From: mar@physics.su.OZ.AU (David Mar)
Subject: Thank you very much...
Organization: School of Physics, University of Sydney, Australia
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 07:54:04 GMT

Danger Mouse has managed to have an enormous birthday party thrown for
him without once breaking stride from his discussion about the optical
variability of quasars with StM...

"Uh, DM?" Mike taps him on the shoulder as he tries to explain some obscure
bit of astrophysics to StM with the help of somebody's poor trombone.
"Wouldn't you rather go and enjoy the party?"

"Hmmm...." DM considers for a second. "I suppose I should, shouldn't I?"

Mike gives a 'do you really need to ask that question' look. DM decides
to give in and wander out to the meadow...

... where he is overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of people rushing up and
wishing him a happy birthday. In fact, there are so many folks doing so
that DM declares:

"I'd like to thank all of you individually, but there are just so many of
you that I'm sure I would accidentally leave somebody out. Rather than do
that, let me just say *thank you* to all of the fifty or so (!!) people
who participated in the Narnia posts, the few who posted individually and
the dozen or so who sent me e-mail. Each and every one of you have really
made my day - and done callahans proud, too!

"Now, a few special thanks. Firstly, kitten, thanks for the bevy of buxom
beauties(!). I'm afraid Didi-Sprite was actually mistaken. I _don't_ like
bunnies at all (silly feral creatures, grumble, grumble). But then again...
:-)

"Lamplighter, wonderful scenery. SEA, bouncy koalas? Well, I suppose this
_is_ VR! shad... I miss you, too. Galadin, your last snowball? Hmmm... okay,
I hereby declare a competition. The best/worst pun delivered in the rest of
this month gets the snowball....

"Sue, La, Mexican food! Yum!!! Now all we need is for it to be available
in Australia! Castellan, you really need to watch those bicycle clips :-).
Arty, who _was_ that mysterious Pack Rat? He was great! Ray, good to hear
from you - keep up the good work! T'Kee, the last time I saw a kite was
with the Tragically Hip Waif in Princeton... <sniffle> thank you, it's
beautiful.

"Logos, just between you and me, how _do_ you survive those hugs of Anima's?
Sea Wasp, I always knew the Baron must have nicer relatives. Balrog! Good
to see you! I think your humour is improving in parallel with your English!
Alfvaen, no secret elven gestures? I'm disappointed :-).

"And all the rest... ack!! I told you there were too many to mention! Ah,
I think that Didi-Sprite and Shonias deserve special thanks, along with
kitten, for organising this."

DM wanders up and gives each of the terrible trio an enormous hug and a
kiss on the cheek. "I can't wait for a RealSpace that sees the three of you
together!"

"And as if all of this wasn't enough, folks, Shonias _did_ organise an RL
picnic for me on Saturday. She called early in the morning and demanded
that I go into the city with her! I met her on the train and we rode in
to town with Nick (Shonias' RL fiancee). We got off at St James station
and headed for the Botanical Gardens.

"I was happy just wandering around and taking pictures of fruit bats (just
for you, Didi!) as we meandered through the gardens. Then Nick suggested
we go look at the succulent garden and I, loving cacti like I do, agreed
enthusiastically. We spent over half an hour there, to the increased
agitation of Shonias. When we finally left, she led us to a clearing in
which a bunch of people (including the Wizard) had set up a surprise
picnic! I was most pleasantly surprised, until I discovered that all of
the pizza was half an hour too cold...."

DM gives an enormous grin when he sees Shonias put on her 'it wasn't _my_
fault!' expression.

"You silly elf queen! C'm'ere!" And he wraps her up in another enormous
thank you hug.

- Danger Mouse.
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