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thenewgreen  ·  2952 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Insomniasexx and Randomuser weekend in Cali: Hubski Meetup

It was pretty funny. Best part was that they sang some proprietary, hand-clapping birthday song that was most definitely loud and obnoxious.





kleinbl00  ·  2951 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh you didn't know that? That's the default restaurant "Happy birthday is copyrighted" song. I always assumed it was nationwide but it might be West Coast. I know it's as far east as Texas but now that you mention it, I've never heard it in Florida, New York or Boston. I hadn't given it much thought.

Patient Zero might have been Red Robin but that is anecdotal with an n of 1.

user-inactivated  ·  2951 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If it's that "happy-happy-birthday" clappy song, I've heard it in Georgia, both Carolinas, Virginia and Tennessee, so not just a West Coast thing

kleinbl00  ·  2951 days ago  ·  link  ·  
user-inactivated  ·  2951 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Doesn't work without the id: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/09/the-chilis-version-of-happy-birthday-an-elegy/406999/

I'm surprised to see they aren't all the same song. Guess I never payed much attention.

kleinbl00  ·  2951 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Fanx. Apparently Android 7.1 handles "touch to select all" differently than Android 5.

I reckon Chili's was the first and everyone else just sorta copied it on the assumption that Chili's wouldn't sue.