeting! :-)
UNQUOTE


OUI! Just be careful who you pinch things from when they can see you do it! I'm an Aussie!

And I think you will find I have previously posted in other threads

QUOTE
Hippo Birdies Two Ewes!
Hippo Birdies Two Ewes!
Hippo Birdies, Hippo Birdies!
Hippo Birdies Two Ewes!


Greetings from Foolestroupe T.W. (MA)...
UNQUOTE

Blimey! you try to do something new and creative and people try to pinch your old material!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: hilda fish
Date: 24 Sep 05 - 09:45 AM

Have a really great one as the blossoms blossom, the jasmine meanders and the birds screetch you spring thing you! And keep singing those skin cancer blues you john dengate fan ÷)

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: *daylia*
Date: 24 Sep 05 - 10:06 AM

Happy Day Jenny!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: jacqui.c
Date: 24 Sep 05 - 11:27 AM

Have a good one Jenny.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 24 Sep 05 - 07:53 PM

Sigh!

throw a good tantrum around here and nobody notices... sob!

Well, nothing like a good tanrum to liven up a Birthday party JennyO!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: JennyO
Date: 24 Sep 05 - 08:13 PM

Okay Robin, ya want a good tantrum?

YOU STOLE MY PIEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: Helen
Date: 24 Sep 05 - 08:35 PM

Foolestroupe,

That is a quote from a greeting card I bought for my mother well over 10 years ago. From memory it was from The Ink Group and it had very small cartoon drawings of ewes, a hippo and deer and the text was:

Hippo Birdie Two Ewes!
Hippo Birdie Two Ewes!
Hippo Birdie Deer Ewe!
Hippo Birdie Two Ewes!

It has been a family joke ever since.

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: Bobert
Date: 24 Sep 05 - 09:07 PM

Sorry I missed it, JennyO... I been away from the pudder 'er I woulda been here fir ya yesterday...

Happiest of yesterday's birthdays...

And a early one fir next year...

Bobert

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: Col K
Date: 24 Sep 05 - 10:09 PM

Happy Thingy
you know what they are, you've had one or two before,enjoy it and have many more in the years to come.
Love
Col

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: JennyO
Date: 24 Sep 05 - 11:09 PM

Bobert, you didn't miss it. This is my birthday week! I'm having a BBQ today and a session on Wednesday, and the actual day is next Wednesday, the 28th. I figgered since it's a big one (60), I should have a whole week. Dunno about being peaceful though. Ya got any more of that peace layin' around somewhere? I could use some.

Jenny

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 25 Sep 05 - 05:22 AM

Well Helen

in that case, it looks like we BOTH pinched it from the Ink Group!

Absolutely! Pie Corrupts!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: JennyO
Date: 25 Sep 05 - 07:00 AM

And Absolute Pie Corrupts Absolutely!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 25 Sep 05 - 08:24 AM

OK!

(pulls pins from handgrenade and throws it...)

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: JennyO
Date: 25 Sep 05 - 08:56 AM

NOOOOOOO!

THE PIE BOB......WHY THE PIE?

WHY BOB?.......... WHY?

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 25 Sep 05 - 01:54 PM

Happy birthday, Jenny! you're wit and generous spirit shines through on Mudcat, and may that spirit be returned to you ten-fold on your birthday, and year round.

Al the best,

Chanteyranger

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: JennyO
Date: 26 Sep 05 - 12:32 AM

Hello 2003 Santa and 2004 Santee - thankyou for the lovely thoughts and wishes!

Well, I'm just getting warmed up. We had a nice relaxing BBQ yesterday with some friends and family. I was thinking of Charlie and Brett and the BBQ we had when they were here - BBQ's in Earlwood always seem to bring on wind and rain, so after days of lovely sunny weather, yesterday was true to form, being windy and somewhat bleak - at least the rain held off till just as we were clearing away!

Anyway, on Wednesday night, which is the REAL day of my birth, we're having a birthday shanty session on the James Craig, so our voices will be echoing round the harbour and bouncing off the buildings near Darling Harbour. I wonder if there will be any birthday shanties?

Some mudcatters gave me some very fine moving shanties a couple of years ago, and I wouldn't mind at all if someone came up with a birthday shanty or two (hint hint :-))

Jenny

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 26 Sep 05 - 04:29 AM

WHUP JENNYO (with apologies to the late Stan Hugill)

Now me lads, be of good cheer, for the Australian land will soon draw near.
In a few days more we'll sight her, dear,
JennyO get yer Mudcat done

CH: Whup, JennyO, whup JennyO,
Ya ringtail Ozgirl this is your big day
Whup JennyO, whup JennyO,
JennyO get yer Mudcat done.

