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Spanky’s Birthday

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spankybird
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Spanky’s Birthday
Posted by spankybird on Friday, January 21, 2005 5:53 AM
Yes today is Spanky’s Birthday. He is 10 years old today [:o)], still just a youngster, as his life expedience is 100 years. [:0]


He has been Birdzilla [}:)]







He is always watching me run the trains, either from one of his preaches or my shoulder. [8D][:p][:D]



He like playing with our trains also [8D][;)][^]




He is so very cool [8D][8D][8D][:p]




tom[;)]

I am a person with a very active inner child. This is why my wife loves me so. Willoughby, Ohio - the home of the CP & E RR. OTTS Founder www.spankybird.shutterfly.com 

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Friday, January 21, 2005 6:01 AM
[bday][bday][bday] Is Tom throwing you a birthday [dinner]? Remind him that you will be looking after him in the rest home years from now. [;)] He'd better be nice.

God bless TCA 05-58541   Benefactor Member of the NRA,  Member of the American Legion,   Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville Laugh,   KC&D QualifiedCowboy       

             

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Posted by nitroboy on Friday, January 21, 2005 6:02 AM
Happy birthday Spanky!!!! Stay indoors today....very cold here in Ohio, and try not to eat to much cake!!!
Dave Check out my web page www.dmmrailroad.com TCA # 03-55763 & OTTS Member Donate to the Mid-Ohio Marine Foundation at www.momf.org Factory Trained Lionel Service Technician
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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Friday, January 21, 2005 6:23 AM
Happy Birthday Spanky!!!

As one of the few that has ever ran the trains with Spanky, I want to wish him a wonderful 10th birthday.

Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum. Smile, Wink & Grin

Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..

Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR

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Posted by laz 57 on Friday, January 21, 2005 6:23 AM
Happy Birthday SPANKYBIRD,
[bday][bday][bday][bday]
Have a whole lot o fun and eat all you want of that BDay cake, run those trains and play havoc on those puinny humans in smallville.
Enjoy your day
Laz57
There's a race of men that don't fit in, A race that can't stay still; Robert Service. TCA 03-55991
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Posted by wrmcclellan on Friday, January 21, 2005 8:29 AM
Hey Spanky,

[bday] Happy Birthday [bday]

Make sure Tom gets you a nice present or you can show him what that beak can do!

Have a good one buddy!
Roy

Regards, Roy

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Posted by 1688torpedo on Friday, January 21, 2005 8:48 AM
Hello Spanky![bday] Hope you have a nice one and many more to come!......Keith
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cnw1995
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Posted by cnw1995 on Friday, January 21, 2005 8:54 AM
Happy birthday to my favorite train-bird - I hope he gets a great treat today!

Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 21, 2005 8:59 AM
Happy Birthday Spanky!!!!!!!! Hope it's a good one and you have lots of fun with Tom! Already a decade old. Wow! How the years fly by (no pun intended).
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 21, 2005 9:09 AM
Happy Bday birdie. hope yr next 90 yrs on this planet are quite a lark.
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brianel027
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Posted by brianel027 on Friday, January 21, 2005 9:31 AM
Tom, not speaking from personal experience here, but I do know some other train guys who wi***heir wives were as interested (or at least as understanding) of the trains as your bird is. Which could raise some rather interesting questions, but I'm not going to touch that one. [:-^]

They say Birds of a feather flock together, so it looks like we are ALL in good company, including Spanky. Did Spanky get the train set of his own he wanted as a birthday gift??? [:D]

But for the board room at Lionel, this could raise some interesting discussions: If birds could talk, would they prefer TMCC or traditional control? FasTrack over 027? [8]

brianel, Agent 027

"Praise the Lord. I may not have everything I desire, but the Lord has come through for what I need."

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tgovebaker
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Posted by tgovebaker on Friday, January 21, 2005 9:59 AM
Happy birthday Spanky! I'm with Biranel -- I wish my wife was as interested as our pets. At least the dog likes to drive to the train store!
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FJ and G
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Posted by FJ and G on Friday, January 21, 2005 10:01 AM
Who will last longer, Spanky, Tom, or the trains?

My vote goes for Spanky.
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FJ and G
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Posted by FJ and G on Friday, January 21, 2005 11:33 AM
My 3 love birds are going on about 4 years (not keeping track of birthdays). They are parrots, like Spankybird.

I used to let them loose in the house (before they destroyed it--but heck, it was only a rental).

Once, they moved all of the little people in my layout and stacked them in a gondola car. Amazing!

These days, BB keeps an eye on the lovebirds.

Why 3?

several years ago one escaped in the dead of winter. After a week of searching gave up and bought another.

several weeks later, we learned that a lady a mile away had discovered the bird in her back yard and stuck it in a cage with a Cockatoo (the 2 became friends).

So, we now have 3 birds------very noisy birds, I might add

and their life exp is something like 20-30 years
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 21, 2005 4:16 PM
Happy birthday spanky!

Tom, does he eat cake????[:D][:P]
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 21, 2005 4:56 PM
Hello Spanky, Hapy Birthday! [:D] Hope you have a good one.
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Posted by locomutt on Friday, January 21, 2005 5:16 PM
[bday][bday][bday]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPANKYBIRD



Time sure does FLY when you're having fun!!!!!![:D][swg]

Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!

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Posted by spankybird on Friday, January 21, 2005 6:42 PM
Spanky says thanks all,

Yes Spanky loves cake and cookies. He also got his cashews. And I got him a new K-line Refer, but he said I can play with it.

tom

I am a person with a very active inner child. This is why my wife loves me so. Willoughby, Ohio - the home of the CP & E RR. OTTS Founder www.spankybird.shutterfly.com 

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 21, 2005 7:04 PM
Oh yeah, blame it on the bird just to get a car![:D][;)] [(-D] But HE wanted it!![swg]
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 21, 2005 7:19 PM
Happy Birthday Spanky,

Tom, I hope you got him a new locomotive!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 21, 2005 8:33 PM
Happy B-day Spanky!! !!! !!! !!!!!!
Have fun running those trains and getting your presents (I hope) from Tom!!!!



Happy Birthday Spanky,,

Colin


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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 21, 2005 9:18 PM
Happy Birthday Spanky. Your a cool looking bird. Any bird that runs trains is OK by me!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 22, 2005 10:58 AM
[bday][bday][bday][bday][bday][bday][bday][bday]
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Posted by TurboOne on Saturday, January 22, 2005 11:11 AM
[bday] Spanky. Pics are great Tom, but when Spanky does his thing on the railroad, is it true scale, or giant bird size......[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D] [bday]

Tim
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Posted by 1688torpedo on Saturday, January 22, 2005 1:40 PM
Hello All ! I wonder if Tom got Spanky the Three Stooges DVD That shows a Parrot walking into the carcass of a Thanksgiving Turkey that Moe,Larry,and Curly try to prepare for dinner.? Every time Curly Jabbed the Turkey with a knife it would squak out loud or when it was sprinkeled with pepper it would sneeze. It was a very funny performance by the stooges and the parrot involved[:)]...Quality family entertainment indeed ! This is something you would never see on a so called reality show.( Because it is much more entertaining)..............Keith
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