Friday, November 2, 2012

Happy Birthday, John!

Today is John's birthday, and since he hates having photos of himself posted online almost more than I do, it's time for a John photo slideshow!!


John as a toddler (he's the youngest):

John as a kid:

John as a high school graduate:
(Your birthday present is I skipped the gangly teenage years, Sweetie.)


John on our wedding day:

John doing what he does best:
HOME WRECKIN'. 

(I kid, I kid...)


John napping with our new kittens:

John feeding the birds:
(Tuppence a bowl!)


John and my brother, Ben, in the photo that (along with the bird one) will always be proudly displayed next to my monitor:

(Best. Picture. EVER.)

John rockin' his first convention costume:


John being the best husband any girl could ask for:

Happy birthday, Sweetie! I love you!

147 comments:

  1. AWW! Happy birthday John!!

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  2. We share a birthday! Happy Birthday to him. Great pictures.

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  3. Happy Birthday John (tHoJ)! We love all your contributions to CW and are in awe of your mad sewing skillz.

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  4. That last one needs a "Hey girl..." caption. :)

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  5. Warm fuzzies! Happy birthday to John. May you have a wonderful year, and many more to come!

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  6. Awwww! Happy birthday, John! The world needs more great husbands like you. :)
    Pssst: not to troll or create an Epcot but it's tuppence a BAG.

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  7. Yep, marrying him was definitely the right choice :)

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  8. Awwww. Happy Birthday John (thoJ)!!

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  9. Happy birthday John (the hubby of Jen) Hope you have a fantastic day!

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  10. Happy Birthday John!

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  11. First time commenter...Happy birthday, John!!! Thanks for helping us all laugh!

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  12. Happy Birthday, John. You are a wonderful husband, from what Jen tells us. (Do you have a brother?)

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  13. you have a FINE man!! Happy Birthday John!

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  14. Happy Birthday John !!

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  15. Holy hot stuff!! Happy Birthday John!

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  16. Happy Birthday, John! We readers are grateful for everything that you do for the blogs, and for being Jen's rock. Also, for the awesome "What's That?" recording that you made with No.1...which I am now going to go listen to.

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  17. Those are awesome pictures! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!!!!

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  18. Happy birthday, John! You're awesome!

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  19. Something tells me you're going to be in for it come your birthday... Happy Birthday, John!

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  20. Happy birthday, John!!!! (Jen, congratulations on landing such a hot, geeky guy. On a related note, make sure to let all of woman-kind know if you figure out how to clone him.) :D

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  21. Awwww!!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN! =)

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  22. Happy Birthday John! The Husband of Jen! And many, many more!

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  23. Happy Birthday, John! That cheeky photo of you as a kid shall forevermore be the image I recall when your name pops up a blog post.

    (Psst! Nice work, Jen. I think you've roasted him to perfection.)

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  24. Happy birthday, John!

    Ashley

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  25. D'Awwww..... (BTW, is his brother married?) :D

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  26. Happy Happy Happy Birthday to John! What an amazing and wonderful husband you have :)

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  27. D'awwww.
    Happy Birthday, hubby of Jen!
    Hope you have a spectacular day.

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  28. Yay! When I saw the birds photo top caption, I thought "Tuppence a bag...." Thanks for not disappointing!

    Happy birthday, John(thoJ)! One of the top 30 guys I "know" (of)!

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  29. D'awwww.
    Happy Birthday, hubby of Jen.
    Hope you have a spectacular day.

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  30. Awww! Lookit the cute kittens! Oh, and the great example of a fabulous husband too... :) Happy birthday John! May the two of you heckle each other for many, many more. :)

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  31. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOHN!!! :)

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  32. Awwww. We love John! Happy Birthday, man!

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  33. Happy Birthday John!!!
    Kathy T

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  34. Happy Birthday John!

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  35. Happy Birthday, Jon!!

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  36. Whoops--I meant "What's This?" Clearly I haven't listened to it recently enough.

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  37. Happy Birthday, John! I hope it's filled with geeky awesomeness!

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  38. D'awwwwwwwwwwww!

    Happy birthday, John! Hope the next year of your life is truly blessed!

    On a sidenote, Jen, it'd only be fair if we got to see the other half the of the wedding photos, y'know. Just sayin'.

    ~Elizabeth

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  39. http://youtu.be/4L367Qs53xE

    Happy Birthday, John.

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  40. Happy Birthday, John! Mostly usually, even wrecks are edible if unappealing visually.

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  41. Steampunks in a tree. Much better than Goths in a tree :D So adorable.

    Happy Birthday Good Sir!

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  42. Happy Birthday John! :)

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  43. Happy birthday Jon! May the next year be full of happiness, success, and love!

