Here Are Larry David's Birthday Rules, for His Own Birthday
If you've ever watched an episode of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm -- or show creator Larry David's previous opus to curmudgeonly behavior, Seinfeld -- you know David has rules about everything.
[...] as the second episode of Curb Season 4 (titled "Ben's Birthday Party," after guest star Ben Stiller) proved, there are a few things you don't want to do on the day of your (or David's) birth:
Don't throw a party when it's not your birthday.
Because Stiller's wife was out of town, he ends up throwing his own birthday party two weeks after his birthday.
The central conflict of the episode, insomuch as there's a central conflict on an episode of Curb versus a series of increasingly uncomfortable situations Larry causes/gets caught in, finds Stiller telling David that he doesn't need to bring a gift...