| These birthdays did not escape the notice of the organisers who contrived to offer the birthday boy and girl a chocolate cake, while those present loudly applauded them. |
| The functions were not rituals to merely shower encomiums on the birthday boy. |
| McIlvanney made up for his absence by despatching three magnums of excellent champagne for Fyall and his guests, and a magnum of Krug for the birthday boy himself. |
| The birthday boy has asked for a hedgehog cake with spines made of lollies and colourful chocolate sweets as decoration. |
| The birthday boy or girl will receive an autographed football with every child receiving goody bags, which will include a voucher to see a City game. |
| He accompanies Jobs to a birthday party in New York, where he gives the 9-year-old birthday boy the present of a macintosh. |
