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From: mem@sii.UUCP (Mark Mallett)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Dear net.abby
Message-ID: <301@sii.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 25-Sep-83 23:02:38 EDT
Article-I.D.: sii.301
Posted: Sun Sep 25 23:02:38 1983
Date-Received: Tue, 27-Sep-83 01:07:29 EDT
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Hmmm.  I saw the original article, various replies, and summary of
replies by the author, all in the same day!  Strange routing, sometimes.

Anyway

Some of us (me, anyway), don't pay too much attention to birthdays, or
holidays in general.  I usually don't hear from my relatives (parents,
etc.) on my birthday, except for some of them who send cards in the mail.
Nor do I contact my family on theirs.  I am the sort who hates thanksgiving
and christmas because they seem like wasted days.  It's the way I's raised.
Admittedly, I've tried to observe birthdays of those non-relatives who
seem to expect it; but if you're talking about the guy with the TV(s), then
maybe you ought to consider HIS outlook on life, and not just the societal
demands on him to honor these artificial occasions.

Mark Mallett
decvax!sii!mem

I would have sent mail but I was scared off by the return path...