Comments on: Happy 40th birthday, user #1 (Mathowie)

Happy 40th birthday, user #1 (Mathowie)

Wordshore — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:18:52 -0800

Happy 40th birthday, Matthew. But, what does one get as a 'significant birthday' present for he who separated the light from the darkness, and verily created the blue?

Perhaps, to fill the shelving around his desk inside the MetaFilter HQ island, some interesting taxidermy? How about an intimate hamster and cockerel, Bambi 2.0, Billy the Squirrel, a prize winning horse, Furboar, or Eightball the Alsation? Or get two for the price of one in the rat, calf, duckling or squirrel departments? Or if his birthday was closer to Easter, easter chicks? Perhaps AquaMouse, a flying goatfish, the famous fur-bearing trout, a cute animal scene, or the Raven of Probably Not Happiness? Or maybe avoid all the flesh and fur, and just knit something pleasant instead? Or just do what many Americans do and buy some Star Wars products? Or perhaps something practical, like a nice chair, a fun comb, or someone to watch over you? Anyway, there's no need to torture oneself over present selection. So perhaps just get something mundane. Whatever you get have a great day, and pleasant dreams tonite, Matt.

By: bardophile

bardophile — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:27:41 -0800

Happy birthday, mathowie! Many happy returns of the day.

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:31:26 -0800

I came here to quip and wish happy birthday, but the picture at the end of the "something mundane" link killed whatever was left of my capacity for merriment and happiness.

Happy birthday, Matt! If you have avoided clicking on that link and thus retain the ability to be happy.

By: Joseph Gurl

Joseph Gurl — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:34:05 -0800

TL;DR

˙|# 'ʎɐpɟɹɐq ʎddɐɹɔ

By: Smart Dalek

Smart Dalek — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:37:52 -0800

He gets first pick out of the Halloween candy bowl. Problem solved!

By: taz

taz — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:40:09 -0800

Whoah... pleasant dreams indeedy! (dibs on the AquaMouse, by the way.)

´*•.¸(*•.¸♥¸.•*´)¸.•*´
♥«´¨`•°..HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BOSS!..°•´¨`»♥
.¸.•*(¸.•*´♥`*•.¸)`*•.

Thank you for everything, Matt, we're so glad you were born!

By: MuffinMan

MuffinMan — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:47:40 -0800

This is how you wish a dear leader Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday Matt. Now you're over the hill, how do you plan to let yourself go?

By: pearlybob

pearlybob — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:57:39 -0800

Happy Day Matt!!! Many more!!

By: Ghidorah

Ghidorah — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:01:00 -0800

For the man who has everything, there's always the random, seemingly set off by nothing at all flame out, followed by the grariest of follow up Metas about how the flamer-outer was driven out, until the absolute absurdity of the enflamanatuon comes up, and everyone just slowly backs away!

Or maybe not. Thanks for the site, and your willingness to put up with all of us. We're better off for the work you've put in over the years. Here's hoping you have a fantastic grar-free birthday.

By: the man of twists and turns

the man of twists and turns — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:19:52 -0800

did someone say 'interesting taxidermy'?

By: Brandon Blatcher

Brandon Blatcher — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:27:23 -0800

Oh hey, Happy Birthday Matt and thanks for everything!

May you bike tires always be inflated and the seat never so uncomfortable that you walk funny afterwards.

By: allkindsoftime

allkindsoftime — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:43:23 -0800

Get him a cat and a new scanner. Many happy returns.

By: jfuller

jfuller — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:54:44 -0800

Happy birthday Matthew, and thanks for many years of hanging out at your place. As a freeloader at that!

By: ardgedee

ardgedee — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:15:42 -0800

The least somebody could do is give him a pony.

By: double block and bleed

double block and bleed — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:17:41 -0800

Happy Birrthday, Matt!

Languagehat: If you're going to have that full-bore flameout TODAY IS THE DAY!!!

Just be sure to come back tomorrow

By: arcticseal

arcticseal — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:26:39 -0800

Happy Birthday Matt! Can't you're only forty, you always seem more mature than the rest of us.

By: St. Alia of the Bunnies

St. Alia of the Bunnies — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:39:41 -0800

Happybirthday.

I feel so old now.

By: Twain Device

Twain Device — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:46:10 -0800

Happy Spirit Journey Formation Anniversary.

I for one welcome our 40 year old overlord.