Now the barship is in sight
We'll soon be off the old Rock light
We're getting damned sick of vegemite,
JennyO get yer Mudcat done

CH

Now we're haulin' through with our loot
When we go ashore, we ain't eatin' fruit
Jenny'll be waitin' in her birthday suit,
JennyO get yer mudcat done

CH

Chanteyranger

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: JennyO
Date: 26 Sep 05 - 04:47 AM

Heh heh - good one Chanteyranger! You've come through for me again! I 'specially like the bit about the birthday suit :-)

Jenny

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: JennyO
Date: 26 Sep 05 - 09:35 AM

Counting down - Two days to go to the big Six-Oh!

Any more birthday shanties, anyone?

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: Micca
Date: 26 Sep 05 - 02:37 PM

Why I am not at JennieO's Birthday bash
(with profound apologies to John Warner!!)
We filled a ute right up with Beer
--And Headed for you , Jennie?
And from Kings Cross we North steer
Till those Bass ales they wrecked us here

Cho: But JennieO don't worry, look
The Beer and ale have left me crook.
There's naught to do but sit out here,
And watch the moon, the lonely moon,
Light the chunder of dark Bass beer

We lost our way, ran out of fags.
--And where are you, oh Jennie?
The heat has turned our clothes to rags.
So we had cold one from the bags.

The Bass Ale poured out of my nose
--And where are you, oh Jennie?
and flowed all over someone's rose
Our absence made Jennie morose

We're out of Gas, no Towing Chain
. And where are you, oh Jennie
we're stuck out here by the Town Drain
And here we are and here remain.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: Charley Noble
Date: 26 Sep 05 - 03:49 PM

Good one, Micca! Poor "Anderson's Coast" will never be the same.

Sad to say Brett and I were 10,000 miles away BUT singing together at a Roll & Go re-union set at the Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Festival on Sunday. But let me exteeeeeeeeed a biiiigggg huuuugggggg on his behalf as well as meself to you on this glorious Monday.

We'll think of you aboard the Craign on Wednesday!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: JennyO
Date: 26 Sep 05 - 09:20 PM

Of course you all realise we will have to sing these birthday shanties on the James Craig on Wednesday night!

Micca, I'll show your song to John when he gets home tonight. I think he'll get a big chuckle out of it - he might even forgive you ;-) I was tinkering with it myself around hurricane time, using the line "And where are you, Miami?" but it's still a work in progress.

Charlie, I was following that thread about the Portsmouth Festival, so I knew you and Brett were there. Must have been good to be singing together again after so long! Of course it would have been better for me if you'd been here. You missed another grey and windy Earlwood BBQ on Sunday (of course it was warm and sunny the day before). However, a good time was had by all, and we still have Wednesday to look forward to, to complete my birthday week. We'll be sure to raise a glass for you!

Jenny

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: JennyO
Date: 27 Sep 05 - 03:15 AM

Looks like Google's a Libra too! I just noticed a row of birthday cake slices under the Google logo. Apparently it was 7 yesterday. Happy Birthday Google!

Jenny

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: JennyO
Date: 27 Sep 05 - 11:12 AM

Micca and Chanteyranger, John and I both love your birthday shanties, and I have printed them out to sing tomorrow night.

Yep, just one day to go, and I'm still here! Actually technically here in Oz, it's already the 28th, so I guess I can forget that silly girl's prediction, and get on with enjoying the rest of my life!

Jenny

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, JennyO
From: JennyO
Date: 28 Sep 05 - 12:59 PM

Refreshing this for the last time - being at the end of my birthday week. It's the 29th here now.

We had a fantastic session on the James Craig. It was the biggest crowd I've ever seen there! As well as all but one of the Roaring Forties, there were lots of other good singers, and a Morris side - Black Joak Morris (I think John was responsible for them - he knows I like them). John sang both the birthday shanties, which led to someone asking me to sing Micca's "The Hash my Father Scored", which went down very well with those who hadn't heard it before, and later John sang the real "Anderson's Coast". Black Joak Morris danced on the deck, there was a lovely chocolate and cream birthday cake with strawberries, and some nice prezzies. What a great night!

I took some photos with my new digital camera (courtesy of my son). Now all I have to do is figure out where to put them so I can let people see them - it's a big learning curve at the moment.

So that's it for another year, and the spectre of the number 59 is gone forever. Bring on the next 40 years!!!

Jenny