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Thread: Happy 40th Birthday!
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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It's our Priest-in-Charge's 40th Birthday very shortly. He's actually going to do the honourable thing and ask for monetary gifts for the work of the church instead of presents for himself. What a noble sentiment. (Although he's probably hoping for a dram or two of whisky for himself as well.)
For a bit of fun, what do you think we could all buy him instead? If you come across any good ideas, please post them here.
For starters, I wondered about this, for when he gets overworked and could do with a little help....
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Kelly Alves
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Wow, that really adoraWHOA! Where'd they put the blow-up tube???
[ 07. January 2013, 19:19: Message edited by: Kelly Alves ]
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lilBuddha
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Explains the expression on his face...
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roybart
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Quite a bargain -- much less expensive than the Fart Alert a little further down the page. You can get THREE Inflatable Priests for the price of one of those.
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ChaliceGirl
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Well, some priests ARE full of hot air...
Seriously, he is 40, that means he's a Gen Xer like me. We Xers looove 80's music, so about an 80's music compilation to send him down memory lane?
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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Originally posted by Kelly Alves:
Wow, that really adoraWHOA! Where'd they put the blow-up tube???
AmazonUS seems to have had a similar qualm. Product details:
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Inflatable Priest
Blow up the priest and confess anywhere.
Instant moral guidance, forgiveness and Hail Mary's
Ideal For Car or Office.
Never Tires - That's A Lot Of Righteous Blessings For Poor Sinners!
Careful how you blow him.
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"Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano
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Chorister
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Originally posted by ChaliceGirl:
Seriously, he is 40, that means he's a Gen Xer like me. We Xers looove 80's music, so about an 80's music compilation to send him down memory lane?
Top 40, perhaps?
Or maybe even a 40-part motet (I got 'Spem in Alium' - Tallis - for my 40th).
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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Originally posted by Chorister:
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Originally posted by ChaliceGirl:
Seriously, he is 40, that means he's a Gen Xer like me. We Xers looove 80's music, so about an 80's music compilation to send him down memory lane?
Top 40, perhaps?
Or maybe even a 40-part motet (I got 'Spem in Alium' - Tallis - for my 40th).
So the 1580s, then?
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"Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano
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Piglet
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Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
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Originally posted by Chorister:
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Originally posted by ChaliceGirl:
... an 80's music compilation to send him down memory lane ...
Top 40, perhaps?
Or maybe even a 40-part motet (I got 'Spem in Alium' - Tallis - for my 40th).
So the 1580s, then?
![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
Now that's what I call a classy 40th present. I vaguely remember an organist colleague of David's telling us that someone* put on a performance of Spem in alium for his 40th.
David and I celebrated our respective 40th birthdays with weekends in Iceland - best holidays we ever had. The fact that we both have winter birthdays lent a wonderful frisson to swimming in the Blue Lagoon ... ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
* presumably with 39 friends. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Traveller
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Why, you don't have to look any further for your priest-in-charge than the Ship's Gadgets for God section.
As the gift is for the church, I am sure he would appreciate an eco-friendly solar powered notice board . If he likes a dram, then the hip-flask bible would be just the thing. Lots of good ideas and supporting the Ship too!
Somehow, I don't think Chorister would appreciate the digital hymnal ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
# 473
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Spoiler alert - if our p-in-c is reading this thread, look away now.
One of the choir members is thinking of getting him an inflatable zimmer frame.
(And don't give him ideas with the hip flask bible!)
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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That is so awesome I can't even.
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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