By: onlyconnect

onlyconnect — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:46:16 -0800

Happy birthday, Matt! Thank you for my marriage and family! Hope you have a lovely day!

By: rtha

rtha — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:47:14 -0800

Happy birthday, Matt! Thank you for making this place!

By: gaspode

gaspode — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:52:03 -0800

Happy birthday, Matt!

By: lampshade

lampshade — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:52:17 -0800

HBD Matt!

By: bondcliff

bondcliff — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:57:08 -0800

You're only forty? Dude, you seriously need to get off my lawn.

Happy birthday, Matt. Thank you for what you've created here and, more importantly, thank you for keeping it what it is all these years. There's nothing like it anywhere.

By: double block and bleed

double block and bleed — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:00:33 -0800

Better Over the hill than under it.

By: philipy

philipy — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:02:35 -0800

Happy Birthday Matt!!!

You've made our world a better place. Thank you!

By: edgeways

edgeways — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:07:54 -0800

I came here to quip and wish happy birthday, but I am all out of quips so...

By: undue influence

undue influence — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:13:24 -0800

Whoo, happy birthday Matt! Thank you.

By: double block and bleed

double block and bleed — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:19:19 -0800

MuffinMan: "This is how you wish a dear leader Happy Birthday."

No, This is how you wish a dear leader Happy Birthday.

By: flex

flex — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:22:35 -0800

happy birthday!

By: Infinite Jest

Infinite Jest — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:29:20 -0800

Happy Birthday, Mathowie. So...uh...thanks for everything, I guess.

By: ersatz

ersatz — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:30:06 -0800

Best $5 spent. Though, to be fair, in euros that was equivalent to a pack of gum at the time. Happy birthday, Matt!

By: audi alteram partem

audi alteram partem — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:37:34 -0800

♫ What day is today?
It's mathowie's birthday.
What a day for a birthday,
Let's all have some cake. ♫

By: Potomac Avenue

Potomac Avenue — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:41:53 -0800

:hat:

By: evil_esto

evil_esto — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:43:56 -0800

Do you have any words of advice for young people?

By: needlegrrl

needlegrrl — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:46:47 -0800

Wow - happy birthday!

By: The Deej

The Deej — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:51:06 -0800

Happy happy b-day, youngster.

By: xingcat

xingcat — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:51:39 -0800

Happy birthday, Matt!

By: Foci for Analysis

Foci for Analysis — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:52:40 -0800

Grattis på födelsedagen, Matt!

By: shakespeherian

shakespeherian — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:03:12 -0800

Happy birthday! Don't trust anyone over your own age.

By: h00py

h00py — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:06:20 -0800

Happy birthday!

By: griphus

griphus — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:06:26 -0800

С Днем Рождения!

By: cortex

cortex — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:09:24 -0800

You are the man now, dog. Happy birthday.

By: Marie Mon Dieu

Marie Mon Dieu — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:22:52 -0800

Happy Birthday!

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:25:23 -0800

Welcome to your 40s, sir. Happy birthday.

By: francesca too

francesca too — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:34:53 -0800

La bella vita!

By: growabrain

growabrain — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:35:01 -0800

112163
112196
11#9632
969363
on your cellphone

By: heyho

heyho — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:35:48 -0800

Happy birthday, Matt!

By: jokeefe

jokeefe — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:40:44 -0800

Oh, Happy Birthday Matt! And thank you for Metafilter and the ~~hundreds~~ thousands of hours I have spent here.

By: Wordshore

Wordshore — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:40:49 -0800

Uh, maybe I shouldn't have written this post straight after finishing the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe. So, bearing in mind the first post on MetaFilter from 4,838 days ago, Happy Birthday (2.0) Matt!

By: Phire

Phire — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:48:32 -0800

Happy happy birthday! I would like my hundreds of hours of potential productivity back now plz.

By: EvaDestruction

EvaDestruction — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:55:42 -0800

♫...and maaaaaaaaaaaaany moooooooooore!♫

By: rmd1023

rmd1023 — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:56:43 -0800

YAY MATT! IT'S MATHOWIE DAY! EVERYBODY CELEBRATE!

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:57:35 -0800

*sends secret Libra commication *

By: zarq

zarq — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:58:12 -0800

Yay! From one 1972 baby to another, Happy birthday, Mathowie! And many more!!!

Phire: " I would like my hundreds of hours of potential productivity back now plz."

