A Mark In Time
Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Pottel on August 12, 2022, 10:57:42 AM
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i know it is not 84. still, as mentioned by someone else on another "channel", who shall remain anonymous, he sure behaves like an 84 year old, lol.
Anyways, what i actually want to say is that i am surprised NO one else has posted a happy birthday to our guru yet???
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After 70, better not wish birthdays any more. Just a reminder of how old he is :)
As we say in France, the candles are more expensive than the cake...
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I didn't posted here, but on social medias I posted a pic with links to my pages about DS/MK and a list of next chronicles I'm going to publish in next weeks/months :
• a dedicated chronicle about "Telegraph road", soon
• 10th anniversary of "Privateering" on september 3rd
• 15th anniversary of "Kill To Get Crimson" on september 17th
• 40th anniversary of "Love Over Gold" on september 20th
• 20th anniversary of "The Ragpicker’s Dream" on september 30th
• 45th anniversary of second demos in october
• 45th anniversary of third demos on november 9th
• 35th anniversary of "Princess Bride" on november 12th
• 45th anniversary of first meet with Ed Bicknell on december 13th
2022 is full of anniversaries in 5 or 0.
saty tuned !
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I didn't posted here, but on social medias I posted a pic with links to my pages about DS/MK and a list of next chronicles I'm going to publish in next weeks/months :
• a dedicated chronicle about "Telegraph road", soon
• 10th anniversary of "Privateering" on september 3rd
• 15th anniversary of "Kill To Get Crimson" on september 17th
• 40th anniversary of "Love Over Gold" on september 20th
• 20th anniversary of "The Ragpicker’s Dream" on september 30th
• 45th anniversary of second demos in october
• 45th anniversary of third demos on november 9th
• 35th anniversary of "Princess Bride" on november 12th
• 45th anniversary of first meet with Ed Bicknell on december 13th
2022 is full of anniversaries in 5 or 0.
saty tuned !
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Happy Birthday Mark :)
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Happy birthday to our, ahem, sprightly musical hero. :wave
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Happy Birthday to my hero, Mark!
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Not my guru, but to some extend, ok for idol.
As I am not among his close circle I usually do not post HB messages.
Still I wish him love and a good health.
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Happy birthday to my favourite musician🎂🍾🎁
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Happy birthday Sir Mix a lot! I too like big butts and I cannot lie!
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Ti voglio bene Mark
Tanti Auguri dall'Italia
Sei UNICO
:clap :clap :clap
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Happy Birthday, Mark, and thanks for all the joy and happiness you have given to my life with your music.
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Happy birthday Mark, and many thanks for three decades of finest music. Your music is the best remedy ever. :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup
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https://twitter.com/johnmccusker/status/1558178397532168196
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I don't do birthdays
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neither do Jehova witnesses.
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https://twitter.com/johnmccusker/status/1558178397532168196
Nice message but it comes across a bit as if touring together, and touring in general, is definitely a thing of the past.
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neither do Jehova witnesses.
As I found out when I wished Hank Marvin a happy birthday, oops.
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neither do Jehova witnesses.
As I found out when I wished Hank Marvin a happy birthday, oops.
That sounds like quite the anecdote.
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The year was 1994. I was a fresh faced 16 year old and despite my tender years I was something of an old head on young shoulders. As such it was with some excitement when I saw that Hank was coming to play locally, at the much missed Capitol Theatre here in Aberdeen.
I secured tickets for me, and my mum, the only person who wanted to come with me, and counted down the days before I could enjoy a performance by the guitar twangin’, rhyme slangin’ maestro.
I went to note the date on my calendar – this was a freebie given away by Q Magazine and included various bits of “on this day” trivia throughout the year. I was amazed to notice that the date of the gig – 28th October – was Hank’s birthday – surely a good omen for a fantastic show.
The show itself was a great affair but I was surprised when no one in Hank’s band made reference to the occasion – who wouldn’t want 2,000 Aberdonians giving them a chorus of Happy Birthday To You? But I resolved to make sure the occasion didn’t go unmarked. You see, I had brought along my copy of The Shadows 20 Golden Greats with a view to catching Hank at the stage door for an autograph, and this was a great chance to wish him many happy returns.
