To wonder why my brother signed my birthday card "Kenneth Branagh" when he isn't

[firemansamisnormansdad]

WTF.

[dearprudence]

Shamelessly posting in the hope that fireman comes back with an explanation.

[KitchenandJumble]

I love the fact that you included the phrase "when he isn't" in the thread title.

Please do solve this mystery though. We all want to know!

[LineRunner]

I've got a spare Happy Birthday Brother card if anyone wants it for their mum at Chrisrmas.

[NurseRatched]

?Now that you are married, may your naked couplings no longer sadden the Lord.? was a well chosen Emo Philips gag . Whereas Sir Ken doesn't raise many laughs at all...Unfortunately I can't help with that one OP

[Chubfuddler]

Next time someone I know gets married I am writing that in their card. Not Kenneth Branagh. The other thing.

[WilsonFrickett]

I once sent a christmas card to 'Jane, Fred and Dave.' They were a couple. There was no Dave. I have friends who sign their cards with a slash: 'Happy Birthday from Jane/Fred.'

I think I'd like your brother...

[jimswifein1964]

Oh god, I really need to know what was in his head! Thinking, thinking......

[NigellasGuest]

YABU.
He could actually be Kenneth Branagh, without you actually knowing.
Stranger things have happened

[NigellasGuest]

actually

[NigellasGuest]

if on the other hand it was your DH who was secretly Kenneth Brannagh you would not BU because it's harder to know if your DH is Kenneth Brannagh than your brother.

[whattodoo]

nigella'sguest I'm trying to work out how it would be more difficult to work out that your DH was secretly Ken B than your brother.

Surely if you lived with KB you'd know? What with the Hollywood bigwigs / Robbie Coltrane for supper most nights, shakespearian tomes cluttering the hallway and breeches in the laundry basket.

Although I guess you'd get some clues from your brother growing up if he were the bearded one (does he still have a beard?). Your parents might have dropped hints and your surname would probably be Brannagh.

[PopcornCity]

YABU. He has a sense of humour :)

[AlwaysHoldingOnToStars]

I am laughing hysterically at this. Especially whattodo 's post.

Sometimes when I am writing I get distracted by something in tv and end up writing some random phrase or song lyric. Maybe he was distracted by KB's gorgeousness and accidentally wrote his name in your card.

Please phone him and tell him we need to know!

[FrillyMilly]

PMSL at Whattodoo

[firemansamisnormansdad]

Sorry for the delay, DH took me out for a very nice meal :) Right, I can't phone my brother as I don't have his home number (he moved and I've probably lost it) and he keeps changing his mobile number ... = so I will email him tomorrow and let you all know!!! And btw he is a film producer (yes really) but nothing too famous, just some stuff for ITV and some indie films. Nothing with Kenneth Branagh but maybe it's wishful thinking!

Thanks for all your posts. I was having a bit of a shit day but your posts and DH have really cheered me up! X

[achillea]

Oh well in that case we all know what's happened. Brother was writing his card out to you on set. Ken B was sashaying past in his breeches and couldn't possibly allow the limelight to go to the lowly uncouth and mere producer, and knowing that the lowly producer's sister would swoon at the mere thought of Ken's quill expressing his best wishes to her, did the deed as any good thespian should.

[Teamumizumi]

Do you think you could get a card off Keanu Reeves for Christmas? I'd pay good money for that.

[MorrisZapp]

I liked him best as Shackleton.

[InPraiseOfBacchus]

Did you have a drink and a giggle together, and assign him that as a Nickname? Or maybe someone else did, and he got muddled up!

Write one back, and sign it from your celebrity of choice!

[Naoko]

I suspect your DB would get on with our friend group. The 'congratulations, it's twins!' card that arrived on DP's birthday raised a few eyebrows from people who saw it on the masterpiece...

[citylovernow]

Oh I do love odd people.

DH's lovely but odd brother (drinks tea out of jam jars and stuff like that) sends our dcs birthday cards every year, signed with his full name. It wasn't until recently that they realised he was actually their Uncle. At least now he remembers about birthdays - a while back even Christmas seemed to take him by surprise every year. He once came to stay for Christmas and I received a block of cheese from the local shop, wrapped in Santa paper.

[Alligatorpie]

My brother sent me a Christmas card last year - I was surprised to open it and see he didn't even sign it. I thought he forgot, but maybe he was sending some cryptic message. I will send it back to him this year...not sure if I will sign it or not.

[sashh]

Has anyone else had to take a couple of puffs of ventalin? This has got to make it to classics.

[Teamumizumi]

My cousin is getting married in 3 weeks. I will definitely put the naked couplings on the card!! AND sign it Kenneth Branagh! Lol. Rofl. Hahahahahahaha this is so funny!!!