Happy Birthday To...the person hiding under the table

koan · Post by **koan** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:18 pm

Do you like having people sing "Happy Birthday" to you in a restaurant? Does it make you cringe? Does your smile feel super glued onto your face or do you feel genuine thankfulness at the survival of tradition in the modern world?

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:03 pm

As I am one who hates being made the center of attention, I do not like it at all. My extreme shyness once reached a point where I threatened to leave a staff meeting at work because my boss wanted to bring in a cake and have everyone sing!! She started to laugh it off till she realized I was dead serious.

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:09 pm

oh just poke a stick in my eye

NO THANKS

avoid embarassment at all costs thanks

Adam Zapple · Post by **Adam Zapple** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:02 pm

I'm with minks. I'd be a little ticked (which is why someone would do it in the first place, I imagine).

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:17 am

Oh what the heck

It's all in good fun from people who care about you

I think it's sweet :-6

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:18 am

I don't particularly like the attention, but I'll put up with it just so everyone is happy.

CheshireCat · Post by **CheshireCat** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:20 am

What about when you go to Joe's Crab Shack and they make you stand on a chair and shake your but? :-3

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:43 am

CheshireCat wrote: What about when you go to Joe's Crab Shack and they make you stand on a chair and shake your but? :-3

I don't think we have one of those here. By the sounds of it, I'm glad we don't.

CheshireCat · Post by **CheshireCat** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:50 am

OpenMind wrote: I don't think we have one of those here. By the sounds of it, I'm glad we don't.

It's a Chain over here.

Yep, made me stand in a chair while they sang this silly song. The faster you shook your rear, the faster they would sing. So you get up there and just shimmy away to get off the chair.

It was really kind of fun:D

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:55 am

CheshireCat wrote:

It's a Chain over here.

Yep, made me stand in a chair while they sang this silly song. The faster you shook your rear, the faster they would sing. So you get up there and just shimmy away to get off the chair.

It was really kind of fun:D

I reckon I'd have enjoyed watching that. Yup, I'm a true hypocrite.

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:44 am

CheshireCat wrote:

It's a Chain over here.

Yep, made me stand in a chair while they sang this silly song. The faster you shook your rear, the faster they would sing. So you get up there and just shimmy away to get off the chair.

It was really kind of fun:D

I'd do that!

I was always delighted when my friends would choose to acknowledge my birthday in any way....:-4

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:40 pm

I like that the butt shaking ability gives one a bit of control over the event.

If you shake it slowly do they have to slow down?