Did I really just do a whole post on how to sing “Happy Birthday” better?

Holy cow.

I think I now have an entry for “The Geekiest Thing You’ve Ever Done”.

It’s a shining moment.

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Oh! Oh! One More:

• Dooce: “He can’t handle the truth”

I won’t stop until someone tells me to…

According to Tricks of the Trade:

People often get into trouble singing Happy Birthday because they don’t know what key to sing it in, and often start too high. It helps to remember that the first note in Happy Birthday is the lowest note in the song.

At work, we’ve also found the other key to singing Happy Birthday — sing it fast.

Too often, the song becomes the longest, most mournful dirge imaginable.

Instead, start the group off with a brisk “1-2-3″ and just bop through the song lightly and quick. You’ll be amazed at how much better it sounds.

And for those people that don’t like singing, it’s over that much faster!

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I still love you, Bloglines…

• news.com.au: “Scientists have created eerie zombie dogs”

What is it with Tuesdays and zombies?

Will I now be forced to maintain this trend or will it just gracefully and without obvious effort happen?

Readers wait with bated breath…

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