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  44. D'aww! Happiest of birthdays to Jen's Mister Man. :)

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  45. You mean John is real?

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  46. Happy Happy Birthday, John!
    U and Jen r awesome and my best imaginary internet friends! Here's to another rockin' year

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  47. So sweet! You two are too cute together. Hope you guys have a great time celebrating! (And yes, skipping awkward teen years is a super good present.) :)

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  48. Happy birthday John! Hope you have a great birthday weekend!

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  49. Birthday happies to John! Glad to see his birthday falls on the same day that changed the Winchester family's lives in 1983... ;)

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  50. Happy Birthday to you
    Happy Birthday to you
    Happy Birthday deeear Joooo-ooohn
    Happy Birthday to you!
    Bright blessings and a wonderful 'nother year to you!

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  51. Big birthday hugs to John from the other side of the world! xo

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  52. Awww - happy happy birthday John!!

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  53. Awww! You guys rock! This is AN AWESOME memoir! :D

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  54. Happy Birthday, John! Scorpios rock! (My birthday was yesterday, so I know!)

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  55. Awwww very cute! Happy Bday John! And your husband is very handsome!

    ~ TJ

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  56. Happy Birthday John! Hope you have has a fab day.

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  57. Sto lat, John, and merry happy returns of the day! The world is better because of you.

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  58. Happy birthday to half of the most awesome couple on the web!!

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  59. Happy birthday John!

    -Alyson

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  60. That's so sweet! :)

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  61. Happy Birthday to you...
    Happy Birthday to you...
    Happy Birthday, dear Jo-ohn (thoJ)...
    Happy Birthday to you!

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  62. Happy birthday John, from another birthday girl! :)

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  63. Wishing you the very best Birthday!

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  64. Happy birthday, John!!
    I am especially in awe of your sewing skills, and I'm going to tell my hubby about it!

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  65. Happy Birthday John! You're one of a tiny number of strangers for whom I've prayed (back during the first tour when you were SUPER sick in the hospital) and you guys have held a special place in my heart ever since. Loved meeting you in Framingham, MA, and love your contributions to CakeWrecks. We appreciate you!

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  66. Happy Birthday, John! Today, you will not be known as The Hubby of Jen, simply John. But ONLY for today.

    Also, please do not kill Jen for posting all these pics without your knowledge. They are ALMOST all adorable. The rest, Mrowr! That's not stalker-creepy, right? That was totally a platonic 'mrowr!' of interweb friendship.

    Andrea

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  67. John, in honor of your birthday, I enclose the following link to a lovely barbershop ditty:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMa-iPe_A98&feature=share

    Hope it's the bestest birthday ever! Thanks for all your contributions on CW, and for taking such spectacular good care of Jen. You rock!

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  68. John! NOBODY rocks a graduation gown and an 80's leather loveseat like you, baby! HAH! Happy birthday, you costuming genius and all-around amazing guy! Wishing you lots of love, happiness, and good health.

    Hope Jen's taking you out to your favorite restaurant for dinner and then, you know, doing your other favorite stuff later on. Herh herh herh.

    Jen, thanks for these photos and for giving us a chance to appreciate your hubby even more.

    All the best to both of you!

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  69. Salutations on the anniversary of your natal day.
    See you at D*C!

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  70. Happy birthday, John! Hope it has been a great one!

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  71. Happy birthday, John!

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  72. Happy birthday ! Love your sense of humor.

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  73. Happy Birthday John(thoJ)!! Thanks for keeping Jen from having any sort of break down on the internet! =) Also, Jen was very kind with the pictures she chose to plaster on the internet. My husband is not so lucky ;)

    Have a great weekend you guys!

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  74. Happy birthday John! May you have a wonderful day!

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  75. Happy Birthday, John! You appear to be a man of many talents along with being an outstanding husband. Hope your day was awesome!

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  76. John! You ROCK! Happy Birthday! Hope you enjoy it!

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  77. So this is Mr. Cake Wrecks. Happy birthday and we readers really appreciate your contributions!

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  78. Happy birthday John! Thanks for pulling me to the front of the line at the St Louis book signing when I had a total star struck moment and didn't get a picture when getting my autograph. The bonding over nerdy threadless t-shirts is a moment I won't soon forget. I hope that you have a wonderful wonderful birthday.

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  79. HB2U!!! Luvin the Mary
    Poppins reference.

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  80. Happy Birthday John! You guys are awesome. Many happy years is my wish for both your marriage and health. :-) :-)

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  81. Happy birthday John, I hope it was a terrific day.

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  82. It's my birthday too! Happy Birthday!