I dutifully lined up with a small band of fellow autograph hunters and was amazed when someone actually came to the door and let us back IN to the venue to meet the great man. Inside they had lined up trestle tables and there sat the man himself, cheerfully signing everything put in front of him with his famous toothy smile in full force.
I got to the front and as he was signing I took my opportunity. “Happy Birthday Hank” I said with youthful enthusiasm. Hank looked at me. Actually it was more of a stare. The smile had disappeared. Time seemed to stand still. He thrust the signed album back at me. “Thanks” he replied, completely deadpan.
I walked out, tail somewhat between my legs, wondering how I could have possibly upset him. After all, I had remembered his birthday – no one in his own band had for god’s sake!
It was only years later I learned that Hank is in fact a devout Jehova’s Witness.
Now, I respect any person’s personal faith, but couldn’t he have forced a smile and some appreciation for a sincere gesture from a young kid?
Don’t talk to me about Hank B Marvin.
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neither do Jehova witnesses.
Which is correct in my opinion
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The year was 1994. I was a fresh faced 16 year old and despite my tender years I was something of an old head on young shoulders. As such it was with some excitement when I saw that Hank was coming to play locally, at the much missed Capitol Theatre here in Aberdeen.
I secured tickets for me, and my mum, the only person who wanted to come with me, and counted down the days before I could enjoy a performance by the guitar twangin’, rhyme slangin’ maestro.
I went to note the date on my calendar – this was a freebie given away by Q Magazine and included various bits of “on this day” trivia throughout the year. I was amazed to notice that the date of the gig – 28th October – was Hank’s birthday – surely a good omen for a fantastic show.
The show itself was a great affair but I was surprised when no one in Hank’s band made reference to the occasion – who wouldn’t want 2,000 Aberdonians giving them a chorus of Happy Birthday To You? But I resolved to make sure the occasion didn’t go unmarked. You see, I had brought along my copy of The Shadows 20 Golden Greats with a view to catching Hank at the stage door for an autograph, and this was a great chance to wish him many happy returns.
I dutifully lined up with a small band of fellow autograph hunters and was amazed when someone actually came to the door and let us back IN to the venue to meet the great man. Inside they had lined up trestle tables and there sat the man himself, cheerfully signing everything put in front of him with his famous toothy smile in full force.
I got to the front and as he was signing I took my opportunity. “Happy Birthday Hank” I said with youthful enthusiasm. Hank looked at me. Actually it was more of a stare. The smile had disappeared. Time seemed to stand still. He thrust the signed album back at me. “Thanks” he replied, completely deadpan.
I walked out, tail somewhat between my legs, wondering how I could have possibly upset him. After all, I had remembered his birthday – no one in his own band had for god’s sake!
It was only years later I learned that Hank is in fact a devout Jehova’s Witness.
Now, I respect any person’s personal faith, but couldn’t he have forced a smile and some appreciation for a sincere gesture from a young kid?
Don’t talk to me about Hank B Marvin.
;D
Lol
as for Jehova’s Witnesses, I learned a lot about the truth from them.
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The year was 1994. I was a fresh faced 16 year old and despite my tender years I was something of an old head on young shoulders. As such it was with some excitement when I saw that Hank was coming to play locally, at the much missed Capitol Theatre here in Aberdeen.
I secured tickets for me, and my mum, the only person who wanted to come with me, and counted down the days before I could enjoy a performance by the guitar twangin’, rhyme slangin’ maestro.
I went to note the date on my calendar – this was a freebie given away by Q Magazine and included various bits of “on this day” trivia throughout the year. I was amazed to notice that the date of the gig – 28th October – was Hank’s birthday – surely a good omen for a fantastic show.
