Happy Birthday, MasterM

This year MasterM has learned:

1.
That his sister really appreciates a phone call
because she misses him a lot.

2.
That his father will drive to London
in the middle of the night to collect him.

3.
That he can open beer bottles with his eye socket
which is good for impressing girls...
unless they are ophthalmologists.

4.
That if he insists on wearing a copper bangle
through metal detectors he can expect to get
undivided attention from the security guards.

5.
That it is possible to read 37 post-1945 plays in 12 days.

6.
That hard work brings good results.

7.
That it is possible to look handsome
in tights and knee breeches.

8.
That his mother will still be cross six weeks later
if he takes the top of her toothpaste tube to South Africa
and leaves his bunged up lid in exchange.

9.
That dirty laundry does not walk downstairs by itself.

10.
That it is better to use a sharp razor
when shaving for a job interview.

11.
That his dog adores him.
(Actually, he knew that anyway)

12.
That his mother will look shocked if he says
that he does not want a Birthday Cake.

We are going out to a South African restaurant instead.