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Intractable

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2. Since the start of COVID, in my retirement community, we haven't had b'day parties with candles.

Reply to Enter stage left (Original post)

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 09:59 AM

1 hr ago

These old people (meaning my wife and her many friends) make a bigger deal about their b'days than kids do!

But, no candles. People would freak if you try to blow them out.

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When I was a kid, I could toast marshmallows over my birthday cake candles... [View all] Enter stage left 12 hrs ago OP

I used to toast them over our gas range. boonecreek 12 hrs ago #1

Since the start of COVID, in my retirement community, we haven't had b'day parties with candles. Intractable 1 hr ago #2