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Autumnsprings
Autumnsprings
Con Artist

Nov-15-2006 10:26

*goes about the room hanging streamers while humming Happy Birthday. Sets up a table so heavy with food and drinks it seems ready to topple. Sets up another table for the gifts. Starts the music and finally hangs a banner which reads: HAPPY 1000th BEN!!!*

Thanks Ben for all your hard work!

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biggie528
biggie528
Lucky Stiff

Nov-15-2006 10:36

OOOHHHHHH

I am so in for this party!

Happy major sleutherday Ben :D

crunchpatty
crunchpatty
Old Shoe

Nov-15-2006 10:42

WOW!!!

The man -- the plan -- the inimitable Fez-ness -- the empire of a thousand days and nights. Look upon your creation and know that it is really, really good.

*helps Sunny smuggle in the Fry-Daddy and 1000 heavily battered twinkies*

For you and you alone - yeah, I'll be the guy who takes coats upstairs.

Thank you!

R Anstett
R Anstett

Nov-15-2006 10:58

Steps in to lay a small card on the table. Takes a quick sip of punch.

Someone from al-Qāhirah Investigations should be by with appropriate entertainment for 1001 nights.

Lady Ruby Caplan
Lady Ruby Caplan
Well-Connected

Nov-15-2006 12:20

*brings in a wheelchair sized present and a crate each of soju and wine with straws*

This is like celebrating the Millennium all over again!

*wishes Ben the best 1000 ever and starts partying like it's 999*

Emerald Drew
Emerald Drew
Old Shoe

Nov-15-2006 12:40

Happy 1000 Ben!

Ms Helen
Ms Helen
Con Artist

Nov-15-2006 13:32

OOOHHHHH did some one mention a party :)

Happy 1000th sleuthday Ben!!!!

Agatha Misty
Agatha Misty
Old Shoe

Nov-15-2006 13:45

Happy 1000th sleuthday,

And you look so young!
No crink in your neck, no dark circles under your eyes. All those murders would be murder on any one else's complexion.

Scoth on the rocks and here's cheers.

Lulah
Lulah
Well-Connected

Nov-15-2006 13:49

While some were dancing, and others were chatting, Lulah glanced at her watch, walked over to the radio, and switched it off. Everyone looked at her in confusion, and those who were dancing were cut off abruptly. She simply smiled and motioned for them to wait. It appeared to be a prearrangement of some sort. She winked at Ben.

Tinuviel
Tinuviel
Well-Connected

Nov-15-2006 13:49

Just then, an Egyptian Zaffa band burst into the room with the sounds of the mizmar, tabla, doff, and rababa. They marched toward the dance floor then stopped. Tinuviel then appeared wearing a black and gold belly dancing costume she had her friend the tailor make for an occasion like this. She stepped onto the dance floor, barefoot with a large kholkhal (anklet) around her ankle, holding a black veil across her face.
"We're not called al-Qahirah for nothing!" she said with an audible smile behind the veil.
Then the sad sound of a wind instrument tugged at everyone's hearts, it was the nai. Tin swayed and the veil seemed to swim and float around her then she dropped to the floor, waiting. The oud then entered the song with a more lively rhythm and tune. Tin got up slowly, her hips making wide circular movements, her hands and arms moving fluidly around and above her. The tabla joined in and Tin threw the veil to the floor and swirled into action. One of the musicians handed her a pair of sagat (tiny cymbals) which she attached to her fingers and played to the rhythm of the tabla. She circled every table while dancing and twirling, bending forward and leaning back, shaking her shoulders and hips. Then she went back to the dance floor. She dropped to the floor again, and the music ended. “Happy 1000th Ben!”

Lulah
Lulah
Well-Connected

Nov-15-2006 13:50

During Tin's performance, Lulah, who was terrible at belly-dancing despite the fact that she was half Egyptian, attempted to move her hips and shake her stuff to the music. The attempt was poor, and the display, comical. Nevertheless, she was having fun.

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