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  83. Happy birthday, John. My phone battery was dying at work today and I worried all day that I'd come home and the pictures would be gone after reading the tease on Facebook today. Thanks for being awesome, for us and for Jen.

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  84. So sweet! Happy Birthday, John!! (first time commenter- thanks to you both for being so awesome!)

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  85. This is the best!! Happy birthday, John! Jen is one lucky lady to have you! :) And vice versa...even if she DOES post all these photos of you online without telling you! I hope it's been wonderful!

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  86. Happy Birthday, John! I love the pictures!

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  87. Happy Birthday John!

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  88. Happy Birthday John! I haven't gotten to meet you guys yet, but you're too cool for school!

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  89. Happy Birthday John!

    Sweet post! So cute.

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  90. Happy Birthday John (tHoJ)! Since I can't marry you (it's against the law in the state of Maine to have more than one wife & I'm too old for you), and I can't adopt you & Jen (I'm too young, and I finally have an empty nest!), and I can't be your bestie (since you don't know me) I will just quietly stalk you and Jen from afar and wish you both all kinds of love!

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  91. Happy Birthday John!

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  92. what lovely photos, happy birthday John!

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  93. Happy birthday, John, and many more to come- all shared with your family and felines at your side. :D

    -Barbara Anne

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  94. Happy Birthday John! Hope you had a wonderful day.

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  95. Happy Birthday! (And underneat that: Hope it was a day filled with sprinkles!)

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  96. Happiest of birthdays, John!

    - From the land of beer and cheese (and a bronze Fonz statue. Aaay!)

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  97. Happy Birthday John!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

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  98. Happy co-birthday, John!! All the best people were born on 11/2. :-D

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  99. Oh, that's just the nicest post. Congratulations on snagging such a good man. It's a smallish club.

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  100. Happy Birthday John! You two are one of my favorite couples.

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  101. Happy birthday, Jon!! Have some e-{{HUGS}} from a random stranger. ;-)

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  102. Awww! Happy Birthday John! I can tell you two will be one of those couples who 40 years from now will be sitting in two rocking chairs on your front porch holding hands. Live long and Prosper!

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  103. Happy Birthday John :)
    Wishing for you both many happy days more!

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  104. happy birthday John! I love your relationship- my hubby and I are similar, so knowing other people are like us makes me feel less weird (most people look at us like we're nuts)

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  105. Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag from Germany, John! Best wishes to the two of you!

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  106. EVerybody, SING!

    DuQuchmoHjaj qoSlIj!
    DuQuchmoHjaj qoSlIj!
    DaHjaj bIQuchjaj, John!
    DuQuchmoHjaj qoSlIj!

    (May your birthday cause you to be happy!
    May your birthday cause you to be happy!
    May you be happy today, John!
    May your birthday cause you to be happy!)

    Qapla!

    Storm

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  107. I hope you had a wonderful (cake-filled?) birthday, with many more happy years to come.

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  108. Happy belated birthday, John!

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  109. And we love you, too! Thanks for making everyone's day brighter. Happy birthday!!

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  110. AWWWWW :)
    Happy Birthday John~

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  111. I didn't realize John was referenced to as Thoj (I'm assuming The Husband of Jen?). Adorable nickname! Happy Birthday, dude!! The planet really does need more men like you. *hugs*

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  112. Awwwwwwww, Happy Birthday John!

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  113. ♪ ♫ Happy Birthday tooo yooouuuu! ♩ ♬ ¯(ツ)/¯

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  114. I'mma day late, but that just means you need to keep partyin!

    Happy Birthday, John!


    ...you know, you don't have nearly as many grey hairs as one would expect... :p

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  115. Happy (?) Birthday, John! Much love to you and Jen! Thanks to both of you for making my day so often! :)

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  116. Happy Birthday John!

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  117. Happy belated birthday! :D

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  118. Happy Birthday Jon! It was my birthday too! :) I hope you had a wonderful day

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  119. Happy belated birthday, John! I'm just getting caught up this week.

    Now.. not to sound all stalker-like, but is that bird picture from Butterfly World in South Florida?! I have very similar pictures of myself from there.. I recognized the cinderblock wall and the plastic chains.. lol.. it was so familiar that the Feed the Birds reference flew straight past! lol.. I'm a bit ashamed of that as a DisGeek... Oh well..

    Happy Birthday, again!!

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  120. Happy belated birthday, John!

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  121. Catching this late, so I hope you had a great day!

    Andrea in St. Louis

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  122. WAIT NEW KITTENS WHAT. JEN TELL US ABOUT NEW KITTENS THIS ISN'T FAIR.

    oh. right. john. well, im 15, what do you expect. happy belater birhtday?

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