Wednesday: Hili dialogue (and Leon lagniappe)

December 30, 2015 • 6:00 am

Today we’ve arrived at the end of Coynezaa: on this day in history, Professor Ceiling Cat (Emeritus) was born in a manger in St. Louis, Missouri in 1949. The world did not take notice, and his self-designed holiday, Coynezaa, is also largely ignored, for the largesse has been thin on the ground. Among the less important things that happened in this day are these: Subhash Chandra Bose (later killed in a mysterious plane crash), first raised the flag of Indian independence in 1943 on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; India wasn’t to achieve independence until four years later. In 1972, the U.S. finally stopped bombing North Vietnam and, in 2006, Saddam Hussein was hanged. Notables sharing my birthday include Rudyard Kipling (1865), Bert Parks (1914), Jack Lord (1920), Bo Diddley (1928), Skeeter Davis (1931), the great Sandy Koufax (1935), two Monkees (Michael Nesmith in 1942 and Davy Jones in 1945), Patti Smith (1946), and Tiger Woods (1975). It was clearly a day auspicious for the births of musicians, writers, and athletes, Capricorns all. One beast who did take notice of the day’s celebrations is the Furry Princess of Poland:

A: Is there any chance that the whole cat will be either inside or outside?
Hili: Yes, the moment I decide whether to wish Jerry happy birthday while here or there.
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In Polish:
Ja: Czy jest nadzieja na to, że cały kot będzie albo w domu, albo na dworze?
Hili: Tak, jak się zdecyduję, czy składać Jerremu życzenia urodzinowe tu, czy tam.
But in Wroclawek, Leon isn’t impressed. Like Hili, he’s becoming increasingly solipsistic:
Leon: Why are there no greetings for me on this card?
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49 thoughts on “Wednesday: Hili dialogue (and Leon lagniappe)”

  7. Happy Birthday PCC(E)

    Leon: Why are there no greetings for me on this card?

    Because as an atheist you’re expected to rise above such things.

  9. Happy birthday PCC(E). But born in 1949? Shurely shome mishtake. You’re wearing well. Keep writing, commenting and putting the madness of the world under the microscope of your most excellent web site.

  11. Take note of your birth city, St. Louis, where the mighty Mississippi is turning angry today. Let’s hope it has nothing to do with your arrival.

  15. Happy Birthday, PCC(E)!
    I look forward to the postings on your website everyday, and indeed have trouble getting my day started without Hili.
    I hope your a really great birthday!

  27. Happy Mirthday, PCC(E)! Sorry, I didn’t send gold, Frankincense or Myrrh. I’m notoriously late for such events….

    Stay as sweet and smart as you are!

  30. Happy birthday Jerry! Have a wonderful day! Search out some great noms and indulge yourself to the max! 🙂

  38. I just now noticed a little write up on Jerry Coyne on the Freedom From Religion Foundation web site. It’s appropriate to bring it forth on Jerry’s birthday. They don’t mention retirement so I assume it was written some time ago.

    http://ffrf.org/news/day

  39. “Professor Ceiling Cat (Emeritus) was born in a manger . . .”

    With all best wishes for your birthday and the
    new year, I must point out that a manger is not a building. It’s a feeding trough for farm animals.

  41. Another successful revolution around the sun!

    Happy happy Birthday PCC(E)! I hope you have some good noms today.

  43. Happy birthday forever young professor! What did you have for diner? :)).

    BTW, terrible flood at the place you were born.

  45. Happy Birthday/ “As you ramble through life, whatever be your goal;
    Keep your eye upon the doughnut, and not upon the hole.”

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