1995 October 17, S Glass, “Re: Penguin 60s, anyone?”, in rec.arts.books[1] (Usenet):
i'm mean and lazy - i don't buy that many books and rarely get round to searching out books in libraries - but these little books for the price of quality newspaper (almost), certainly less than a birthdaycard so they make perfect impromptu presents, are absolutely irresistable[sic].
1996 February 11, Marjan Westbroek, “Celebrations in Cross Stitch - help!!!”, in uk.rec.crafts[2] (Usenet):
Anyway, as I had just decided this year to stitch all my birthdaycards for everybody (ambitious plan!) […]
1997 January 26, wobbegong [username], “REQ:Sissnikk Pro filters”, in comp.graphics.apps.photoshop[3] (Usenet):
i'm looking for the sissnikk pro filters for making 3D images with photoshop but it costs $150 here and i only want to make some birthdaycards with it.
1998 November 5, andre1728 [username], “surprice for my lovely wife”, in soc.penpals[4] (Usenet):
This year I want to surprice[sic] her with birthdaycards from all over the world !!
1998 November 30, Pep [username], “Jim Hutton's 50th birthday!!”, in alt.music.queen[5] (Usenet):
Only problem is... when does he celebrate his birthday, and - more important - how could the birthdaycard reach him?
1999 September 15, Johan Conradson, “less than a week ...”, in rec.music.artists.springsteen[6] (Usenet):
Have you signed the birthdaycard to him yet?
2000 July 2, Joacim Tåg, “Re: Interesting start message”, in rec.games.roguelike.adom[7] (Usenet):
Let's all send birthdaycards to Thomas!
2001 October 22, Piet Jansen, “Re: ADD pontification”, in rec.org.mensa[8] (Usenet):
Then, because I did not have the engraved over the years notion to look in thr[sic] calender[sic] but did not try to remember because "it is in the calender[sic]" I would fail to appear at meetings, send birthdaycards etc.