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Happy Birthday, Erin!

Started by tofugu · 1 year ago

Today (in some time zones) is one of our Tofugu authors’ birthdays. Can you guess who? She’s the only female, she’s one of the top three writers, and she’s somewhere in that photo up there. The other two Tofugu writers would like to wish Erin a happy and safe twenty-first birthday! Thank you for writing [...]

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Tofugu_Erin
1 year ago

I knew I shouldn't have let you take that picture. Haha, me and my beaver family, celebrating my 21st. Anyway, thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes!

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Hashizume
1 year ago

Have fun boozing it up!

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Tofugu_Erin
1 year ago

I only had a few cocktails, some cake, and some sushi. I'm not the partying type, unlike you, Mr. Hashizume. Remember that night you were dancing on top of the bar at the Ram? I bet you don't! Muwahaha.

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fredy
1 year ago

Happy Birthday!
I'm not the partying type either. Oh well. :D
I still have fun.

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zattsu-ooru
1 year ago

Happy Birthday

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Mizuu
1 year ago

おめでとうございます！
かなぱ～～～い！

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Jesse
1 year ago

Happy Birthday.

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Stephen
1 year ago

Is this a trick question? ;) j/k! Happy birthday Erin!

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Dezzie
1 year ago

Happy Birthday!

ヾ(´ー｀)ﾉ｡･:*:･ﾟ'★,｡･:*:･ﾟ'☆ Congratulations･･･

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bmibble
1 year ago

happy birthday Erin!!!!!
Hope it was fun.
or, is..depends on the timezone I guess? hah.

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Rimka
1 year ago

Yay! My first tofugu post XD Long time lurker first time poster o_o

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIN!!!

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Rebekah
1 year ago

Happy Birthday Erin! :D

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Haktan
1 year ago

As the others said, Happy Birthday Erin! xD

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Marc
1 year ago

Happy Bday! I think I had to write a paper about those beavers once...

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WOTDsctoo
1 year ago

Hooray!!!

Happy Birthday Erin!! :D

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Chimiko
1 year ago

お誕生日おめでとう～

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クリス
1 year ago

お誕生日おめでとうございます〜！

( ^ _ ^)∠☆パン！

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oo0speed0oo
1 year ago

Happy Belated Birthday! I haven't been online... I just got to Germany, so happy belated :). Nice Beaver Shot! lmao

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Tofugu_Erin
1 year ago

I don't know how to reply to that, haha.

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foojin201
1 year ago

Fun fact - In Australia the legal age is 18.
I've had the pleasure of an 18th in Australia, a 20th in Japan and (well attending) a 21st in America.
Happy Birthday~

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