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Hi everyone! My partner Tala's birthday is coming up and I'm putting together a "Greetings from Around the World" surprise for her. I'd love a few kind strangers to help me make it feel like my love reaches every corner of the map.

If you're up for it, here's the whole ask (takes about 2 minutes):

1. Grab any scrap of paper or a sticky note.

2. Write something like: *"Happy Birthday Tala! I love you. — Farooha, from [Your City/Country]"*

3. Step outside and snap a photo of the note held up against your city, a local landmark, or any nice outdoor spot near you. No faces needed!

Please drop the image link in a comment (imgur works great) so others can enjoy them too.

Thank you so much to anyone who takes the time, it genuinely means the world to me.

Almost certain this won’t be able to be completed, but I’m giving it a shot anyway. My grandmother has been doing family history, and has become very interested in the story of her uncle, who fought for the British army in WW2 and was killed after falling into a river in Iraq in 1942 (he couldn’t swim). He’s buried at the Basra commonwealth war cemetery, which I believe has fallen into some amount of disrepair but the graves should still be preserved. He is located at Plot 7, Row C, Grave 11. If anyone could take a picture of his grave, that would be much appreciated. He’ll likely be buried as N.C Irvine.

I’m a new indie author and just published my 2nd book, unfortunately I’m struggling to find people to review since my friends and beta readers have been pretty busy, is anyone interested in leaving a review? I can do something in return if wanted :)

I've found that trying to solve other people's problems is when I feel most alive.

You probably have something that's been nagging at you, or something that you just can't figure out.

Big or small, tell me what it is. If I can help, I will.

Could be anything like:

• researching a big purchase you can't decide on
• that phone call you keep dreading (canceling a subscription, disputing a bill, booking an appointment)
• that parking ticket you've been avoiding paying or fighting

...or something totally different.

Comment or DM the thing that's bothering you.

Hi everyone,

I'm hoping to ask a small favor.

Today's my best friend Cath's birthday, and I'm putting together a surprise video for her. I thought it would be really funny if the greetings came from strangers who pretended they knew her.

If you're willing, could you record a short video (10–20 seconds) wishing Cath a happy birthday and mentioning a completely made-up memory?

The memory can be anything wholesome and random. The goal is to make her wonder who everyone is and how they all seem to know her. 😂

If you'd like to help, please send me a DM/chat.

Thank you so much. I know it would make her birthday extra special. ❤️🎂