The show itself was a great affair but I was surprised when no one in Hank’s band made reference to the occasion – who wouldn’t want 2,000 Aberdonians giving them a chorus of Happy Birthday To You? But I resolved to make sure the occasion didn’t go unmarked. You see, I had brought along my copy of The Shadows 20 Golden Greats with a view to catching Hank at the stage door for an autograph, and this was a great chance to wish him many happy returns.
I dutifully lined up with a small band of fellow autograph hunters and was amazed when someone actually came to the door and let us back IN to the venue to meet the great man. Inside they had lined up trestle tables and there sat the man himself, cheerfully signing everything put in front of him with his famous toothy smile in full force.
I got to the front and as he was signing I took my opportunity. “Happy Birthday Hank” I said with youthful enthusiasm. Hank looked at me. Actually it was more of a stare. The smile had disappeared. Time seemed to stand still. He thrust the signed album back at me. “Thanks” he replied, completely deadpan.
I walked out, tail somewhat between my legs, wondering how I could have possibly upset him. After all, I had remembered his birthday – no one in his own band had for god’s sake!
It was only years later I learned that Hank is in fact a devout Jehova’s Witness.
Now, I respect any person’s personal faith, but couldn’t he have forced a smile and some appreciation for a sincere gesture from a young kid?
Don’t talk to me about Hank B Marvin.
;D
Lol
as for Jehova’s Witnesses, I learned a lot about the truth from them.
via the legendary watchtower?
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via the legendary watchtower?
I met two missionaries, a couple in their late 40's from US and I studied with them in Croatian! What amazed me about them is that they learned Croatian for the purpose of their ministry. And the study was all for free.
We remained in contact, albeit they are now in US. They connected me with their fellow Croatians when they left.
As I remember they lived in Croatia as a missionaries more then 10 years.
As for the watchtower magazine, yes, we used it sometimes in our studies.
I remember the book we studied was called What Does The Bible Really Teach.
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Don’t really mean to hijack the thread but surely the best book to say what The Bible teaches is The Bible itself.
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Don’t really mean to hijack the thread but surely the best book to say what The Bible teaches is The Bible itself.
And it teaches you how to become an atheist, lol!
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Don’t really mean to hijack the thread but surely the best book to say what The Bible teaches is The Bible itself.
And it teaches you how to become an atheist, lol!
That’s a shame. It did the opposite for me.
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The year was 1994. I was a fresh faced 16 year old and despite my tender years I was something of an old head on young shoulders. As such it was with some excitement when I saw that Hank was coming to play locally, at the much missed Capitol Theatre here in Aberdeen.
I secured tickets for me, and my mum, the only person who wanted to come with me, and counted down the days before I could enjoy a performance by the guitar twangin’, rhyme slangin’ maestro.
I went to note the date on my calendar – this was a freebie given away by Q Magazine and included various bits of “on this day” trivia throughout the year. I was amazed to notice that the date of the gig – 28th October – was Hank’s birthday – surely a good omen for a fantastic show.
The show itself was a great affair but I was surprised when no one in Hank’s band made reference to the occasion – who wouldn’t want 2,000 Aberdonians giving them a chorus of Happy Birthday To You? But I resolved to make sure the occasion didn’t go unmarked. You see, I had brought along my copy of The Shadows 20 Golden Greats with a view to catching Hank at the stage door for an autograph, and this was a great chance to wish him many happy returns.
I dutifully lined up with a small band of fellow autograph hunters and was amazed when someone actually came to the door and let us back IN to the venue to meet the great man. Inside they had lined up trestle tables and there sat the man himself, cheerfully signing everything put in front of him with his famous toothy smile in full force.
I got to the front and as he was signing I took my opportunity. “Happy Birthday Hank” I said with youthful enthusiasm. Hank looked at me. Actually it was more of a stare. The smile had disappeared. Time seemed to stand still. He thrust the signed album back at me. “Thanks” he replied, completely deadpan.
I walked out, tail somewhat between my legs, wondering how I could have possibly upset him. After all, I had remembered his birthday – no one in his own band had for god’s sake!
It was only years later I learned that Hank is in fact a devout Jehova’s Witness.
