[LMB] The Birthday Tixie

[mckeownb at optusnet.com.au]

Well, its time for the Antipodean Deputy Burthday Tixie and her two devoted escorts - small dog and
 even smaller dog to take up the duty of birthday Tixie. Even smaller dog would like everyone to know that he still looks on himself as an invalid  having had an allergic reaction to an injection a couple of days ago. but ever the soldier he is here even if he has a martyred look on his face. He of course expects big brother, small dog, will do any of the really yuccky stuff that has to be done.

Today is the 3rd of February and we are here to wish Mark Allums a truly happy 41st birthday.
Mark got slightly missed last year and had to announce his own birthday. But the ADBT hopes that 
she has got the time slip right and close enought to still be on the 3rd for this momentuous day.

So sensible to have a birthday on a weekend. So let there be cake, good food, lots of fun and
the company of good friends and  family.

>From the Antipodean Deputy Birthday Tixie to the  Assistant to the Undersecretary's 
Assistant Unofficial Official Deputy Assistant Adjutant's Assistant, 
Grade 17 have a very happy birthday.

Small dog has elected himself to do the pirouettes and twirls this time as he feels it is an 
important birthday so even smaller dog just watches as the Tixie dust is tossed high into
the atmosphere to find its way across the world to settle gently on Mark

As the birthday wishers disappear into the ether the ADBT can be heard explaining to her escort
that they had better smarten up a little if they want to keep the job as there are lots of 
faithful companions just watching to see how they perform.