The Vulture Chick.

[Roger Kettle]

I just checked the calendar and discovered it's Vulture's birthday tomorrow. Have a great day, Vulch! Are there any particular Chinese traditions that you observe on such days?

[Malc]

There's one where the whole village assembles outside the home of an unpopular member of the community and criticizes them. I don't know if that has anything to do with birthdays, but.

Oh, and there's the lantern festival, where any criticized villager who hasn't mended their ways gets their lanterns smashed. It's tough living in a Chinese village.

[Diane CBPFC]

Well you know what they say, it takes a village to smash a lantern.

[Vulture]

I just checked the calendar and discovered it's Vulture's birthday tomorrow. Have a great day, Vulch! Are there any particular Chinese traditions that you observe on such days?

Thanks, Roger.
Unfortunately, my mother's family disapproved of my Chinese half - my grandmother thought it lowered the (Welsh/Irish/Scottish) family standing in the community - so I have no idea of any Chinese traditions that may be associated with birthdays.

[Diane CBPFC]

Have a wonderful birthday Vultch

[Diane CBPFC]

I just checked the calendar and discovered it's Vulture's birthday tomorrow. Have a great day, Vulch! Are there any particular Chinese traditions that you observe on such days?

Thanks, Roger.
Unfortunately, my mother's family disapproved of my Chinese half - my grandmother thought it lowered the (Welsh/Irish/Scottish) family standing in the community - so I have no idea of any Chinese traditions that may be associated with birthdays.

That is sad. Did they try to pass you off as French or something?

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

I just checked the calendar and discovered it's Vulture's birthday tomorrow. Have a great day, Vulch! Are there any particular Chinese traditions that you observe on such days?

Thanks, Roger.
Unfortunately, my mother's family disapproved of my Chinese half - my grandmother thought it lowered the (Welsh/Irish/Scottish) family standing in the community - so I have no idea of any Chinese traditions that may be associated with birthdays.

That is sad. Did they try to pass you off as French or something?

Someone needs to create a Smiley that sprays coffee out of its mouth unexpectedly. Diane, you are wicked!

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

[Tom]

Happy Birthday, Vulture!

Hope you're having a good day.
I would've said it earlier, but couldn't get on to the forum... sorry! 

[Vulture]

Thank you, Diane, Tarquin and Tom. I've had a lovely few days - I've not been near a cooking pot or sink since Friday!

[Joan]

Yes,  Happy Birthday Vulture! I had the same problem as Tom, then I had to sleep.  Hope you had a lovely day!

                 

[Vulture]

Yes,  Happy Birthday Vulture! I had the same problem as Tom, then I had to sleep.  Hope you had a lovely day!

                 

Thanks, Joan. I'm about to have another fabulous day: driving to Southend (in the pouring rain) for the first time, using a SatNav (birthday prezzie), also for the first time! 

[The Peepmaster]

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(Half Chinese.)

Have a wonderful day, Vulch.

[Joan]

Thanks, Joan. I'm about to have another fabulous day: driving to Southend (in the pouring rain) for the first time, using a SatNav (birthday prezzie), also for the first time!  Undecided

Oh yuk! Hope it didn't pour all the way and the birthday prezzie worked.  My sister got one of those for her birthday too, because she nearly ended up in Wales looking for the Wedgwood factory (just off the M6) on her way down to visit her son and family in Gloucester. 

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

Satnav's are great - they never lose their temper at you, no matter how often you ignore them. Just don't bother investing in John Cleese's voice for the thing - there's only so many times that "bear left...beaver right!" is funny. Actually, that's a lie - it wasn't even funny the first time.