We ARE being productive! :D

By: cooker girl

cooker girl — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:58:29 -0800

Happy Birthday!

By: thelonius

thelonius — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:00:10 -0800

Thanks for the many happy hours you have brought me. And thanks for Metafilter, too!

By: bilabial

bilabial — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:00:32 -0800

Happy Birthday! Your awesomeness is awesome!

By: easily confused

easily confused — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:02:05 -0800

Happy birthday, and thanks for making this small, civilized corner of the internet.

By: ocherdraco

ocherdraco — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:07:47 -0800

*<{:)

I am wearing a party hat in honor of your birthday.

By: cortex

cortex — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:08:40 -0800

Turning 40? Nope, Chuck Testa!

By: rocket88

rocket88 — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:09:13 -0800

Happy Birthday, and welcome to the dark side.

By: batmonkey

batmonkey — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:15:51 -0800

Happy Birthday*, Matt! Thanks for giving us those cats in scanners and letting so many awesome people take it from there!

* video is SFW, lyrics & visible title are not.

By: Doktor Zed

Doktor Zed — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:16:19 -0800

Say, you share your birthday with Russian ice hockey player Alexei Zhitnik! Many happy returns to you both!

By: Happy Dave

Happy Dave — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:27:09 -0800

Happy birthday!

By: The corpse in the library

The corpse in the library — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:28:09 -0800

Happy birthday!

By: anya32

anya32 — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:32:50 -0800

Happy Birthday!

By: blueberrypicasso

blueberrypicasso — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:35:43 -0800

Happy Birthday Big Guy! and thank you.

By: entropicamericana

entropicamericana — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:48:11 -0800

HAPPY.
BIRTHDAY.
MATT?!

By: bakerina

bakerina — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:52:44 -0800

MATT

MATT

MATT

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

By: Curious Artificer

Curious Artificer — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:03:48 -0800

Happy birthday, Matt.

However; taxidermy links: the HELL?!?

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:05:23 -0800

This is still my favorite birthday song, Hungarian or otherwise.

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:06:06 -0800

It's appropriate 'cause those guys are endearingly dorky like Matt.

By: Toekneesan

Toekneesan — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:08:56 -0800

I'm sure those long bike rides will all be down hill and just get easier and easier. Good luck with that. (Said the crotchety old guy realizing he himself was only a few months away from 49, and wished almost every day he was still only 40) Happy Birthday you—you, big, dorky, fit, genius.

By: Toekneesan

Toekneesan — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:12:24 -0800

By the way, the publisher I work for just published a fascinating book about taxidermy, in case you'd rather read about it, than practice or purchase that dark art.

By: four panels

four panels — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:15:26 -0800

1. Paul's Boutique came out in 1989.
2. Kids born in 1995 graduate high school this year.
3. MetaFilter.

Happy birthday, and thanks for a great site!

By: luckynerd

luckynerd — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:16:58 -0800

Happy Birthday!!

By: item

item — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:27:31 -0800

75 comments in and as of yet no word from the honored.

I'm starting to get the feeling he doesn't really like any of us, that this whole "Metafilter" thing is nothing more than some kind of elaborate scam.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:29:28 -0800

the real mathowie lives like a king in Patagonia

By: boo_radley

boo_radley — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:29:52 -0800

item: "that this whole "Metafilter" thing is nothing more than some kind of elaborate scam."

The long, long, long, long, long, long, long con.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:34:00 -0800

> Languagehat: If you're going to have that full-bore flameout TODAY IS THE DAY!!!

I CAN'T, I HAVE WORK TO DO!!!!

BUT HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATT AND MANY MORE!!

By: marimeko

marimeko — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:39:30 -0800

Happy Birthday!

By: nebulawindphone

nebulawindphone — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:43:17 -0800

I CAN'T, I HAVE WORK TO DO!!!!

Oh, just hand us your password and we'll take care of it. That's the sort of generous community we are.

By: scody

scody — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:46:45 -0800

Happy birthday, Matt! And thank you, truly.

By: cashman

cashman — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:49:49 -0800

Happy Birthday!

By: theora55

theora55 — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:57:45 -0800

Matt, heartfelt thanks for having made MeFi and all its offspring what it is(they are). Happy Birthday!

By: Lutoslawski

Lutoslawski — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:04:21 -0800

Oh man, happy birthday Matt!

And seriously, thanks.

