I considered whether to start a new thread for this, then found this one which looked like an attempt to kickstart a general birthday thread. The birthday in question isn't for anybody on this board, but I figured it'd be good to celebrate a celebrity who's alive and not just wait until they die to put 'em on the RIP thread. Anyway, here goes:
Mel Brooks, 96 today (Writer, Director, Actor, Producer and failed Dairy Farmer). I didn't know this, but Mel fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Here's a quote:
You thought about how you were going to stay warm that night, how you were going to get from one hedgerow to another without some German sniper taking you out. You didn’t worry about tomorrow.
