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NJ dad whose sons rented a billboard in Atlantic City asking people to wish him a happy birthday, has a message for all his well-wishers[hhmc]
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Chris Ferry Sr., of Linwood, rented out billboard to say "THANK YOU" after receiving 250K+ birthday wishes from all over world, NJ.com says[hhmc]
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Chris Sr.'s sons, Chris Jr. and Mike, initially rented out a billboard as a prank soliciting birthday wishes for their dad, NJ.com reports[hhmc]
The New Jersey dad whose sons rented a billboard in Atlantic City asking people to wish him a happy birthday, has a message for all those who sent him well-wishes — and it was only logical he use a billboard to get his own message out.
According to NJ.com, Linwood resident Christoper Ferry Sr. rented out a billboard and replaced the birthday message his sons originally had with an enormous “Thank You.”
It all started with a birthday “prank” by two sons in Florida.
His two sons couldnt decide what to get him for his 62nd birthday, according to NBC-affiliate WXII.
“I called my brother and I asked him, Why dont we put a billboard right outside of Atlantic City saying, Wish my dad a Happy Birthday. And he loved it. He started dying laughing,” Chris Ferry Jr. said. “So thats what we did.”
The billboard simply read “WISH MY DAD HAPPY BIRTHDAY – Love, Your Sons” and also included their dads phone number.
“We just wanted him to have a special birthday. Thats it,” Chris Jr. said.
In the end, the huge message soliciting birthday wishes worked. According to NJ.com, an estimatedRead More – Source
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