Happy Birthday, Wayne!
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Re: Happy Birthday, Wayne!
Happy 50th Birthday Wayne!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Re: Happy Birthday, Wayne!
i used to think 50 was 'old' - but now its fast-approaching, I agree, its still very, very young!Francis wrote:Happy 50th Wayne - gosh how young you are!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Re: Happy Birthday, Wayne!
I can confirm that!
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Re: Happy Birthday, Wayne!
Thank you all for your lovely wishes. I still feel the same but can confirm, the hangovers get longer.
Wayne, living in an Enid Blyton world.
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Re: Happy Birthday, Wayne!
Wayne Pyer wrote:I still feel the same but can confirm, the hangovers get longer.
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Re: Happy Birthday, Wayne!
Happy Birthday, Wayne! Have a great day!
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Re: Happy Birthday, Wayne!
Happy Birthday Wayne. Hope you have a good day.
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Happy Birthday, Wayne! Hope you have a lovely day today.
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Re: Happy Birthday, Wayne!
Happy Birthday, Wayne!
"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
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Re: Happy Birthday, Wayne!
Happy Birthday from Massachusetts, Wayne! Hope you'll get some great gifts.
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Re: Happy Birthday, Wayne!
Best wishes, Wayne.
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Re: Happy Birthday, Wayne!
Wow - where did that year go Wayne! Congratulations mate!
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Re: Happy Birthday, Wayne!
Thank you all for the lovely wishes. It's amazing Pete, how quickly the years fly by after you hit 40.
Wayne, living in an Enid Blyton world.