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Topic: Born on this day

Posted by: fado72

Subject: Born on this day
Date: May 22 10

Born on May 22 Arthur Conan Doyle,creator of Sherlock Holmes,in 1859.



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tiepolo Today is Gwyneth Paltrow's thirty-ninth birthday. Wonder if she'll stay at that age as Jack Benny did? Do people her age even know about Jack Benny?

Reply #121. Sep 28 11, 8:51 AM

paulmallon

better question:do people who know about Jack Benny even know about her?

9/29 is the birthday of Gene Autry...let's all try to get back in the saddle tonight in his honor

Reply #122. Sep 29 11, 10:28 AM

tiepolo I know about both of them, obviously.

Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist, poet, and dramatist was born on this day in 1547. Eat some Manchego cheese in honor of his world-renowned novel.

Reply #123. Sep 29 11, 10:42 AM

REDVIKING57


Sorry. Too busy tilting at windmills to eat cheese.

:))

Reply #124. Sep 29 11, 11:52 AM

paulmallon

obviously..it was a rhetorical comment/joke

Reply #125. Sep 29 11, 3:11 PM

REDVIKING57


Oh.........Sorry..........Must have missed that. Or maybe I've mis-placed my sense of humour.

Reply #126. Sep 29 11, 6:10 PM

REDVIKING57


Or perhaps I'm turning into Don Quixote?

"Sancho......Where are you hiding!"

Reply #127. Sep 29 11, 6:17 PM

tiepolo Sorry, I'm closer to Dulcinea, the sweetheart of the madman's fond imaginings.

*saccharine*

Reply #128. Sep 29 11, 8:21 PM

paulmallon

9/30 is the birthday of Johnny Mathis...let's all do something "wonderful,wonderful" today in his honor

Reply #129. Sep 30 11, 11:52 AM

REDVIKING57


Born today,1924 - American author Truman Capote.

Anyone for breakfast? "Oh Golly Gee Damn!"

Reply #130. Sep 30 11, 12:49 PM

paulmallon

9/30 is the bithday of Johnny Podres, the only Brooklyn Dodger pitcher ever to win a World Series game 7 when as a rookie he shut out the Yankees 2-0 in 1955.

(both runs driven in by Gil Hodges)

Reply #131. Sep 30 11, 1:32 PM

paulmallon

10/1 is the birthday of Julie Andrews...let's all try to find a way to enjoy a few of our favorite things today in her honor

Big day for sports b'days:
Rod Carew
Mark Maguire
Matt Cain
Nazimu Doin Ahmed-Bangldeshi cricketer-that's for Ajithcool

Reply #132. Oct 01 11, 8:45 AM

paulmallon

notable birthdays for 10/2:

The Great comic Groucho Marks

the 1962 NL MVP Maury Wills

Reply #133. Oct 02 11, 8:28 AM

paulmallon

10/3 is the birthday of Chubby Checker...let's all twist again like we did last summer, in his honor

Reply #134. Oct 03 11, 11:19 AM

paulmallon

10/4 is the birthday of Susan Sarandon...let's all put the top down on the old convertible and take a little ride with our girlfriend today in her honor

Reply #135. Oct 04 11, 9:49 AM

paulmallon

10/5 IS THE BIRTHDAY OF KATE WINSLET....let's all grab a couple of paint brushes and an easel, slip into a stateroom and do a little sketching today in her honor

Reply #136. Oct 05 11, 2:31 PM

paulmallon

John Cougar Mellencamp

Reply #137. Oct 06 11, 7:02 PM

nitram67

Elisabeth Shue(Adventures in Babysitting) & Walter Ray Williams Jr.(Professional bowler).

Reply #138. Oct 06 11, 7:20 PM

Shiningstar7 John Winston Lennon and his son Sean both born on this day.

Reply #139. Oct 09 11, 6:17 PM

paulmallon

John Lennon

Reply #140. Oct 09 11, 9:12 PM

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