By: marxchivist

marxchivist — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:06:46 -0800

Happy Birthday Matt, hope you're having a great day with your family.

And thanks for this website and community.

By: misha

misha — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:12:11 -0800

Matt, this place is a second home to me, and it's because of you that it's not just a website, but an online community.

Just in case any noobs (read: user number lower than mine) are wondering what all the fuss is about, this is my very favorite WTF Matt?! moment.

A close second: sneak attack "flameout" WTF Matt?!.

This is what I imagine Matt's house looks like.

This is his cat.

Happy 40th Birthday, old man. Hope you are out celebrating with your family right now!

By: beryllium

beryllium — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:26:06 -0800

cortex: You are the man now, dog.

I seriously didn't know what YTMND was until I encountered it on the podcast, wherein I briefly mistranscribed it as "Year of the Mountain Now Dog," which I can only assume is what you get when you cross Zen Buddhism with the Chinese calendar.

In that spirit, have a lovely Year of the Mountain Now Dog, mathowie! And may your next decade be ten times as awesome as the previous one!

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:29:52 -0800

YEAR OF THE MOUNTAIN NOW DOG

By: Pallas Athena

Pallas Athena — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:32:24 -0800

Happy birthday, old thing!

By: Navelgazer

Navelgazer — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:33:20 -0800

Man, this really makes me feel like Matt is old.

(Happy Birthday and thanks for everything about this place.)

By: Lynsey

Lynsey — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:38:16 -0800

Happy birthday! And many happy returns!

By: essexjan

essexjan — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:42:35 -0800

Happy Birthday, Matt. I hope you're enjoying that Early Bird Special Dinner, with many more to come.

By: Occula

Occula — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:43:16 -0800

TREAT YOURSELF

By: Fig

Fig — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:44:45 -0800

Happy birthday Matt !!!

By: jamjam

jamjam — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:44:57 -0800

Happy Birthday Matt!

Have to say though, you don't turn 40 so much as 40 turns on you.

But after Ghidorah, and not to tantalize you unduly: immanentize the enflamoutaton! 40 of the most troublesome burning themselves to a crisp on your cake ought to be enough to bring on the Metafilter of y/our dreams, I imagine.

By: Elsa

Elsa — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:48:15 -0800

Hurray! Happy birthday, Matt, and many happy return of the day!

By: ambrosia

ambrosia — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:50:34 -0800

Happy Birthday Matt!

75 comments in and as of yet no word from the honored.

I really hope he has more fun things on his agenda for today than reading MetaTalk. Like a bike ride or something.

By: herbplarfegan

herbplarfegan — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:51:45 -0800

...something mundane.
transcript of my reaction:
"Why?" (*laughter)...
(*hesitant laughter)
"Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?"

By: It's Never Lurgi

It's Never Lurgi — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:02:04 -0800

I still read his user name as "math owie", like he's still suffering from some algebra induced injury or something.

By: Lyn Never

Lyn Never — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:14:23 -0800

Happy birthday Matt! I hope you're out doing something awesome today.

By: gauche

gauche — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:14:34 -0800

Happy birthday, mathowie!

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:21:24 -0800

I still read his user name as "math owie", like he's still suffering from some algebra induced injury or something.

Reminded me of this post.

Happy Birthday, Matt!

By: soundofsuburbia

soundofsuburbia — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:24:40 -0800

Ett jättestort grattis på födelsedagen, Matt! Du leve! Hurra, hurra, hurra, hurra!

By: Cranberry

Cranberry — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:27:19 -0800

Happy Birthday to the star of Offroad Biking. Still too young for the red foreign sportscar.

By: brujita

brujita — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:38:27 -0800

happy birthday!

By: Cat Pie Hurts

Cat Pie Hurts — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:23:22 -0800

Happy birthday, Matt!

By: Elmore

Elmore — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:24:43 -0800

Happy Birthday.

By: deborah

deborah — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:30:35 -0800

Remember when you thought 40 was old?

Happy Birthday!

By: shoesfullofdust

shoesfullofdust — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:36:23 -0800

Mum always said, "A place ought to be better after you have passed through it."

So, as you walk down the garden path, pull a weed, toss a pebble off the path, make room for more flowers (or special snowflakes), take a minute to turn over the compost pile...

You've done that. The interwebs are a better place. Happy Birthday, mathowie!

Now, Dance Like No One Is Watching!

By: LobsterMitten

LobsterMitten — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:37:48 -0800

Happy birthday, Matt!