Now, I respect any person’s personal faith, but couldn’t he have forced a smile and some appreciation for a sincere gesture from a young kid?
Don’t talk to me about Hank B Marvin.
Wow, that's weird behavior by Marvin. You'd think he'd be more generous to someone who clearly isn't familiar with the rules of his religion.
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Guys, can we just be careful with the religious chat please. Like politics, it can go south quickly. :)
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Guys, can we just be careful with the religious chat please. Like politics, it can go south quickly. :)
:thumbsup
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Guys, can we just be careful with the religious chat please. Like politics, it can go south quickly. :)
It can easily end in blows below the Bible belt.
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I always thought that the Bible was too much science fiction for me, same with all religions.
I remember when in High school, studying Greek, we read a book about their Gods etc etc and that was it. Too much fiction, too much crazyness.
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About Hank Marvin, whatever imaginary celestial creatures or whatever you choose to believe, to be kind is the correct thing to do. If religion makes you being an ass, then it says it all.
I'm sorry for you, Dusty, what a disappointment.
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About Hank Marvin, whatever imaginary celestial creatures or whatever you choose to believe, to be kind is the correct thing to do. If religion makes you being an ass, then it says it all.
I'm sorry for you, Dusty, what a disappointment.
Dunno... This story Dusty shared has this... duality about it. On the one hand, to expect a young kid to know what "Jehova’s Witness" is, let alone that they don't celebrate birthdays, AND to know that Hank Marvin is a devout Jehovah's Witness is obviously too much for any human being and he could behave a lot better in this situation.
However, two opposing facts to me are: having a gig on a birthday is a giant red flag. Don't know about others, but I tend to have a day off on my birthday because I don't want to spend it working, you know. You need to be a very special kind of a guy to work on a birthday, and I'm not one of them.
And the second thing I thought about... Man, this situation really shows how much he really cares about his faith, if nothing can't stop him. I think it deserves some respect, whether you consider his religion wrong or don't like it. The man is devoted and doesn't attack your religion and seldom promotes his own, so it's really something. Gotta respect the guy.
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"And the second thing I thought about... Man, this situation really shows how much he really cares about his faith, if nothing can't stop him. I think it deserves some respect, whether you consider his religion wrong or don't like it. The man is devoted and doesn't attack your religion and seldom promotes his own, so it's really something. Gotta respect the guy" :thumbsup
I waited for these words
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Religion is something personal that belongs to you, doesn't have to affect others.what Hank did to Dusty wasn't devotion but lack of respect.
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As a young kid I would have had no idea that certain religions did not celebrate birthdays to be honest.
Julio is right; YOU DISRESPECTED ME MARVIN!!! *shakes fist* :)
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I always thought that the Bible was too much science fiction for me, same with all religions.
I remember when in High school, studying Greek, we read a book about their Gods etc etc and that was it. Too much fiction, too much crazyness.
can highly recommend Stephen Fry's book on that topic. i believe it is called "Myth"
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One friend of mine (who sadly passed away 12 years ago) once had this conversation with Jehovah's witnesses who rung at his door:
-Do you know God?
-Of course I do. It's me! By the way, you are my creatures. I created you so that you come to entertain me once in a while.
They never came back...
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One friend of mine (who sadly passed away 12 years ago) once had this conversation with Jehovah's witnesses who rung at his door:
-Do you know God?
-Of course I do. It's me! By the way, you are my creatures. I created you so that you come to entertain me once in a while.
They never came back...
That's a good one! Lol
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Don’t really mean to hijack the thread but surely the best book to say what The Bible teaches is The Bible itself.
Exactly.
I did my read while before I met them, but had many questions in store.
They really provided the answers I was looking for. It turned out the book essentially is a Bible manual for dummies. I checked this book another day again, it is really what it is in essence - just a manual for dummies.
I had me my second read of the Bible during our study course and after and it was just a different book from one I read first time.
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As a young kid I would have had no idea that certain religions did not celebrate birthdays to be honest.
