Happy Birthday James the Giant!

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Happy Birthday James the Giant!

Postby cooran » Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:39 am

Happy Birthday James!

Thought you'd prefer a GIANT cake!
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Re: Happy Birthday James the Giant!

Postby James the Giant » Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:42 am

Thanks! I wonder who that elderly couple are, and why they have an enormous inflatable cake on their snowy lawn?
I actually forgot it was my birthday until at breakfast someone wished me a happy birthday.
Hopefully this will be my last birthday outside a monastery for a long time! :anjali:
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you will put an end to suffering and stress.
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Re: Happy Birthday James the Giant!

Postby Modus.Ponens » Thu Aug 16, 2012 3:13 pm

Happy Birthday James!!! :smile:
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Re: Happy Birthday James the Giant!

Postby David N. Snyder » Thu Aug 16, 2012 3:52 pm

Happy Birthday!!
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Re: Happy Birthday James the Giant!

Postby Ytrog » Thu Aug 16, 2012 4:36 pm

Happy birthday :toast:

James the Giant wrote:Hopefully this will be my last birthday outside a monastery for a long time!

Now I'm wondering how a birthday inside a monastery would be :thinking:
Never heard they celebrate it, also never heard they don't.
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Re: Happy Birthday James the Giant!

Postby yawares » Thu Aug 16, 2012 6:35 pm

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Re: Happy Birthday James the Giant!

Postby Ñāṇa » Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:46 am

Happy birthday!!!
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Re: Happy Birthday James the Giant!

Postby retrofuturist » Fri Aug 17, 2012 6:13 am

Greetings James,

James the Giant wrote:Thanks! I wonder who that elderly couple are, and why they have an enormous inflatable cake on their snowy lawn?

I'll tell you why... it's to wish you happy birthday of course, chief!

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Re: Happy Birthday James the Giant!

Postby Khalil Bodhi » Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:08 am

Happy belated brithday! I brought cake:

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Re: Happy Birthday James the Giant!

Postby cooran » Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:19 am

James - Let's save the cake I gave for a rainy day, and eat the one Khalil Bodhi gave. :smile:
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Re: Happy Birthday James the Giant!

Postby tiltbillings » Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:25 am

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What is the use of his knowledge
pertaining to the number of insects in the whole world?
Rather, inquire into his knowledge of
that which is to be practised by us

-- Dharmakirti

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond.
SN I, 38.

Níl sa saol seo ach ceo
There is naught in this life but mist
Is ní bheimid beo ach seal beag gearr.
And we will not be alive but a short hard time.
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Re: Happy Birthday James the Giant!

Postby bodom » Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:30 am

Happy Birthday James!

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Re: Happy Birthday James the Giant!

Postby Alobha » Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:34 am

Happy birthday! :smile:
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