Why do we celebrate birthdays?

[Lokki 7]

This fuss over birthdays. One year older, another year of life gone, another year closer to death. More wrinkles, more aches and pains, more feeling knackered, more likely to get horrible illnesses, more likely that friends and family die, more cynical, more critical, more nasal hair. Less energy, less attractive, less easily pleased, less patience, less time to do stuff, less excited, less chance of sleeping with attractive partners, less able, less time left to watch the Albion.

So tell me, why celebrate? I don't get it.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

I hate birthdays and try as hard as I can to not celebrate them.

I hate people making a fuss.

 

[Muzzman]

Because it's a great excuse to

 

[Lokki 7]

Because it's a great excuse to

Why do you need an excuse? Do it anytime.
And presents, I like getting presents BUT... if someone feels they have to buy you something because it's your birthday, what does it really mean? Buy someone a present on a random day to show you care/ are thinking of them.

 

[Blackadder]

The presents/birthdays are nice for kids.

I'm not bothered about presents for myself.


Mind you, when your wife says "Don't bother with anything for me" they really mean "If you don't get me something really nice, I will make your life hell for the next 12 months!"

 

[Lush]

I think the only people who should receive a GREAT BIG GIFT on your birthday is YOUR mother, because frankly she's the only one who remembers the actual day of your birth in all its gory detail and she DESERVES it for everything she went through to produce you.

 

[CHAPPERS]

You f***ing SCROOGES, Birthdays are for people to be made to feel special and get hugged and kissed and that.
Obviously you lot who don't celebrate them have no friends.

Plus you get to decide what you want to do and everyone has to do it no matter what.



Bloody brilliant.

 

[Brovion]

This fuss over birthdays. One year older, another year of life gone, another year closer to death. More wrinkles, more aches and pains, more feeling knackered, more likely to get horrible illnesses, more likely that friends and family die, more cynical, more critical, more nasal hair. Less energy, less attractive, less easily pleased, less patience, less time to do stuff, less excited, less chance of sleeping with attractive partners, less able, less time left to watch the Albion.

So tell me, why celebrate? I don't get it.

That's exactly how I feel on New Year's Eve. At least on your birthday you get presents.

 

[Paddy B]

I think the only people who should receive a GREAT BIG GIFT on your birthday is YOUR mother, because frankly she's the only one who remembers the actual day of your birth in all its gory detail and she DESERVES it for everything she went through to produce you.

I am going to stick my neck out here but I am willing to bet that none of the male NSC community would post somethng along these lines

 

[Hampden Park]

kin humbugs, celebrate each one i say

 

[pasty]

You f***ing SCROOGES, Birthdays are for people to be made to feel special and get hugged and kissed and that.
Obviously you lot who don't celebrate them have no friends.

Plus you get to decide what you want to do and everyone has to do it no matter what.



Bloody brilliant.

Damn straight ! If no one makes a fuss of me next Wednesday for my 40th then I am going to be really really pissed off !

 

[CHAPPERS]

I think the only people who should receive a GREAT BIG GIFT on your birthday is YOUR mother, because frankly she's the only one who remembers the actual day of your birth in all its gory detail and she DESERVES it for everything she went through to produce you.

She was also the one that neglected to use any type of barrier while getting screwed by my dad.

If she deserves anything on my birthday it's a lecture on not telling your offspring that they weren't planned. She may as well have called me an accident.

 

[Stat Brother]

Why do we spend more money celebrating the birth of someone who's only exsistance on the say so of a religion, which @ best is in decline. Than we do on a friend/relation.

 

[Hampden Park]

to piss the jehovah witnesses off as they dont celebrate them do they?

 

[Lokki 7]

to piss the jehovah witnesses off as they dont celebrate them do they?

First good reason I've heard.