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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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paulmallon

1/12 is the birthday of Rush Limbaugh...would everyone please a little to the right of where you're sitting today in his honor

Reply #201. Jan 12 12, 10:46 AM

Greatguggly If you mean lean, I'd like too but I'm afraid I'm close enough to tipping all the way over.

Reply #202. Jan 12 12, 11:22 AM

REDVIKING57


Really? Hadn't noticed.........:))

Reply #203. Jan 12 12, 11:56 AM

Terry

testing formatting

Reply #204. Jan 12 12, 12:46 PM

paulmallon

1/15 is the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr...let's all get a good night's sleep and have a memorable dream tonight in his honor

Reply #205. Jan 15 12, 10:46 AM

paulmallon

1/16 is the birthday of A.J. Foyt...let's all take the old rodster out for a little spin today in his honor

and in sports:
Dizzy Dean,Roy Jones, Albert Pujols

Reply #206. Jan 16 12, 12:23 PM

Greatguggly Pujols huh? Just what do you buy to impress ol' Al on his B-Day? An island?

Reply #207. Jan 16 12, 1:13 PM

paulmallon

Just give him more money than everyone else

Reply #208. Jan 16 12, 2:54 PM

paulmallon

1/17 is the birthday of Benjamin Franklin...let's all go fly a kite today in his honor

and in sports:
"THE GREATEST":MUHAMMED ALI,
Jacques Plante, Don Zimmer, Eddie LeBaron

Reply #209. Jan 17 12, 3:39 PM

paulmallon

1/20 is the birthday of George Burns...let's all light up a big ol stogie today in his honor

and in sports:
Lou Fontinato :NHL Hall of Famer
Carol Heiss:American figure skating champion
Ozzie Guillen-mild mannered MLB manager:NOT
David Eckstein:plucky MLB infielder


It dawned on me that many of our younger teammates probably don't know half the people I post on this site,hence some info about them.
That is, of course, assuming anyone is reading it????

Reply #210. Jan 20 12, 2:16 PM

Greatguggly January 25 would have been the 74th birthday of famous blues singer Etta James. She died just a couple days ago.

Reply #211. Jan 25 12, 11:48 AM

Greatguggly I was reading it.

Reply #212. Jan 25 12, 11:50 AM

lesley153 Paul, I think you'll find that Lurkers outnumber Posters by a dozen to one. Or is it a hundred? Lots, anyway.

Reply #213. Jan 25 12, 12:22 PM

paulmallon

((lurkers))
I believe you're absolutely correct

Reply #214. Jan 25 12, 3:24 PM

paulmallon

Great guggly, I know you beat me to it ,but she deserves double mention:

1/25 is the birthday of the great jazz singer, Etta James.. let's all give thanks she is finally at peace, "At Last".


and in sports:
Ernie Harwell,long time Tiger's announcer; Lou "the Toe" Groza,Cleveland Browns kicker; Don Maynard,half of Namath to Maynard; Carl Eller, the great Vikings defensive end

Reply #215. Jan 25 12, 3:40 PM

Greatguggly January 26 is the 57th birthday of guitarist extraordinnaire, Eddie Van Halen. Hard to believe he's that old. Van Halen (the band) have reunited with original lead singer David Lee Roth and will soon be releasing a new album and touring. Eddie's son, Wolfgang, replaces Michael Anthony on bass.

Reply #216. Jan 26 12, 8:47 AM

paulmallon

1/26 is the birthday of Douglas MacArthur...no matter where we are today, let's all promise that we shall return someday in his honor

and in sports:
Abner Doubleday, Wayne Gretzky,Bob Uecker and Vince Carter

Reply #217. Jan 26 12, 7:44 PM

paulmallon

1/27 is the birthday of Jerome Kerns...let's all take a little cruise on a Show Boat next time we have a chance, in his honor

and in sports:
Art Rooney:Pittsburgh Steeler's long time owner
Henry Cotton: English golfer...won The British Open three times, back in the day
Joe Perry: NFL fullback, mostly I believe with S.F. 49ers
Chris Collinsworth:NFL wide receiver and now ,announcer

Reply #218. Jan 27 12, 2:27 PM

Greatguggly Oh, good grief. MacArthur, one of my all-time greatest heroes and I'm blathering on about Van Halen.

Reply #219. Jan 27 12, 3:14 PM

paulmallon

1/28 is the birthday of Alan Alda...let's all vow to meet again, same time next year, and get (S)mashed in his honor

and in sports:
Parry O Brien:US Olympic shot putter
Nick Price:South African golfer
Magglio Ordonez :MLB player ( from Venezuela)
Daunte Culpepper:NFL player

Reply #220. Jan 28 12, 4:53 PM

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