By: Quietgal

Quietgal — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:40:41 -0800

Happy birthday, #1! I think we need some kind of internet meme to honor our Dear Leader. Everybody change their Facebook pic to a recumbent bike, or something? C'mon, I know you guys can come up with something better.

By: oneswellfoop

oneswellfoop — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:45:55 -0800

Happy Birthday, howie. If I believed in astrology, I'd ascribe MateaFilter's awesomeness to its heavy Libran influence. But instead, I'll just complain about how many gifts I owe to people at a time of year I should be getting more myself.

By: nebulawindphone

nebulawindphone — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:02:39 -0800

I'm tired of misparsing mathowie as "Math Owie." I'm gonna start misparsing it as "Ma Thowie" instead.

Happy birthday Mom! Many happy returns, Mrs. Thowie!

By: catlet

catlet — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:05:39 -0800

Happy birthday, Matt! Welcome to your 40s - this has been my favorite decade so far.

By: mlis

mlis — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:09:11 -0800

It has been said Life Begins at 40. Happy birthday, Matt!

By: infini

infini — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:18:54 -0800

Happy birthday, Matt! Thank you for my marriage and family! Hope you have a lovely day!
posted by onlyconnect

Wow! Now that's how you wish someone a milestone birthday... tell them the real world difference their work has made to someone's life.

Happy Birthday #1

By: homunculus

homunculus — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:39:28 -0800

Huzzah for Matt!

By: TangerineGurl

TangerineGurl — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:40:45 -0800

¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday user/1 ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸

-Love user/11216

By: orange swan

orange swan — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:52:37 -0800

Happy birthday, Matt! There can't be too many people who've given so many thousands of people the many thousands of hours of entertainment, education and practical assistance you have.

And for anyone getting Matt a birthday present, the only word of advice I have is, don't get him a hairless cat.

By: maxwelton

maxwelton — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:59:50 -0800

Should I buy another sockpuppet to fund the birthday celebration?

By: boo_radley

boo_radley — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:02:10 -0800

LobsterMitten: "posted by LobsterMitten (staff) "

It... begins.

By: Wordshore

Wordshore — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:03:42 -0800

Good news via Twitter; young Mathowie appears to be indulging in bike riding of a most excellent nature today.

And for anyone getting Matt a birthday present, the only word of advice I have is, don't get him a hairless cat.

Figured that he may want to build up slowly and gently to (eventually) making things through eccentric Victorian era taxidermy, so am getting him this for which a hairless cat is an obviously undesirable co-acquisition.

By: brina

brina — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:05:02 -0800

Happy birthday, Matt! May the odds be ever in your favor!

Hmm. Maybe that's not the best quotation for birthdays.

By: michaelh

michaelh — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:13:22 -0800

40! Thanks for your generosity, Matt.

By: ColdChef

ColdChef — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:24:02 -0800

Still alive? Well, crap. Anyways, happy birthday from your favorite undertaker.

By: oneswellfoop

oneswellfoop — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:52:22 -0800

40 is two-thirds of the way to a 404.

By: daisyk

daisyk — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:56:20 -0800

Happy birthday, Matt!

By: WidgetAlley

WidgetAlley — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:19:41 -0800

Happy happy happy! Birthday birthday birthday!

By: likeso

likeso — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:44:50 -0800

Happy birthday, Matt!
Thanks so much for hosting this party!

By: tommasz

tommasz — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:45:29 -0800

Happy Birthday, fearless leader!

By: trip and a half

trip and a half — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:05:43 -0800

Happy Birthday, Mr. Owie!

By: cmyk

cmyk — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:13:36 -0800

Matthew it's your birthday
Happy birthday Matthew!

By: SweetTeaAndABiscuit

SweetTeaAndABiscuit — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:34:28 -0800

Go go go shawty it's your birthday / we gonna party like it's your birthday / we gonna drink Bacardi like it's your birthday

(It's Tuesday, so maybe iced tea instead)

Happy Birthday!

By: vers

vers — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:21:48 -0800

Happy birthday, Chief. Your kindness and spirit always find ways to shine in this place, and I will always be grateful for what you built. I hope your day and the next year are extra fine!

By: dragonplayer

dragonplayer — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:32:40 -0800

Happy Birthday!

By: beandip

beandip — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:59:33 -0800

Happy birthday, #1! #mathowielove 4eva!