Julio is right; YOU DISRESPECTED ME MARVIN!!! *shakes fist* :)
all religions are weird cults, just some are bigger than others. I had no idea he was a Jehova Witness. They are proper weirdos. They hounded me at my home. They kept turning up at my door and knew my name. It was actually quite scary. They kept sending me watchtower magazines. All because I told them I don’t believe in any God.
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To me it’s all about faith - but that’s ok if you don’t have it, that doesn’t affect mine. I respect every religion as well as the absence of any. If there’s one thing the Bible has taught me is to be non-judgemental about other people’s beliefs.
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All that being said, that’s exactly what Hank didn’t do…
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All that being said, that’s exactly what Hank didn’t do…
Judged by you.
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All that being said, that’s exactly what Hank didn’t do…
Judged by you.
I’m not judging religion, I’m talking about human behavior. If you can’t tell the difference you might need to study a bit more.
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All that being said, that’s exactly what Hank didn’t do…
Judged by you.
I’m not judging religion, I’m talking about human behavior. If you can’t tell the difference you might need to study a bit more.
When Fox judges is called talking about.
"If there’s one thing the Bible has taught me is to be non-judgemental about other people’s beliefs"
That is not the bible, that's you parroting a mainstream mantra.
Paganism and idolatry are not acceptable according to bible.
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Blah blah blah
Time to stop this conversation?
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All that being said, that’s exactly what Hank didn’t do…
Judged by you.
I’m not judging religion, I’m talking about human behavior. If you can’t tell the difference you might need to study a bit more.
When Fox judges is called talking about.
"If there’s one thing the Bible has taught me is to be non-judgemental about other people’s beliefs"
That is not the bible, that's you parroting a mainstream mantra.
Paganism and idolatry are not acceptable according to bible.
Ok, Goran, if it makes you happy you got the last comment 😙
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I always thought that the Bible was too much science fiction for me, same with all religions.
I remember when in High school, studying Greek, we read a book about their Gods etc etc and that was it. Too much fiction, too much crazyness.
Then can I suggest you JUST take one of the biographical accounts of the life of Jesus and read them. Check out what it tells you about his life. Either Matthew, Mark, Luke or John (though I suggest Mark.)
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Could you continue the discussion of religious matters via PMs? It doesn't belong here.
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The paraphrase of Psalm 23 in Baloney Again is beautiful:)
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I always thought that the Bible was too much science fiction for me, same with all religions.
I remember when in High school, studying Greek, we read a book about their Gods etc etc and that was it. Too much fiction, too much crazyness.
Then can I suggest you JUST take one of the biographical accounts of the life of Jesus and read them. Check out what it tells you about his life. Either Matthew, Mark, Luke or John (though I suggest Mark.)
What for?
Someone that died to save us... And what his death save us from? I don't think life is any better than it was before his death. That book has a lot of holes. You really need faith, a lot.
Actually all religions have lot of holes and need lot of faith to work, and surprisingly, they work. Mankind has not solution.
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The paraphrase of Psalm 23 in Baloney Again is beautiful:)
The Lord is my sheperd
He leadeth me in pastures green
He gave us this day
Our daily bread and margarine
Prefer butter myself. ;D
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Fairfield Four group needed more gasoline ;)
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The paraphrase of Psalm 23 in Baloney Again is beautiful:)
The Lord is my sheperd
He leadeth me in pastures green
He gave us this day
Our daily bread and margarine
Prefer butter myself. ;D
The health effects of butter largely depend on the diet of the cows it came from
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but generally I prefer butter as well, of course ;D
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Could you continue the discussion of religious matters via PMs? It doesn't belong here.
I totally agree!
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Yeah, no more religious chat please or I'll have to close the thread.
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Yeah, no more religious chat please or I'll have to close the thread.
You can close it anyway, the birthday was last week ;D
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Yeah, no more religious chat please or I'll have to close the thread.
You can close it anyway, the birthday was last week ;D
Amen to that :) 😉
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but generally I prefer butter as well, of course ;D
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;D