But as for what I'm actually here for, I'm going to close this thread. I feel like most of the posts in the thread are useless or really generic - while it's great to wish people a happy birthday, it can be done through PM. It seems like that would be more meaningful as well. I also wouldn't be opposed to a Sandbox thread if it's your friend's birthday or something (so you can actually talk about it), but PM is probably the best option with our traffic/birthday levels.
Members' birthdays are listed on the board index, so feel free to use that.

would eat this cake tho