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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 7 November | 104 comments (104 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Living on the Planet - 7 November (none / 1)

My dad was born.

I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears

by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Sat Nov 7th, 2009 at 12:03:57 AM EST
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Re: Living on the Planet - 7 November (none / 1)

My father was born in 1910, so he was alive, even if only seven years old at the time. No uncles on either side were old enough to serve in WW I, but my wife's grandfather joined the US Army Air Corps, but the war was over before he would have been deployed.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sat Nov 7th, 2009 at 12:15:47 AM EST
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Re: Living on the Planet - 7 November (none / 0)

...and named after Woodrow Wilson. I think Woodrow was for the President, at the time, and the Wilson for my great grandmother whose maiden name was Wilson. Grandma was a staunch Democrat and maybe she liked the play on names as well.

I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears

by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Sat Nov 7th, 2009 at 09:25:31 PM EST
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