It's Birthday Day!
Flower would not stand still so she got some assistance... She turned EIGHTEEN on the 22nd
Her birthday presents you ask? Watermelons!
At The Elks The People Birthdays Are Underway
A beautiful cake awaits the break!
Suspicious... Leon and Bob's cake next to a fire extinguisher.... Not a coincidence!
Did You Know? - The first fire extinguisher of which there is any record was patented in England in 1723 by Ambrose Godfrey , a celebrated chemist at that time. It consisted of a cask of fire-extinguishing liquid containing a pewter chamber of gunpowder. This was connected with a system of fuses which were ignited, exploding the gunpowder and scattering the solution.
Bess gets clued in and readies for the big announcement
Bob is resting and getting ready to dance
Their mission is complete
The Announcement And Song!
Donna has to hold on to Leon or he would run to the cake
Leon supervises the candle lighting
The Fire Department would not allow the true number... and the cake would melt
The birthday boys ... They are 143 years old!
Almost done
"Donna! Hurry up I am hungry!!"
"Happy birthday to me... Happy birthday to me!"
"Who? Me?"
Time to blow the candles out....
A great wind swept over the room
"One more time.... Happy Birthday to......."
Did You Know? - The hottest part of the flame is just above the very dull blue part to one side of the flame, at the base. At this point, the flame is about 1,400 °C. However note that this part of the flame is very small and releases little heat energy.
The blue color is due to chemiluminescence , while the visible yellow color is due to radiative emission from hot soot particles. The soot is formed through a series of complex chemical reactions, leading from the fuel molecule through molecular growth, until multi-carbon ring compounds are formed.
The thermal structure of a flame is complex, hundreds of degrees over very short distances leading to extremely steep temperature gradients. On average, the flame temperature is about 1,000 °C.
According to the U.S. National Fire Protection Association, candles are one of the leading sources of residential fires in the U.S. with almost 10% of civilian injuries and 6% of civilian fatalities from fire attributed to candles.
Leon is a professional cakeologist
and be brought his famous
Ginzu Knife
he just bought from the shopping channel!
Meanwhile back at the table the cards begin to get opened
Must have been a good one!
"Why yes Bob... I will assist you with the big words"
"So.... You liked the cake?"
Remember Leon, an "a" is sounded like an "Ah"
What happens to tickets when you do not win??
Paul volunteered to go get some thumbtacks to help keep it on
Did You Know? - Edwin Moore invented thumb tacks with a small grip for use with maps in 1900 and founded the Moore Push-Pin Company. Later, in 1904, a German clockmaker Johann Kirsten invented flat-headed thumb tacks for use with drawings.
Donna assists the boys
Perfect... and it can also be used as dental floss
Donna hears a samba..... She is on her way
They are off and running
Sliding into the turn
This is the reason Paul is NOT allowed to samba... No one can hold on!
The birthday boy is keeping up
Just like Brazil except different
Courtesy of Bob... Paul & Sue were here this evening
Notice the "Samba Shoes"
Must be time to go home.... The dancing juice glasses are empty