By: hurdy gurdy girl

hurdy gurdy girl — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:00:33 -0800

Happy birthday, Matt!

By: smirkette

smirkette — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:22:13 -0800

Woooo square number birthday!

By: peagood

peagood — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:28:00 -0800

A toast to you! Happy Birthday!

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:18:34 -0800

Happy birthday, mathowie - and many thanks for mefi!

By: a humble nudibranch

a humble nudibranch — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:22:17 -0800

Arrgh, late again. Hope you had a happy birthday and many more!

By: donovan

donovan — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:47:00 -0800

Happy Birthday and thanks for this place!

By: palomar

palomar — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:51:00 -0800

happy birthday, birthday twin!

By: palomar

palomar — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:51:26 -0800

p.s. sometime we should throw a joint birthday party with david lee roth. just sayin'.

By: rangefinder 1.4

rangefinder 1.4 — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:14:07 -0800

Happy birthday, mathowie! Thank you again for creating this place for us, and for your generosity overall.

By: IndigoRain

IndigoRain — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:43:30 -0800

Happy birthday Matt!

By: FirstMateKate

FirstMateKate — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:50:05 -0800

Hey, Matt! It's your birthday!

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:17:55 -0800

Belated congratulations, Matt, and many happy returns. I got myself a staff badge to celebrate!

By: arcticseal

arcticseal — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:22:10 -0800

That's like a new haircut, it's going to take a while to get used to seeing you like that.

By: mathowie

mathowie — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:20:58 -0800

Thanks all! I read this thread early in the morning, then spent the day running around playing "treat yo self" and forgot to pop in last night. Thanks for the birthday wishes, I was worried about turning 40 but it really is no big deal.

By: Renoroc

Renoroc — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:07:48 -0800

Happy Birthday!

By: LobsterMitten

LobsterMitten — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:20:43 -0800

I was worried about turning 40 but it really is no big deal.

My nephew recently turned 5, and I asked him if anything was different now. He considered and said: Being five feels the same, but I got to raise my bike seat.

By: marienbad

marienbad — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:32:36 -0800

40? Kids today huh?

Sending Birthday Wishes Your Way, Hope you have (had) a special Day!

(Come on Hallmark, gis a job!)

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:00:39 -0800

Welcome to the forties, Mr. MetaFilter! I think you will like it. Here, have some fiber.

By: Lou Stuells

Lou Stuells — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:38:23 -0800

I'd like to give him a banjo.

that sounds dirty.

By: LarryC

LarryC — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:52:41 -0800

Happy birthday, Matt.

Damn, Metafilter has been around a long time. There is no way to calculate just how much I have gotten out of this site--is a buttload a proper unit of measure? Thank you.

By: klausness

klausness — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:04:32 -0800

Happy post-birthday!

By: adrianhon

adrianhon — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:47:58 -0800

Happy Birthday Matt!

By: Malor

Malor — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:40:39 -0800

As I've said for more years than I really like to remember: Happy birthday, Mr. Owie.

By: philipy

philipy — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:31:38 -0800

My nephew recently turned 5, and I asked him if anything was different now. He considered and said: Being five feels the same, but I got to raise my bike seat.

Yes, the only thing that changes on a birthday itself is people's perceptions, maybe. Now you're a five year old to them, or a fortysomething, or whatever.

Nothing much changed on the day I turned 40, but I wish I could get back the knees I used to have a few years ago.

Take care of them knees, Matt!

By: the man of twists and turns

the man of twists and turns — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 06:44:58 -0800

Perhaps, to fill the shelving around his desk inside the MetaFilter HQ island, some interesting taxidermy?

Taxidermy and the Culture of Longing

Poliquin makes space for the lurid humor and inherent surreality of the dead, the stuffed, and the posed, including as the book's first figure a kitschy photograph of one of the polar bears dancing through a doorway as he offers a basket of light-up plastic tulips in his inanimate hands. One story examines the role of anatomical expertise in taxidermy by comparing two ocelots, dainty jungle cats from Central and South America, mounted by different taxidermists: one looks perfectly lifelike, while the other grimaces atop triply long legs, a hilarious attempt by a man who received only a skin and some teeth as his atlas.

By: jason's_planet

jason's_planet — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:56:08 -0800

Welcome to the land of decrepitude!

By: Skygazer

Skygazer — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 07:39:36 -0800

Happy, belated birthday Matt!